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White Zinfandel is an off-dry to sweet
White Zinfandel is an off-dry to sweet rosé wine
A rosé () is a type of wine that incorporates some of the color from the grape skins, but not enough to qualify it as a red wine. It may be the oldest known type of wine, as it is the most straightforward to make with the skin contact method. ...
. Originally the result of a stuck fermentation and fortuitous accident, White Zinfandel is made from the Zinfandel
Zinfandel (also known as Primitivo) is a variety of black-skinned wine grape. The variety is grown in over 10 percent of California vineyards. DNA analysis has revealed that it is genetically equivalent to the Croatian grapes Crljenak Kaštel ...
wine grape that would otherwise produce a bold and spicy red wine
Red wine is a type of wine made from dark-colored grape varieties. The color of the wine can range from intense violet, typical of young wines, through to brick red for mature wines and brown for older red wines. The juice from most purple grap ...
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White Zinfandel was invented by Sutter Home Family Vineyards winemaker Bob Trinchero in 1975. In 2018, Sutter Home White Zinfandel is represented with 29.1% dollar share of the $300 million White Zinfandel market and 73.1% of the White Zinfandel market.''AC Nielsen: All Nielsen Data, 52 weeks ending 1/27/18''
See also
*California wine
California wine production has a rich viticulture history since 1680 when
Spanish Jesuit missionaries planted ''Vitis vinifera'' vines native to the Mediterranean region in their established missions to produce wine for religious services. I ...
* White Merlot
* Oeil de perdrix
Oeil de Perdrix () is a rosé wine produced in Switzerland. The history of the wine style dates back to the Middle Ages in the Champagne (wine region), Champagne region of France and from there spread to the Canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland wher ...
, the style of wine that Sutter Home was making that led to White Zinfandel
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