Zinfandel

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Incazelo

Umvini obomvu wewayini owavela eCroatia, iZinfandel uye wathandwa kakhulu eCalifornia kusukela maphakathi nawo-1900 futhi ungaveza iwayini elibomvu elijulile noma umhlophe we-rosé.

Iziqalo

Croatia

Amanye Amagama

Kunezilinganiso ezingaphezu kwezingu-30 zeZinfandel, kodwa ikakhulukazi ziyaziwa ngokuthi i-Primitivo (Italy) noma i-Crljenak kaštelanski (isiCroatia). I-Plavac Mali ibhekwa njengento efanayo kepha ihluke ngokweqile kuZinfandel.

Ukukhiqizwa eNingizimu Afrika

Ngaphandle kuka-24ha iZinfandel etshalwe eNingizimu Afrika (2016) ikakhulukazi eStellenbosch (13ha) nasePaarl (8ha).

Izifunda Zokukhiqiza

I-Paarl neStellenbosch.

Ukukhula

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Ukuvunwa okuphezulu kweZinfandel kungaholela kumagilebhisi amaningi ukuze enze obomvu obomvu futhi kungabangela ukunambitheka kwe-'berryberry'. Imivini kufanele ifakwe izikhwebu ngamandla ukuze isuse izithelo zomnyaka ezikhona.
I-cultivar ifaneleka kakhulu ukulinganisela noma inhlabathi evundile ephansi futhi ihlukaniswe kahle ngezinyawo ezingu-5 ngaphandle noma ngaphansi. Amaqabunga avame ukugqokwa, ngokujulile ama-five-lobed futhi anomsindo ohlangothini oluphansi.

Ukuvutha

I-Zinfandel idinga isimo sezulu esishisayo futhi ingavuthwa ngokungalingani. Ukuvuna phakathi nonyaka wokuphela kwesikhathi.

Amajikijolo

Amajikijolo amnyama ahlaza okwesibhakabhaka omnyama, omnwe omzimba omzimba omzimba onomzimba ogcwele kahle ohlangene ohlangothini olude olunezinsimbi ezivuthayo ezingaba lula kalula. Usayizi we-Berry uthonywe ukuchelela - amanzi amaningi, amajikijolo amakhulu.
Ukunisela okungalungile kungabangela amajikijolo ukuba abola. Ukuqukethwe kokushukela okuvuthiwe kwamagilebhisi kungakhipha iwayini eliphezulu.

Izinambuzane Nezifo

Ama-bunches ahlangene angahle athambekele ekulimaleni ngokomzimba, izinambuzane nezifo. Izivini ezindala zingaba negciwane lesigqabha.

Sebenzisa

I-sugar-high Zinfandel ingenziwa ibe yiphuzo elidakayo kanye newayini elibomvu eligcwele kakhulu elibomvu, iwayini le-port-style dessert noma iwayini elimhlophe ngesitayela esibuhlungu okuthiwa 'i-White Zinfandel'. Lesi sitayela sithandwa kakhulu eMelika futhi sathunyelwa eNingizimu Afrika ngo-2007 yi-winery yaseBlaauwklippen.

Ukudla /Ukunambitheka

Ukunambitheka kukaZinfandel kungabuka ekuhloleni kwemifino kuya emakhaleni ahlukene kakhulu afana nokuthi 'plummy'. Ukunambitheka kweberry ewayinini kungabonisa izithelo zomvini ophezulu.

Translated by Zodwa Makondo