Zinfandel

Although the red grape variety originates from Croatia, it is mainly grown in California under the name Zinfandel and only in small quantities in Europe. The German pronunciation is "Zin-fan-del", in American the "a" is swallowed and the name is pronounced as "Zinfn-dell" or "Zin" for short. According to DNA analyses carried out by vine geneticists Dr Carole Meredith and John Bowers at the University of California (Davis) in close collaboration with Croatian and Italian vine specialists from 1994 to 2011, the identity, which had been unclear for many decades, was clarified. Three varieties cultivated in Europe and one in the USA have the same origin. The variety is therefore also referred to as ZPC = Zinfandel / Primitivo / Crljenak Kaštelanski.

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