Orin Swift Eight Years In The Desert 2021 750ml

Eight Years in the Desert is one of Orin Swift's bolder red blends, built around old-vine Zinfandel from California's warmer growing regions and rounded out with small amounts of other red varieties. The name nods to the winery's early days sourcing fruit before Orin Swift had its own label. Expect jammy dark fruit, baking spice, and a rich, almost dessert-adjacent sweetness on the nose that resolves into a fuller, warmer palate than a typical table Zinfandel. It's a showy, crowd-pleasing style suited to drinkers who like Orin Swift's bigger, more decadent blends.

How to drink Eight Years in the Desert

Serve at cool room temperature; it doesn't need much air to open up given its ripe, forward fruit. It pairs well with barbecue, grilled sausage, or other smoky, spice-forward food that can match its intensity.

Red Blend