"Primitivo" redirects here. For other uses, see Primitivo (disambiguation).
For the town in the United States, see Zinfandel, California.
Zinfandel/Primitivo
Grape (Vitis)
Zinfandel grapes ripening on the vine
Species
Vitis vinifera
Also called
Crljenak Kaštelanski, Zin, ZPC (more)
Origin
Croatia
Notable regions
California, Apulia, Dalmatia
Hazards
Bunch rot, uneven ripening
VIVC number
9703
Zinfandel (also known as Primitivo) is a variety of black-skinned wine grape. The variety is grown in over 10 percent of California vineyards.[1] DNA analysis has revealed that it is genetically equivalent to the Croatian grapes Crljenak Kaštelanski and Tribidrag, as well as to the Primitivo variety traditionally grown in Apulia, Italy, where it was introduced in the 18th century, and Kratošija in Montenegro.[2] The grape found its way to the United States in the mid-19th century, where it became known by variations of a name applied to a different grape, likely "Zierfandler" from Austria.
The grapes typically produce a robust red wine, although, in the United States, a semi-sweet rosé (blush-style) wine called White Zinfandel has six times the sales of the red wine.[3] The grape's high sugar content can be fermented into levels of alcohol exceeding 15 percent.[4]
The taste of the red wine depends on the ripeness of the grapes from which it is made. Red berry fruit flavors like raspberry predominate in wines from cooler areas,[5] whereas blackberry, anise and pepper notes are more common in wines made in warmer areas[5] and in wines made from the earlier-ripening Primitivo clone.
^Sullivan, Charles L (2003-09-02). Zinfandel: A History of a Grape and Its Wine. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 167–175. ISBN 978-0-520-23969-2.
^ abPeterson, Joel. "To knock all high-alcohol wines is just simplistic". Decanter (December 2007). UK: IPC: 8.
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