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Grape Spotlight: Croatian Tribidrag (Crljenak Kaštelanski, Pribidrag, Kratošija ) aka Zinfandel -  The idea that California Zinfandel was equivalent to Italian Primitivo was also proposed by UC Davis professor Austin Goheen and Wade Wolfe in the 1960s. Goheen visually inspected Primitivo from Puglia (Southern Italy) and considered them identical whereas Wolfe used isozyme analysis to strengthen that hypothesis. But it wasn't until 1995, after three years of DNA analysis, when Dr. Carole Meredith, Professor at UC Davis, concluded that Zinfandel and Primitivo were, in fact, the same grape variety.  http://winecompass.blogspot.com/2020/04/grape-spotlight-croatian-tribidrag.html

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Grape Spotlight: Welschriesling, Grasevina, Olaszrizling, Riesling Italico, Laski Rizling -  The most widely planted grape variety in Croatia (Grasevina). The most widely planted grape variety in Hungary (Olaszrizling). And prevalent in Austria, Northern Italy, Czech Republic, Slovakia Republic, Bulgaria, Romania, and Slovenia where the grape is known by even more names: Welschriesling, Riesling Italico, Ryzlink vlašský, Welsch Rizling, Riesling Italico, and Laski Rizling.  http://winecompass.blogspot.com/2020/04/grape-spotlight-welschriesling.html

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lBarrel Tasting at Maryland's Catoctin Breeze Vineyard https://winecompass.blogspot.com/2018/03/barrel-tasting-at-marylands-catoctin.htm

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Lunch With The Hess Collection: Mount Veeder, Su’skol and Salta https://winecompass.blogspot.com/2018/03/lunch-with-hess-collection-mount-veeder.html

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Durham, #CraftBeer, Lemurs, and American Tobacco  https://winecompass.blogspot.com/2018/04/durham-craft-beer-lemurs-and-american.html

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VABreweryChallenge: #58 - Ono Brewing Company  https://winecompass.blogspot.com/2018/04/vabrewerychallenge-58-ono-brewing.html#

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#MalbecWorldDay with Wines of Argentina from Salta, Valle de Uco, and Patagonia  https://winecompass.blogspot.com/2018/04/malbec-world-day-with-argentinian-wine.html

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Route 15 Wine Road: Maryland Wine's Catoctin Breeze Vineyard. Visit using #theCompassApp Craft beverage Finder