zinfandel

noun

zin·fan·del ˈzin-fən-ˌdel

often capitalized

: a dry red table wine made from a small black grape that is grown chiefly in California

also : the grape

Examples of zinfandel in a Sentence

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Five miles northeast of Somerset, Miraflores Winery’s Primitivo grapes are cloned from the same vines as its zinfandel, but grown and processed separately to bring out their minute differences. —

Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 6 Feb. 2025 For dark-chocolate lovers Bedrock Wine Company Old Vine Zinfandel 2022 This zinfandel balances the bitterness of dark chocolate, which may be on the menu come Valentine’s Day. —

Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025 The family has also planted some new zinfandel vines which have yet to be ready for harvest. —

Andrew Watman, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024 Yes, in fact, what one often thinks of as a very American grape variety – zinfandel – comes originally from the Balkan peninsula. —

Per and Britt Karlsson, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for zinfandel

Word History

Etymology

probably modification of obsolete Hungarian tzinifándli, czirifandli, a white wine grape (misapplied to a grape variety of Dalmatian origin), from German Zierfandler

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of zinfandel was in 1858

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