Hosts:
Steve and Marjie Shank
Location:
The Lighthouse Bar and Grill
in The Club at Harbor Point,
475 East Strawberry Dr
Mill Valley
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The wines were the 2023 vintage and were selected based on ratings of 93 points or higher. Key takeaways:
- The winner was the $43.59 Rombauer by with 43 points
- The second place Ravenswood, with 53 points, was an excellent deal at $22 (K&L) due new owner Gallo having a close-out sale; it had been $50.
- The Seghesio was considered by Steve Smith to be the most “ready to drink” among the pretasting wines.
| Rank | Pts | Wine (Source) | Btl | Price |
| 1 | 43 | 2023 Rombauer Zinfandel (Total Wine) | 3 | $30.59 |
| 2 | 53 | 2023 Ravenswood “Teldeschi Vineyard” Zinfandel Previously $50. Close-out sale (K&L) | 8 | $21.95 |
| 3 | 77 | 2023 Jeff Cohn Cellars “St. Peter’s Church Vineyard” Zinfandel (Winery price) | 1 | $65.00 |
| 4 | 81 | 2023 Ridge Vineyards “Lytton Springs” (K&L) | 5 | $49.95 |
| 5 | 84 | 2023 Robert Biale Vineyards “Black Chicken” Zinfandel (Total Wine) | 2 | $50.39 |
| 6 | 87 | 2023 A. Rafanelli Zinfandel (Subscription A-list price) Donated by Jim & Bette | 7 | $50.00 |
| 7 | 91 | 2023 Bedrock Wine Co. “Teldeschi Ranch Heritage” (K&L) | 6 | $40.99 |
| 8 | 96 | 2023 Carlisle “Piner-Olivet Ranches” Zinfandel (K&L) | 4 | $39.95 |
The Pretasting wines were:
2024 Seghesio Family Vineyards Sonoma County Zinfandel, $16.64 @ Total Wine
2023 Ridge Vineyards “Geyserville” Zinfandel, $44.95
2023 Jeff Cohn Cellars “Iron Hill Vineyard” Zinfandel, $65
2022 T-Vine Winery “Bacigalupi Vineyard” Zinfandel, $55
The individual votes were as follows:
| Rank | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| Total Points | 77 | 84 | 43 | 96 | 81 | 91 | 87 | 53 |
| Your Name | Btl 1 | Btl 2 | Btl 3 | Btl 4 | Btl 5 | Btl 6 | Btl 7 | Btl 8 |
| Vince | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
| Karen C | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| Steve Shank | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| Diane G | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Marjie | 7 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Alfred Nobel | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| Beth DeAtley | 3 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| Melinda | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Richard Keenan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 3 |
| Donna | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Laura | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
| David Gandara | 4 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Diane K | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 |
| Susi Ehlert | 3 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| Niromi Wijewantha | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| Brenda & Ginger | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
| Steve Smith | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
