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Has Anyone Tried the New Winery in Conifer?; New Winery in Conifer
Topic Started: Aug 5 2009, 08:40 AM (708 Views)
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RenaissanceLady
Aug 5 2009, 04:45 PM
LJ, here's the link to the winery:
http://www.jsusiwinery.com/retail.htm

As some of the wines they are selling seem to be older, I suspect they have been in business for a while and are just opening to the public.

The funny thing is, just down the road from me a winery has opened and the owner is from Conifer. I wonder if it's the same guy or if he's simply affiliated out of both places. Seems like a huge coincidence. The winery near me has been partnering with other northern NM wineries - I think solely to better compete against my old winery and another huge southern winery.


I enjoyed the wine, but it was almost too fruity. I would swear I bought it at Delwood.
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TowerMonkey,
Almost all of the wines I saw on their ad appeared to be sweeter/dessert wines. Even the zin was advertised as a "late harvest" which tends to mean it will be sweeter. They did offer a cab, though and I'd love to know how that one is.

Do you know which wine you tried?
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Sorry, I don't remember. I must have finished the bottle.
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I appreicate knowing that you don't waste wine. Was it red or white?
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That's good to know that a late harvest will be sweet. Is it like an ice wine? I'll pick up a bottle of the zin and cab and try them asap.
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No, late harvest wines aren't (usually) as sweet as ice wines but are often used for desset wines (think late harvest rieslings or gewurztraminers). Late Harvest means that the grapes were left on the vine for a longer period of time and become somewhat similar to raisins by the time they are made into wine. Ice wines, however, are often left on the vines and the grapes can freeze. As the frozen water is eliminated, it leaves behind very concentrated sugrar.

In the case of a late harvest zin, though, I suspect it's simply going to be a sweeter than average zin, perhaps much sweeter though probably not one which would be served for dessert.
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Speaking of zins, not too long ago I wrote a piece about the 5 best California zins for under $20. I orginally published it on Factoidz as an answer to a question but have since re-publised it on my own site:
http://strixfix.blogspot.com/2009/07/top-5-california-zins-for-under-20.html

I've considered starting a wine blog. I really should start writing every day as I do get revenue from my sites (I'm on 4 right now). Several articles I've written for these sites have been about wine, often by answering other's questions.

I'd love to know how the Conifer zin compares to other zins. Sometimes an unusual zin can take your breath away. So many are similar to each other that it's nice finding something different.
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Thanks, Good article. I printed off the list. I have a friend who loves zins.
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Aug 5 2009, 10:04 PM
I appreicate knowing that you don't waste wine. Was it red or white?
I'm pretty sure it was the Zin. I bought it because my mother likes zin and she was visiting. I'm more of a chardonnay junkie. Had to give up Bud Light because I was outgrowing all of my clothes. :laugh:
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