After a small crop of Zinfandel last year our Bismark Mountain Ranch in the Mayacamas Mountains is loaded with fruit. Bismark's thin volcanic soiils won't support a crop this size and furthermore Zinfandel is almost as sensitive as Pinot noir to overcropping. In order to make the typical rich, ripe Hanna Bismark Zinfandel we needed to drop a lot the green fruit on the ground. Less is more baby!
