Tribidrag (Zinfandel)
Also known as: Zinfandel, Primitivo, Crljenak Kaštelanski, Kratosija
A vinifera red (Croatia/Puglia/California; warm).
Across the consideration criteria
What it makes
Aromatic family
Tasting notes
Often blended with
How it grows
- Cold hardiness
- Hardy to -5°F
- Ripening
- Mid-season
- Vigor
- Moderate
- Disease tolerance
- Moderate, on 3 of 6 pathogens rated
- Drainage need
- Well
- Soil pH
- 6–7
- Graft requirement
- Graft Required
- US availability
- Widely Available
Considerations
Primary buds start to die near -5°F. Cold-tender; wants a mild winter or protected site.
Needs roughly 3300 growing degree-days to ripen, a mid-season variety (Winkler III). Wants a long, warm season; marginal in cool regions.
Foliar-disease pressure is heavy for this variety, a intensive spray program in a humid climate. A full, well-timed fungicide schedule is the management it asks for.
Susceptible to Pierce's disease. Only a threat in the warm, humid South and parts of California; cold-winter regions cure it naturally.
Moderate vigor. Easier to balance; tolerates more fertile ground.
High heat tolerance. Holds up to a hot, sunny season.
Drought Adapted water demand. Does well on dry, well-drained ground without irrigation.
Prefers soil pH between 6.0 and 7.0. Outside the band, lime or sulfur brings it in range.
Phylloxera-susceptible: plant grafted onto resistant rootstock.
These are intrinsic to the grape. On a real property, Folia scores each against your site; here they're shown on their own.
Grows alike
similar to growGarnacha Tinta
Same heat band (high) · Same Winkler band (III)
Cinsaut
Same heat band (high) · Same Winkler band (III)
Monastrell
Same heat band (high) · Same Winkler band (III)
Tempranillo
Same heat band (high) · Same ripening class (mid)
Counoise
Same heat band (high) · Same ripening class (mid)
Durif
Same heat band (high) · Same Winkler band (III)
Climate-adapted alternatives
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Champanel
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Regent
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Pinotin
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