Christmas Wine Pairings

Christmas is right around the corner and New Year’s soon after. To make your busy holiday season just a little bit easier (and save you some money!) we’ve specially selected six wines for you to mix & match and Pick 6 for $75: Moscato, Viognier Reserve, Lambrusco, Zinfandel Reserve, Black Magic, & Sugar Plum. Bring… Read More »

Recipe of the Month: Sugar Plum Punch

A wine cocktail with a festive twist! Our Sugar Plum Punch features our Sugar Plum wine – 100% plum wine, aged with an aromatic blend of baking spices including cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, ginger, & cardamom, and fortified to 18%. It’s topped off with our Birch wine for the warm caramel undertones, a splash of ginger… Read More »

Thanksgiving Wine Pairings

Thanksgiving is quickly approaching and that means it’s time to start planning. Whether you’re cooking dinner yourself or traveling to visit friends & family, we’ve made the wine pairing easy for you with our Thanksgiving deal! Mix and match any of the following wines and pick 6 for $75: Dry Rosé, Gewürztraminer, Tempranillo Reserve, Viognier, Cranbreez, & Pinot Noir. Hors… Read More »

Recipe of the Month: Granite State Sour

This is a drink that is wonderfully complementary to our Birch wine: the Granite State Sour. Our Birch wine, topped with sweet lemonade, drizzled with maple syrup, & garnished with a lemon twist. Be sure to give the twist a light squeeze to release the oils before dropping it in the drink. To really take… Read More »

Halloween Candy & Wine Pairing

Pile of Halloween candy

We love Halloween here at the vineyard…the decorations, the costumes, the trick-or-treaters. We know, however, just how overwhelming all that leftover candy can be. Which is why we’ve put together a guide for pairing our wines with some of our favorite Halloween candies. Who says kids get to have all the fun!? Reese’s Peanut Butter… Read More »

Winemaking 101: Crushing & Destemming

Harvest is over…what’s next? We’ve harvested all our estate-grown grapes and the California grape order has come in. It’s time for the first steps of the winemaking process…but what are they exactly?  The first step to winemaking is crushing & destemming. Both red and white grapes undergo this process. Here at Zorvino, we use an… Read More »

Recipe of the Month: Cherriez Harvest Spritz

Celebrate harvest season in style! Enjoy a glass of our Cherriez Harvest Spritz: a delicious blend of our Cherriez wine, apple cider, orange juice, ginger ale, & cinnamon. It’s sweet from cider, a little tart from the Cherriez wine, and finishes on a warm note from the cinnamon. Perfect for sipping on while enjoying the… Read More »

Learn about Our Grape Varieties

Now that harvest season is officially here, let’s learn a little bit more about the grape varieties we grow onsite! Some quick numbers: The first grapes planted at the vineyard were Valiant back in 2002. Since then, we’ve expanded to 9 varieties total including Frontenac, Marquette, Petite Pearl, St. Croix, Frontenac Gris, La Crescent, Itasca,… Read More »

Harvest Season Here at Zorvino Vineyards

We’re currently about mid-way through harvest season! We’ve already picked six out of our nine varieties and only St. Croix and the particularly cold-hardy varieties – Niagara and Petite Pearl – remain. Here in New England harvest season tends to begin as early as late August and can extend into early October. In our previous… Read More »

Recipe of the Month: Mapplez Sangria

Just because fall is rapidly approaching doesn’t mean you have to stop drinking sangria! Our Mapplez Sangria is the perfect way to celebrate seasonal flavors and crisp nights while still enjoying the warm days ahead. It’s a delightful blend of our Mapplez wine & Moscato, topped with soda water, and garnished with a sprinkle of… Read More »