Wines made from Zinfandel grapes of Veneto
Discover the best wines made with Zinfandel as a single variety or as a blend of Veneto.
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 region of Veneto
Veneto is an important and growing wine region in northeastern Italy. Veneto is administratively Part of the Triveneto area, aLong with its smaller neighbors, Trentino-Alto Adige and Friuli-Venezia Giulia. In terms of geography, culture and wine styles, it represents a transition from the Alpine and Germanic-Slavic end of Italy to the warmer, drier, more Roman lands to the South. Veneto is slightly smaller than the other major Italian wine regions - Piedmont, Tuscany, Lombardy, Puglia and Sicily - but it produces more wine than any of them.
What are the typical flavors of the Zinfandel grape variety?
- SpicesPresent in 3% of Zinfandel
- Dried fruitPresent in 2% of Zinfandel
- OakyPresent in 1% of Zinfandel
- VanillaPresent in 1% of Zinfandel
- VegetalPresent in 1% of Zinfandel
- Tree fruitPresent in 1% of Zinfandel
- Citrus fruitPresent in 1% of Zinfandel