Wines made from Zinfandel grapes of Australia
Discover the best wines made with Zinfandel as a single variety or as a blend of Australia.
More informations about the variety Zinfandel
From Croatia where it is called crljenak kastelanski or pribidrag. According to genetic analyses carried out by Professor Carole Meredith of California University in Davis (United States), it is related to the Croatian plavac mali and Zinfandel. It is also found in South Africa, New Zealand, Chile, Brazil, Germany, Bulgaria, Albania, Italy under the name of Primitivo, Malta, Greece, Portugal and to some extent in Croatia. In the United States (California), it is one of the most widely planted grape varieties, having been introduced in the 1830s well before Primitivo. In France, it is registered in the official catalogue of vine varieties on the A1 list under the name Primitivo.
More informations about the wines of Australia
Australia is an extremely important wine producing country, both in terms of quality and the scale of its wine economy. Wine Australia's 2018 annual report describes it as the sixth largest wine producer in the world. That year's production was 1. 29 million litres (341 million US gallons), split 52:48 between red and white.
What are the typical flavors of the Zinfandel grape variety?
- Red fruitPresent in 48% of Zinfandel
- OakPresent in 44% of Zinfandel
- Black fruitPresent in 43% of Zinfandel
- SpicesPresent in 36% of Zinfandel
- EarthPresent in 33% of Zinfandel
- Non oakPresent in 29% of Zinfandel
- Dried fruitPresent in 17% of Zinfandel
- MicrobioPresent in 13% of Zinfandel
- VegetalPresent in 5% of Zinfandel
- Citrus fruitPresent in 5% of Zinfandel
- FloralPresent in 4% of Zinfandel
- LeatherPresent in 2% of Zinfandel
- BlackberryPresent in 1% of Zinfandel
- ChocolatePresent in 1% of Zinfandel
- PlumPresent in 1% of Zinfandel
- Black cherriesPresent in 1% of Zinfandel
- LicoricePresent in 1% of Zinfandel
- BlueberryPresent in 1% of Zinfandel
- Red fruitPresent in 1% of Zinfandel
- CherryPresent in 1% of Zinfandel