Viticultural Information
Zinfandel
Description
Species: Vitis vinifera Zinfandel is only grown under this name in California. As a result, historians have long debated the appearance of this variety in the state. Some believe Zinfandel was first imported from Hungary in 1852; others point to evidence that New England nurseries had cultured it as a table grape and introduced the variety in California during that decade. By the mid-1860s, wines made from Zinfandel grapes were seen as an improvement to those made from the popular Mission variety, and plantings of Zinfandel vines increased.
People
Links
Variety focus: Zinfandel was a UC Davis Extension course held on May 31, 2007 at UC Davis. This listing has details and links for videos of the speakers and their presentations in an easy-to-use format. No additional software is required. The National Grape Registry (NGR) contains information about varieties of wine, juice, and table grapes, raisins, and grape rootstocks available in the United States. Growers, nurseries, winemakers and researchers can find background information and source contacts for those grape varieties in this single convenient location.
Publications
Anonymous. 2002. Carole Meredith Solves the Mystery of Zinfandel (PDF). Foundation Plant Services Grape Program Newsletter. Fall 2002: page 24. Asher, G. 1994. Wine Journal: Zinfandel - California's Own. Gourmet. February 1994:48-53. Fidelibus, M, Christensen, L, Katayama, D and Verdenal, P. 2005. Performance of Zinfandel and Primitivo Grapevine Selections in the Central San Joaquin Valley, California. Am. J. Enol. Vitic. 56(3):284-286. Abstract Smith, R. 2003. Zinfandel (PDF). Pages 162-166 in: Wine Grape Varieties in California. University of California Agricultural and Natural Resources Publication 3419, Oakland, CA. Buy book Sullivan, C. 2003. Zinfandel: A History of a Grape and Its Wine. University of California Press, Berkeley. 246 pages. Buy book Sweet, N. and J. Wolpert. 2007. The Zinfandels of FPS (PDF). Foundation Plant Services Grape Program Newsletter, November 2007:10-19. Wolpert, J. 1996. Performance of Zinfandel and Primitivo clones in a warm climate. Am. J. Enol. Vitic. 47(2):124-126. Abstract
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