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While its ancestors trace back to the Adriatic coast of Croatia, and its genetic twin, Primitivo, still grows throughout southern Italy, Zinfandel as we know it today—bold, jammy, and unmistakably Californian—was shaped almost entirely on American soil. From Gold Rush-era
While it produces some of the world’s most celebrated, elegant, and expensive wines, its journey from vine to bottle is fraught with challenges. Its difficulty is not a mark of poor quality, but rather a testament to its sensitivity and