When I first saw this wine in a store, I couldn't believe someone made a wine with a bright orange label that looked just like a pack of Zig Zag rolling papers, and that they would even call it Zig Zag and put the words "Qualitie Superieure" on the bottle.
Well, the lawyers must have thought better of it, because the Mendocino Wine Company changed the label to a more conservative, non-trademark infringing version with the next vintage (the 2004, pictured here).
Still, this is certainly an "infidel" zinfandel, full of fruit and very drinkable. Mendocino makes some great wines, and the Mendocino Wine Company are the folks responsible for Parducci and Zingaro Zinfandels, so they know what they are doing. Screw cap too, which is convenient but is taking much longer to catch on here in Northern California than in Australia or other places.
The back label of this bottle is perhaps the best I have ever read. Maybe even better than the zinfandel in the bottle. Hilarious stuff (emphasis mine):
Mendocino Wine Co. is fermenting a business revolution right here in Mendocino County, where grapes are the second crop and sustainability is a way of life. We're GMO free and bio-diesel friendly. Please leave your cell phone in Napa.
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