Wine of the Day, No. 641 -- and the First Wine of the Day of 2021

If you want to try a zinfandel that's not over-the-top, super ripe, sweet and gratuitously alcoholic, look for the Dry Creek Vineyards Old Vines Zinfandel 2018, made from 100+ year-old, sustainably farmed vines in Sonoma County's Dry Creek Valley. A blend of 80 percent zinfandel grapes, 19 percent petite sirah and 1 percent carignane, the wine aged 14 m…