Zinfandel

Red grape.

Zinfandel is noted for the fruit-laden, berry-like aroma and prickly taste characteristics in its red version and pleasant strawberry reminders when made into a "blush" wine (called "white Zinfandel"). While its origins are not clear it has been tentatively identified as the Primitivo (di Gioia), a grape species found in Puglia, southern Italy. According to a recent report this grape may also be identical to the Vranac grape found in Montenegro. Another, somewhat suspect, clone contender is the Plavac Mali from the coastal area known as Dalmatia, a province of Croatia located just across the Adriatic sea from the Italian region of Puglia.