Brightrock

Wine names have gotten increasingly punny in recent years, especially with the zinfandels.  Names like “Cardinal Zin” and “7 Deadly Zins” have become pretty common.  Last night, I was hanging out at the Corkscrew, a wine bar run by my friend Andy Adams that just opened up about one month ago at 1919 Washington Avenue.  I had a chance to try the 7 Deadly Zins zinfandel (I can’t remember the year off the top of my head - I need to start paying better attention) and we really enjoyed it.  I’m a big fan of zinfandel in general, but this one had a very distinctive flavor that didn’t remind me that much of other zinfandels that I’ve tried. 

I’m still a novice at my wine descriptions, but the word that kept coming up was “jammy,” but without being overly sweet.  A very tasty choice in the $20/bottle range.