Orin Swift Eight Years in the Desert Red Wine

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About Orin Swift

Though Dave grew up in California, it was in Italy where his obsession began. In 1995, what was originally billed as a semester studying abroad, turned into an immersion on all aspects of wine. By 1997, Dave was all in and landed his winery job at Robert Mondavi as a temporary harvest worker. He learned a lot, including that he wanted to make his own wine. The next year, with two tons of zinfandel and not much else, Orin Swift Cellars was born.Orin Swift 8 Years in the Desert is a bold California red wine blend made from Zinfandel, Petite Sirah and Syrah. The red blend has aromas of raspberry, black fig, peppercorn and chocolate. The palate is lush and opulent with blackberries, dark plums and currants. This complex wine has a long finish and mouth puckering tannins. From winemaker Dave Phinney.