Clumsy, foppish, lugubrious, doleful, gloom-imposing.
These are just a few of the terms that I had either used or thought of when writing about zinfandel in the late 1990s, a somber time for anybody who really liked zinfandel as it once was.
Zinfatuated
Zinfandel should be a fun, casual drink, great when paired with pizza or spicy sausage.
A wine that should be sprightly. Steve Cukrov/Shutterstock
