Lonnie Wright stands by his century-old Zinfandel vines. Although the vine trunks are fairly small in diameter for the vine’s age, due to regrowth from numerous winter freezes, the bases of the trunks are thick and burly. The century-old Zinfandel grapes are no longer head trained, and drip irrigation has been added to the modernized block, but the old-vine grapes still have their own distinct flavor when compared to younger Zinfandel grapes grown in the same vineyard. The exact planting date of The Pines Vineyard in The Dalles, Oregon, is unknown, though it is believed that the vines were planted […]