Dobričić is an ancient red

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variety from the island of

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off the Dalmatian coast in

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. Some areas still grow Dobričić – many vineyards were left to grow wild following World War II.

Ancestry

It is one parent of the

Plavac Mali Plavac Mali (), a cross between Crljenak Kaštelanski ( ancestral Zinfandel) and Dobričić grapes, is the primary red wine grape grown along the Dalmatian coast of Croatia. The name refers to the small blue grapes that the vines produce: in C ...

red wine grape variety; the other one is Zinfandel, a grape variety also known as Crljenak Kaštelanski in Croatia, from where it originates.

Agriculture

Historically, it was prone to mold, while Crljenak was prone to be overly heat sensitive, thus the cross of Plavac Mali resulted in a grape that had neither of these negative attributes and was perfect for the region.

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Ancestry

Agriculture

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