Zinfandel
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'''Zinfandel''' |
'''Zinfandel'''{{efn|Known as '''Primitivo''' in [[Italian language|Italian language]], '''Crljenak Kaštelanski''' or '''Tribidrag''' in [[Croatian language|Croatian language]], and '''Kratošija''' ({{IPA|kraˈtɔʃija}}) in [[Montenegrin language|Montenegrin language]].}} is a [[cultivar|variety]] of black-skinned [[wine grape]]. The variety is grown in over 10 percent of [[California wine|California vineyards]].{{cite web | last = National Agricultural Statistics Service | title = Grape Acreage Reports | publisher = USDA | date = 2007-04-13 | url = http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/California/Publications/Fruits_and_Nuts/indexgar.asp | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060420014455/http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/California/Publications/Fruits_and_Nuts/indexgar.asp | url-status = dead | archive-date = April 20, 2006 | access-date = 2007-12-17 }} |
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The grape originated in [[Croatia]] {{citation needed|date=February 2026|reason=Strong origin claim; a general news reference is insufficient for this statement; requires scholarly verification; verify or remove}}, spread to [[Italy]] in the 18th century and to the [[United States]] in the mid-19th century. This spread brought with it a variety of regional names for the same grape, obscuring its origin. In the 1990s, after a three decade search, [[DNA]] analysis revealed an identical genetic identity for these various regional names.{{Cite news |date=2012-10-12 |title=The great grapevine |work=Financial Times |url=https://www.ft.com/content/a9c6ef26-cc33-11e1-839a-00144feabdc0 |access-date=2023-01-23}} |
The grape originated in [[Croatia]] {{citation needed|date=February 2026|reason=Strong origin claim; a general news reference is insufficient for this statement; requires scholarly verification; verify or remove}}, spread to [[Italy]] in the 18th century and to the [[United States]] in the mid-19th century. This spread brought with it a variety of regional names for the same grape, obscuring its origin. In the 1990s, after a three decade search, [[DNA]] analysis revealed an identical genetic identity for these various regional names.{{Cite news |date=2012-10-12 |title=The great grapevine |work=Financial Times |url=https://www.ft.com/content/a9c6ef26-cc33-11e1-839a-00144feabdc0 |access-date=2023-01-23}} |
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