Ravenswood Winery

　　No Wimpy Wines. That’s the motto of Ravenswood Winery, a winery that believes that white Zinfandel’s best quality is that it preserved Old Vine Zinfandel during Prohibition. That’s not just some flashy name either: Joel Peterson, founder and winemaker of Ravenswood and nicknamed “the Godfather of Zin,” lives it every day. He spent 15 tireless years trying to get his winery to turn a profit, and while his first harvest was in 1976, it was in 1992 that he finally quit his other job at a clinical lab, splitting his life in two the whole time. 　　Financing the operation was always difficult. For many years, the winery moved around, trying to find a cheap place to house their operations. It wasn’t until their Vintners Blend program was launched that they were finally able to settle down with the money they made, in 1991. Starting in the mid 80s, Vintners Blend was a less expensive wine, thanks to the fact that it was created by blending many grapes from different vineyards. 　　In 1982 Ravenswood made their first Zinfandel with grapes from multiple vineyards, creating its County Series: wines that feature regional distinctions. Today, it sources grapes from over 100 vineyards in northern California, a huge expansion from its original vagabond roots. 　　没有懦弱的葡萄酒。这是雷文斯伍德酿酒厂的座右铭。这不只是一些华而不实的格言，乔尔·彼得森的创始人和酿酒师雷文斯伍德说，绰号“教父”，而是在生命中的每一天。他花了15年时间使酿酒厂扭亏为盈，而他的第一个大收益是在1976年，在1992年，他终于放弃了在临床实验室的其他工作，占用了他生活的全部时间。 　　融资操作是很困难的。多年来，酒厂搬来搬去，试图找到一个便宜的地方来安置他们的业务。直到他们的葡萄酒混合方案成功，他们终于可以安定下来。葡萄酒混合酿造是在80年代中期开始，是一个不太昂贵的葡萄酒，由于它是由来自不同葡萄园的葡萄混合而成的： 　　1982年，雷文斯伍德与多个葡萄园的葡萄进行了首次混合酿造。今天，它从超过100个在北加州的葡萄园里挑选葡萄，从原来的流浪汉到现在的成就是一个巨大的成功。