Zinfandel / Origin
Croatia
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Zinfandel
Variety of grape
Zinfandel is a variety of black-skinned wine grape. The variety is grown in over 10 percent of California vineyards. Wikipedia
Origin: Croatia
Wine types: red wine
Also called: Crljenak Kaštelanski, Zin, ZPC (more)
Notable regions: California, Apulia, Dalmatia
Species: Vitis vinifera
VIVC number: 9703
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The history of Zinfandel is shrouded in mystery. While its origin had to be European as it is the same grape species –vitis vinifera- as other fine European ...
Zinfandel (also known as Primitivo) is a variety of black-skinned wine grape. The variety is grown in over 10 percent of California vineyards.
Feb 4, 2019 · An ancestral grape, called Crljenak Kaštelanski, was found by chance in 2001 in the cliffside vineyards of Kaštela, a Dalmatian town just ...
By the middle of the 19th century a vine variously called Zinfandel and Zinfandal had established itself in northern California and was prized for its ...
Studies indicate that the grape used for making California Zinfandel probably originated in Croatia. The Zinfandel name, however, is truly American; the ...
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Although the origin of the Zinfandel in California remains uncertain, the most plausible source seems to be the Austrian Imperial Nursery collection in Vienna, ...
While Zinfandel is typically thought of as a uniquely Californian or Italian grape variety, its origin is actually Croatian and the name “Zinfandel” is thought ...
This is where the story gets interesting. We know the origin of Zinfandel because of the hard work of Dr. Carole Meredith, a grapevine geneticist. Today she ...
For many years the origins were unknown, it was considered a California grape. But through painstaking research by scientists at UC Davis we finally know where ...
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