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	Zinfandel / White Zinfandel
		Zinfandel grapes came to California in the mid-1800s and as a result there are a number of very old Zinfandel vineyards there.
		Zinfandel grapes are almost as versatile as Chardonnay grapes in the number of different styles of wine which are made from them.
		Cabernet Sauvignon Grapes Chianti Grapes Merlot Grapes Pinot Noir Grapes Sangiovese Grapes Zinfandel Grapes
	www.easy-wine.net /zinfandel.htm (376 words)

	Zinfandel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Zinfandel, also known as Zin, is a red-skinned wine grape popular in California for its intense fruitiness and lush texture.
		Vintners use Zinfandel grapes to produce a wide range of wine styles including sweet White Zinfandels, light-bodied reds reminiscent of Beaujolais nouveau, full bodied dry reds, sweet late harvest dessert wines, and ports.
		The link between Zinfandel and Crljenak was discovered through the work of Carole Meredith, a UC Davis geneticist.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Zinfandel (434 words)

	White Zinfandel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		White Zinfandel, often called "White Zin", is an off–dry to sweet blush wine which is pink in color.
		Typically an inexpensive jug wine, White Zinfandel is a quaffing wine that is sweet, low in alcohol, and soft making it a popular choice with those who would not otherwise drink wine.
		One technique they utilized to increase concentration in their wines was called saignée, by which some juice is bled off to increase the impact of compounds in the skins on the remaining wine.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/White_Zinfandel (438 words)

	ZINFANDEL
		Zinfandel can range from a light, fruity red wine to an strong red with ultra-intense pepper and jam.
		Zinfandel does extremely well in Dry Creek Valley, the hills of Napa, Sonoma, as well as Mendocino counties and Paso Robles further south.
		Unlike other California grapevines, zinfandel was able to withstand the disease, phylloxera, which dessimated California's grape industry for almost a quarter of a century.
	www.winewebcentral.com /zinfandel (220 words)

	Zinfandel -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Zinfandel (Zin) is a red-skinned (Fermented juice (of grapes especially)) wine (Any of various juicy purple- or green-skinned fruit of the genus Vitis; grow in clusters) grape popular in California for its intense fruitiness and lush texture.
		Vintners have grown Zinfandel in (A state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes) California in quantity for over one hundred years.
		Primitivo and Zinfandel are thought to be two different clones, both originally from (A republic in the western Balkans in south-central Europe in the eastern Adriatic coastal area; formerly part of the Habsburg monarchy and Yugoslavia; became independent in 1991) Croatia, where it is known as Crljenak Kaštelanski.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/z/zi/zinfandel.htm (428 words)

	Narrowboat Zinfandel based in Cambridge UK
		Zinfandel is a 46-foot Sea Otter aluminium narrowboat, launched in March 2003 and based at Chesterton, just outside Cambridge, on the River Cam.
		Zinfandel provides exceptionally comfortable accomodation for two – the ingenious interior design even includes a king-size bed, a rare treat on a narrowboat – and can sleep up to six people if they don't mind being a bit more crowded.
		You can hire Zinfandel to cruise the Rivers Cam and Great Ouse, to visit historic Ely and St Ives and explore the fascinating network of smaller Fenland waterways, or simply to moor by Jesus Green as a convenient base from which to visit the beautiful city of Cambridge.
	www.littlepinkcloud.com /zinfandel (311 words)

	ZAP: About Zinfandel: Zinfandel Developments, April, 2002
		Of consideration is that European political history suggests that Zinfandel type vines may have migrated from their origin to various destinations, including Italy.
		An additional factor in establishing the history of Zinfandel is that the one well-documented route of California Zinfandel to the New World indicates that the grape came from an Austrian collection, not from Italy.
		Zinfandel is American: The earliest and only documented use of the name of Zinfandel is in America.
	www.zinfandel.org /about_zin/zindev.htm (860 words)

	Zinfandel
		Zinfandel, a name without any specific or truly known origins other than its first usage, seen in the timeline under "Culture" in an 1832 advertisement, may have been the title of the original vine cutting from the Austrian imperial collection.
		The Zinfandel case involves a dispute between the United States and Italy over ownership of the name Zinfandel.
		Obviously, though American Zinfandel producers may be correct in worrying about Italian threats to their market share, Zinfandel imports for consumption do not amount to even a fraction of the value of domestically-produced and -consumed varieties of Zinfandel.
	www.american.edu /ted/zinfandel.htm (2386 words)

