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Viña Zorzal Garnacha, Navarra, Spain
Most wineries are stories of family. Viña Zorza is a story of family. Brothers, Xabi, Iñaki, and Mikel Sanz founded Viña Zorzal. The three came together to draw upon their family’s long winemaking tradition in Corella, Navarra, Spain. Both their father and grandfather successfully run Bodegas Correlana, a respected name in the Navarra region. They built upon what their grandfather’s and father’s winemaking teachings by implementing only sustainable farming in their pursuit of crafting artisanal wines of enjoyment. Their wines highlight the unique terroir of Fitero, a lesser-known subzone of Navarra. Fitero’s rugged landscape stands apart from the flatter, high-yield areas of Navarra. The vineyards there are planted on rocky, stony soils with varied clay, limestone, and composite layers. These heterogeneous clay soils are naturally permeable and more resistant to erosion, offering ideal conditions for low-intervention farming.
Viña Zorzal farms 40 hectares (99 acres) of vines. Over half of their vineyards are planted with old-vine Garnacha. How old? Many vines are over a century old. The vines are not as you are used to seeing. They don’t grow along wires and stakes with fruit hanging in their canopy. Their Garnacha is grown as wild bush vines and cultivated organically. No wire for the vines to cling. They just grow like a bush. Cool.
The vines grow as low-intervention, environmentally friendly viticulture. The brothers don’t till the soil and all vineyard work is by hand. There are no tractors to compact the soil and pollute the air. They grow cover crops between the rows and create their own compost in order to improve soil health and vine resilience.
The result of all that attention in the vineyard produces a Garnacha with gulpable, juicy flavors of raspberries and strawberries. There’s welcoming notes of liquorice, spice and earth, and at the very end of the drink there’s an intriguing green olive taste. Fun, fun, fun. Viña Zorzal’s wines are honest, expressive, and rooted in place. The wine is a modern reflection of a proud family heritage.
Serving suggestion: Don’t have to do much with this on. Just open it and stick in the fridge for 20 minutes. It’s tastier cool and that tiny bit of coolness will mute the alcohol and allow you to more fully enjoy the fruit.
Viña Zorzal Garnacha, Navarra, Spain
Most wineries are stories of family. Viña Zorza is a story of family. Brothers, Xabi, Iñaki, and Mikel Sanz founded Viña Zorzal. The three came together to draw upon their family’s long winemaking tradition in Corella, Navarra, Spain. Both their father and grandfather successfully run Bodegas Correlana, a respected name in the Navarra region. They built upon what their grandfather’s and father’s winemaking teachings by implementing only sustainable farming in their pursuit of crafting artisanal wines of enjoyment. Their wines highlight the unique terroir of Fitero, a lesser-known subzone of Navarra. Fitero’s rugged landscape stands apart from the flatter, high-yield areas of Navarra. The vineyards there are planted on rocky, stony soils with varied clay, limestone, and composite layers. These heterogeneous clay soils are naturally permeable and more resistant to erosion, offering ideal conditions for low-intervention farming.
Viña Zorzal farms 40 hectares (99 acres) of vines. Over half of their vineyards are planted with old-vine Garnacha. How old? Many vines are over a century old. The vines are not as you are used to seeing. They don’t grow along wires and stakes with fruit hanging in their canopy. Their Garnacha is grown as wild bush vines and cultivated organically. No wire for the vines to cling. They just grow like a bush. Cool.
The vines grow as low-intervention, environmentally friendly viticulture. The brothers don’t till the soil and all vineyard work is by hand. There are no tractors to compact the soil and pollute the air. They grow cover crops between the rows and create their own compost in order to improve soil health and vine resilience.
The result of all that attention in the vineyard produces a Garnacha with gulpable, juicy flavors of raspberries and strawberries. There’s welcoming notes of liquorice, spice and earth, and at the very end of the drink there’s an intriguing green olive taste. Fun, fun, fun. Viña Zorzal’s wines are honest, expressive, and rooted in place. The wine is a modern reflection of a proud family heritage.
Serving suggestion: Don’t have to do much with this on. Just open it and stick in the fridge for 20 minutes. It’s tastier cool and that tiny bit of coolness will mute the alcohol and allow you to more fully enjoy the fruit.