This is the best Wild Z to date, with evolved and fragrant aromas of brown sugar, ripe raspberries, cinnamon and cedar. Flavors follow in kind, with soft, mature fruit laced with streaks of vanilla. ——P.G.(3/1/2010)—— 88

Merlot, Cabernet, Syrah, Cab Franc, Petit Verdot and Barbera are tossed into the blend. The result is a rather generic mish-mash, pleasant but unfocused, that turns vegetal and stemmy in the finish.——P.G.(11/1/2008)—— 83

Previously called “Wild Thing” and now dubbed “Wild Z,” this all-purpose red again features a grinning zebra on the label—an anagram for Zerba. The Columbia Valley blend of Cab, Merlot, Cab Franc, sangiovese and Grenache is a true mutt wine. Don’t look for focus or terroir here, but you will find pleasant, mature, well-rounded fruit-driven flavor.——P.G.(3/1/2007)—— 85