Today we welcome Zin master Bruce Patch back to our Insider Deals with the excellent, 94-Point (Perfect 10 Taste Rating) 2023 Ramazzotti Home Ranch Old Vine Zinfandel.
Old vine deliciousness!
We’ve long been fans of Bruce Patch’s wines, going all the way back to his Wine Guerilla label. We’ve covered several of his wines on the site over the years, almost always as a Saturday Splurge (over $25) selection as they tend to be expensive – for good reason.
Well today we are not only excited to welcome Bruce back to our deals, but to do it with an amazing offer under $25 on a 94-point, single vineyard Zinfandel from the Dry Creek Valley!
The Dry Creek Valley is one of our favorite spots for Zinfandel and this one from an almost 50-year-old vineyard hits the spot.
We give the 2023 Bruce Patch Ramazzotti Home Ranch Old Vine Zinfandel a Perfect 10 Taste Rating (94+ points) and Zinfandel Chronicles isn’t far behind at 93 points. Only 100 cases were produced of this beauty!
Here’s a bit more about Bruce, whose wines are quickly becoming a reader favorite, for those that are not familiar:
Bruce Patch cut his teeth in the music industry — having once met the Beatles and helped to discover the famous 80s band, The Cars, in his native Boston. Once on the West Coast, Bruce turned his energies to several small labels of his own focused on classic R&B and Doo Wop artists and contemporary South Pacific music. He met his partner, artist Andrea Cleall, at a donut shop on the outskirts of Topanga Canyon, and the rest, as they say, is history.
Bruce and Andrea moved to the Russian River Valley in the late 1990s, and Bruce transitioned his sales and marketing background into a successful distribution business representing small independent wineries in Sonoma County. This would lead to a passion for and knowledge of winemaking that would inspire the creation of his own wine — Wine Guerrilla. Over the course of a decade, he built the brand and won accolades for his line-up of stellar single vineyard zinfandels.
Today, Bruce brings this history and experience to his most promising venture yet. Bruce Patch Wines sources the best grapes from throughout Sonoma County, including many vineyards like Clopton, Harris-Kratka and Carreras Ranch with whom Bruce has long relationships and a history of producing acclaimed wines. In addition to his trademark lush, full zinfandels, Bruce is also producing red blends and exquisite expressions of unique grapes like primitivo and malbec.
We hope you will enjoy these wines as much as we do. As Elvis Presley said, “If you like it, if you feel it, you can’t help but move to it.”
And yes, after you taste it you will definitely say it is just what I needed. Let the good times roll…
For the next day you can get 4 bottles of the 2023 Bruce Patch Ramazzotti Home Ranch Old Vine Zinfandel for just $86.95 ($21.74/bottle). That’s a discount of 46%, saving you over $18 a bottle!
ADD TO CART – SUMMER SHIP $94.95
ADD TO CART – SUMMER HOLD $86.95
This 4-pack deal is available to ship to the following states: AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV and WY.
(These states are dependent on the individual licenses of the offering winery and are not representative of all our deals. Every deal can have different, sometimes more, sometimes less, states available.)
Summer 2025 Shipping Options
We have both a Summer Shipping option (with heat protection) and a Summer Hold option. Our priority over the summer is to get your wine to you safely should you choose to have it shipped! Here are the details on both options:
Summer Ship (+$8) – Includes heat protection (styrofoam), freeze packs (when necessary), an upgrade to UPS 2-day shipping to minimize transit time when your order ships, and packages will only ship Monday through Wednesday to avoid them sitting somewhere hot over a weekend.
Because we’re only shipping at the beginning of the week, summer ship orders may take a bit more time to ship after the conclusion of the offer (likely 5-12 days rather than our normal 5-10).
These orders have an additional cost of $8 built into the product price for this Heat Protection Package. It is NOT possible (nor would it be advisable!) to purchase a deal with summer shipping without also including the Heat Protection Package.
Summer Hold (No Extra Charge) – Buy your wine now and have your shipment held (at no extra charge) for delivery in October! While we take every precaution we can with our Summer Shipping protocol, we also know that many of you travel or live in very hot areas where you don’t want to risk it (or you simply detest styrofoam).
Please note this is not a “ship-at-will” program, all your summer hold orders will ship (in cardboard/no styrofoam) at a date of our choosing in mid-October once temperatures have cooled down. Please read this post for important info to determine if the Summer Hold program is right for you.
Both Summer Ship and Summer Hold orders will incur the flat $7.99 shipping charge per order, no matter how many packs you buy. If this is your first time ordering please check out the shipping section of our FAQ for more information.
For your convenience you also have the option to select a UPS Store to ship to at checkout (with no extra fees) so you don’t have to be home to sign! For Summer Hold orders whatever shipping location option you choose at checkout (ship to home or ship to UPS Store) will apply in October.
Read on for our full review. Unless it sells out sooner, this limited time, winery direct offer ends in just…
Clicking on the Add To Cart button above will take you to our checkout at shop.reversewinesnob.com. Once there you can adjust the quantity of 4-packs in your order. Ends Sunday 8/17/2025 at midnight (PT).
From the winery:
THE RAMAZZOTTI STORY: From the heart of the beautiful Le Marche region of Italy, the Ramazzotti story began in 1958 when winegrower Joe (Giuseppe) Ramazzotti immigrated to the Dry Creek Valley with his mother, Yolanda, father, Germano, and two sisters, Maria Lucia and Romana. A few years later they had two more children, Adriano and Linda. They brought with them a deep love of Italian farming, winemaking, traditions and appreciation of life to the Dry Creek Valley. La terra—the earth and its gifts—is a tradition that has passed to our generations and guides everything we do in Sonoma County. You will see La terra throughout all the Ramazzotti vineyards.. The secrets—from both Le Marche and Dry Creek—are passion and quality. Passion to produce extraordinary fruit. Following in his fathers’ footsteps, Joe Ramazzotti has been a local grape grower since 1975.
Tasting Notes: Lush, opulent and well balanced. Raspberry, strawberry, blood orange and pepper on the palate. Bruce Patch Wines known for our long finish. Proud to finish last!
Vintage: 2023
Varietal: Zinfandel
Appellation: Dry Creek Valley
Aged in French & American oak
100 cases produced
Label Art by Sean Colgin14.8% Alcohol
Cork
And now on to our review:
The 2023 Bruce Patch Ramazzotti Home Ranch Old Vine Zinfandel opens with delightful aromas of red berry fruits, baking spice, pepper and hints of mint, licorice, blood orange and more. It seems like there is something new with each sniff! It’s an excellent start.
It only takes one sip to know that this is wonderfully delicious Zinfandel. It features great structure, well-integrated spice throughout and similar flavors to the nose including those blood orange notes with a bit of a chewy texture. This is fantastic!
It ends extremely long, dry and very lasting on the slightly grippy, lip-smackingly good finish. This one just goes on and on for days! It was just as good on day 2. I love it!
Cheers,
Jon
2023 BRUCE PATCH RAMAZZOTTI HOME RANCH OLD VINE ZINFANDEL
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
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Get the 2023 Bruce Patch Ramazzotti Home Ranch Old Vine Zinfandel 4-Pack while you can! It ends Sunday 8/17 at midnight Pacific.
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