Re: R: [CH] California Wines-perfection w/Chiles

mstevens@exit109.com
Wed, 2 May 2001 20:06:01 GMT 

At 09:34 PM 5/2/01 +0200, Diavolillo wrote:
>Hi you, Mary-Anne
>do you know that Zinfandel's origins are in Puglia? In Gioia del Colle and
>Manduria, near Adriatic and Jonic sea.  Under very dry and windy hills of
>"Murgia"
>Zinfandel is OUR "Primitivo"!
>

It's been my understanding that the origins of Zinfandel have never been 
completely nailed down.  I've heard speculation that the vines originated in 
Hungary or Austria.  This is the first time I've heard claims that it is of 
Italian descent.


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