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Zinfandel: A Primer

Zinfandel: A Primer


Posted on Mar 19, 2025

Zinfandel is a fascinating grape with a long history, but origins that were only recently unraveled.

Zinfandel grapes [source: intovino.com]

Made in the right hands it produces big wines with fruity and spicy characteristics that can be drunk young and that won’t break the bank.

For a long time, Zinfandel was thought of as America’s grape. It is the fifth most planted grape in the USA and loves the hot climates of Sonoma and Napa. However, the myth that Zinfandel has its origins in American soils was dispelled in the 1990s.

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