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Zin·fan·del

(zĭn′fən-dĕl′)

1. A variety of red grape grown extensively in California.

2. A dry red wine made from this grape.

[Origin unknown.]

(ˈzɪnfənˌdɛl)

(Brewing) a Californian wine grape originally transplanted from Europe and producing a quick-maturing fruity red wine

[C19: of unknown origin]

(ˈzɪn fənˌdɛl)

n.

1. a black vinifera grape, grown in California.

2. a dry red wine made from this grape.

[1895–1900; orig. uncertain]

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Noun	1.	Zinfandel - small black grape grown chiefly in California; transplanted from Europe zinfandel - dry fruity red wine from California common grape vine, vinifera, vinifera grape, Vitis vinifera - common European grape cultivated in many varieties; chief source of Old World wine and table grapes
	2.	zinfandel - dry fruity red wine from California red wine - wine having a red color derived from skins of dark-colored grapes Zinfandel - small black grape grown chiefly in California; transplanted from Europe

Translations

n → Zinfandel m, kalifornischer trockener Rotwein

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It is in fact Crljenak Kastelanski from the Dalmatian coast in Croatia.

professor at the University of California at Davis, identified Zinfandel's origins as that of a Croatian grape, Crljenak Kastelanski.

Last December, researchers at the University of California at Davis determined that Zinfandel is the same as the Croatian grape Crljenak kastelanski.