provide reinforcements. “Us surrender? Aw, nuts!”

The Battle of the Bulge became one of the main events of Allied combat operations during World War II. We invite you to the outskirts of Bastogne, the first major stage of the Battle of the Bulge. Here, the fate of the Western Front as a whole will be decided on cobblestone streets and hilly terrain surrounding the town. We have tried to recreate the early winter color palette of the Ardennes and the ancient Belgian town on which the main events of the battle will take place. The hills will allow fire support vehicles and scouts to occupy tactical positions without being noticed, and the tanks assaulting the town will meet in Bastogne and vie for strategically important points. Pilots will havebegan to see the charm of the fruit from these often ancient vines, the delightfully jammy and rich red product became more popular. As interest in the grape grew, so did the desire to learn of its origins. For some time it was held that Zin had come from Italy where it was known as Primativo. It would turn out rather that the Primativo of Italy came from the same source, but independently and in an unrelated journey to that of Zinfandel.

It was through the backing of Croation born and Zin loving Mike Grigch of the eponymous winery fame, and others of the wonderfully abbreviated Zinfandel Advocates and Producers group (ZAP) that we would finally learn the truth. They sent famed grape sleuth Carole Meredithe of UC Davis