Zinfandel
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Zinfandel, known as Primitivo in Italy and Crljenak Kaštelanski or Tribidrag in Croatia, and as Kratošija () in Montenegro, is a variety of black-skinned wine grape. The variety is grown in over 10 percent of California vineyards.
Key facts
- Grape variety.name
- Zinfandel
- Grape variety.image
- Ripe Zinfandel grapes in Dry Creek Valley-8958.jpg
- Grape variety.caption
- Zinfandel grapes ripening on the vine
- Grape variety.species
- Vitis vinifera
- Grape variety.also_called
- Primitivo, Kratošija, Crljenak Kaštelanski
- Grape variety.origin
- Croatia
- Grape variety.hazards
- Bunch rot, uneven ripening
- Grape variety.regions
- California, Apulia, Dalmatia, Skadar Lake Basin, Montenegro Vardar River Valley North Macedonia
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- Image
- Zinfandel grapes.jpg
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- Zinfandel
- native label
- Zinfandel
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Article
19 sectionsContents
- History
- Europe (until 19th century)
- United States east coast (1829–1850)
- California (1850–1933)
- Rediscovery after Prohibition (1933–present)
- Relationship to Primitivo, Crljenak Kaštelanski, and Tribidrag
- Legal issues
- Distribution and wines
- United States
- California regions
- Italy
- Croatia
- Other locations
- Viticulture and winemaking
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Zinfandel, known as Primitivo in Italy and Crljenak Kaštelanski or Tribidrag in Croatia, and as Kratošija () in Montenegro, is a variety of black-skinned wine grape. The variety is grown in over 10 percent of California vineyards.
The grape originated in Croatia , spread to Italy in the 18th century and to the United States in the mid-19th century. This spread brought with it a variety of regional names for the same grape, obscuring its origin. In the 1990s, after a three decade search, DNA analysis revealed an identical genetic identity for these various regional names.