Wine in Mind: The Zinfandel evolution retraced
Wine in Mind: The Zinfandel evolution retraced
Feb 15, 2012 6
(News-press) - In the wine world, it’s a common refrain. Take an obscure, underappreciated fine wine grape from its ancestral Old World home, dare to replant it in a nurturing New World wine region, and within a century or two the grape becomes synonymous with its new locale. Varieties so connected to their new digs in fact, that many fans would honestly assume that they were always part of these places. Looking for proof? Here’s just a few that fit the profile: Malbec in Argentina, Carmenere in Chile, and Zinfandel in California
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