Primitivo

[Randy Caparoso]

So far, Foodie, I, for one, have not seen much similarity between California Zin and Plavic Mali, Primitivo, et al. Besides high alcohol. The European versions don't seem to have that fresh, penetrating, sweet, jammy fruitiness that the Californians get on a regular basis. If there are family resemblances, it obviously gets lost in the differences in terroir and (in all likelihood) clonal variations. Similar to the relationship between Aussie Shiraz and the predominant French clones of Syrah; between which the similarities are more broad than specific.