	Amador Vintner's Association - Zinfandel
		Today, zinfandel has emerged as a contender for the title of California's finest red, and its many-sided personality is being celebrated as energetically as it was once decried.
		Fruity, accessible, and affordable, zinfandel is enjoying a surge of popularity once unimaginable, as evidenced by the 9,000 people who attend the annual ZAP (Zinfandel Advocates and Producers) tasting of zinfandel in San Francisco.
		The character of a red wine made from the zinfandel grape is determined not only by the style in which it is vinified, but also by the region in which it is grown.
	www.amadorwine.com /zin.html (685 words)

	Zinfandel / Primitivo / Crljenak
		Zinfandel was for many years somewhat of a mystery grape, as far as its origins are concerned.
		Zinfandel is one red varietal that is probably best enjoyed in its youth, within three to five years of the vintage.
		Jasenka Piljac has written Zinfandel: A Croatian-American Wine Story, chronicling her fascinating and picturesque experiences as a key researcher and translator for Dr. Carole Meredith in the search for the varietal's origins in the author's ancestral homeland.
	www.winepros.org /wine101/grape_profiles/zinfandel.htm (760 words)

	Zinfandel Wine Grape Variety - Cellarnotes.net
		Zinfandel is a grape variety that has been important almost exclusively in California.
		Zinfandel declined in popularity in the mid 1980's and became unprofitable to grow until "White Zinfandel" was introduced.
		White Zinfandel is a Zinfandel rose that is left slightly sweet with an acid balance.
	www.cellarnotes.net /zinfandel_grape.html (122 words)

	Ravenswood Zinfandel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Cooke Zinfandel is a claret-style wine with lots of fruit flavor and tannins, but even in its youth the wine is balanced with fresh fl cherry, anise, and vanilla flavors dominating.
		“The 1992 Zinfandel Old Hill is rich, tannic, and alcoholic, with a spicy, overt, toasty, fl-cherry nose, full-bodied, dense, concentrated flavors, and loads of spice, alcohol, and glycerin in the finish.
		His vineyard on (what else?) Zinfandel Lane on the West side of Napa Valley is sheltered by the Mayacamas Mountains, allowing the long Napa growing season to build up full, round flavors in the grapes.
	www.sigels.com /ecellars2/ravenswood_zinfandel.htm (1489 words)

	PairingWine.com » Zinfandel
		Zinfandel is a red grape which has the same genetic code of Italian Primitivo, a variety especially grown in Puglia region.
		Zinfandel is adaptable to many different climates and its vines are productive, vigorous and resistant to several diseases.
		Zinfandel is sometimes susceptible to rot and raisining.
	www.pairingwine.com /index.php?p=103 (560 words)

	Zinfandel finds its footing in February
		Wine enthusiasts have an especially strong motivation for sampling some zinfandels this month because the vintage dominating retail shelves, 2001, is one of the best of the past decade.
		The Sonoma winery produced some great zinfandels in 2001 but also some that were barely drinkable because of their raspy tannin levels.
		Its 2001 Continente Vineyard zinfandel ($23) from the rarely seen San Francisco Bay region is a plump, plummy wine with flavors of fl cherry, anise and fl pepper.
	www.azcentral.com /home/wine/articles/0220zinfandel20.html (896 words)

	California Zinfandel
		California Zinfandel is a red, full-bodied wine with a peppery, berry nose, spicy fruit and lush supple texture.
		The Zinfandel is usually a wine that consumers can take immediate advantage of for its luscious, rich fruit and drink during the first decade of its life.
		Selecting fruit for the California Zinfandel program is a daunting task; the primary focus is harmony, with an emphasis on early drinkability and an elegant structure.
	www.buy-a-wine.com /contents/en-us/d9.html (671 words)

	Zinfandel's Fervent Fans
		Zinfandel attracts the most loyal and enthusiastic fans of any wine variety in California.
		The Zinfandel in question is, of course, red wine, although "red Zinfandel" is redundant; there is Zinfandel and then there is white Zinfandel, and only the latter requires a color modifier.
		Called ZAP (short for "Zinfandel Advocates and Producers"), the laudable goals of the nonprofit organization are to promote Zinfandel as a varietal and to encourage its understanding and enjoyment.
	www.sallys-place.com /beverages/wine/vintnerschoice/zinf_fans.htm (1359 words)

	Zinfandel Definition in the Wine Dictionary at Epicurious.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Outside of the Zinfandel grown in California (and Italy's Primitivo), there are only isolated plantings of this grape-mainly in South Africa and Australia.
		Zinfandel is vinified in many styles, which vary greatly in quality.
		As Zinfandel's popularity increases, more and more enterprising Italian Primitivo growers are labeling their wines "Zinfandel" and exporting them to the United States.
	www.epicurious.com /drinking/wine_dictionary/entry?id=8601 (357 words)

