zinfandel

Among lovers of Zinfandel—including me—this is the Petrus of the category.
Napa’s Earthquake Is Not The Only Thing Shaking The Vineyards|Clive Irving|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For a long while Zinfandel was the mystery grape, apparently sui generis except that nobody knew where it came from.
Napa’s Earthquake Is Not The Only Thing Shaking The Vineyards|Clive Irving|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
West Dry Creek Road has a bunch of good Zinfandel vineyards, of which Rafanelli is, in my experience, the best.
Napa’s Earthquake Is Not The Only Thing Shaking The Vineyards|Clive Irving|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A Zinfandel vine under the same conditions would not reach a tenth of this size in the same time.
Manual of American Grape-Growing|U. P. Hedrick
Grapes for dry wines, such as Zinfandel and Burger, bring on the Pacific coast from $10 to $12 a ton.
Manual of American Grape-Growing|U. P. Hedrick

British Dictionary definitions for zinfandel

Zinfandel

/ (ˈzɪnfənˌdɛl) /

noun

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

Word Origin for Zinfandel

C19: of unknown origin

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