	Gang of Pour - Zinfandel Timeline - ZAP '99
		Zinfandel discovered to be an excellent variety for red table wine in the Sonoma and Santa Clara Valleys and the Sierra Foothills.
		Zinfandel continues to be an important variety in most red table wines; a few wineries develop a reputation for outstanding Zinfandel varietal wines.
		Zinfandel vineyards in California have grown from a total of 34,000 to 50,000 acres; this establishes Zinfandel once more as the state's number one red wine variety, as it was 100 years earlier.
	www.gangofpour.com /zap99/timeline.html (784 words)

	SSU Dining Services - Zinfandel Dining - Home
		Located in the residential community and across the street from the Student Health Center, Zinfandel Dining serves balanced meals daily.
		Bring your appetite for a hearty, delicious meal and mingle with university students.
		During operational times, Zinfandel Dining provides a complimentary meal on your birthday.
	ds.sonoma.edu /zindining.html (95 words)

	Zinfandel
		Remember, Zinfandel prides itself on an all-American theme; August was Hawaii, October was the Pacific Northwest.
		Presentation is as creative as anywhere in Chicago and contrary to the all American theme, Zinfandel has stretched the west to achieve the quality and beauty of the seafood creations.
		Zinfandel stands alone in Chicago in its excitement and willingness to be unique.
	www.cigarsmokermag.com /restaurants/zinfandel.htm (233 words)

	Zinfandel is Uniquely American (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Zinfandel, often called America's own classic variety, is intruiguing for a few reasons: the fruity, gutsy wines it produces, the fact that Zinfandel remains pretty much exclusively an American wine, and also because it's a little mysterious -- no one is quite certain where Zinfandel came from.
		The other theory holds that Zinfandel is related to the Primitivo grape of the Apulia region of Italy (like Zinfandel, Primitivo produces rich, full-bodied reds usually high in alcohol and tannin).
		DNA studies at the University of California at Davis have proven Zinfandel and Primitivo to be one and the same.
	www.taunton.com /finecooking/pages/c00076.asp (481 words)

	In praise of Zinfandel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Zinfandel, however, is embraced with the kind of enthusiasm afforded no other varietal.
		One reason is that Zinfandel is almost exclusively an American wine, as opposed to Cabernets or Pinot Noirs, which are made the world over.
		Sponsored by Zinfandel Advocates & Producers or ZAP, a nonprofit trade group based in Rough & Ready, Calif., the tasting featured more than 275 producers, quite an increase from the first ZAP Tasting when only 22 wineries were involved.
	wine.msn.com /article.aspx?aid=77&?cm=AlsoonMSN-PF (790 words)

	Vineyard probing roots of Zinfandel
		Zinfandel has been the backbone of U.S. wine production for more than 100 years, from its prominent role on the table of 19th century immigrants to the modern "lite" version, White Zinfandel, and the excellent, spicy red Zinfandels made today, Reisen says.
		While you wouldn't necessarily know it from tasting California Zins, Zinfandel growers are operating at a competitive disadvantage relative to producers of varieties that the Europeans have been analyzing for many years; a vineyard study of Champagne varieties is in its 50th year, for example.
		Scientists there are attempting to isolate each of the Zinfandel clones that have evolved over the years in California and identify their characteristics: Which permutations are heat and cold resistant, which are better suited to wet or dry conditions, which produce smaller or larger berries.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/11/13/WIG912VO5C1.DTL (1128 words)

	Encyclopedia: Zinfandel
		This is not a grape variety but a method of processing Zinfandel grapes.
		Dessert wines are those wines which are typically served with dessert, although they are also drunk on their own, i.
		Old vine (French: vieilles vignes) is a term commonly used on wine labels to indicate that a wine is the produce of vines that are notably old.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Zinfandel (933 words)

	On Wine: Zinfandel's appeal is still unexplained (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Zinfandel, like syrah, can be lusty and earthy, not too citified, well behaved but wild at heart like a cowboy at a dinner party.
		Of course, there are also white zinfandel wines that are made by separating the dark skins of the grapes from the clear juice before fermentation.
		Initial results were not good when zinfandel was tried here a few decades ago, but with better knowledge of how to grow this grape in our unique climate things are looking up.
	seattlepi.nwsource.com /food/70357_wine15.shtml (1239 words)

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