“After four years of searching, they found a grape called Crljenak kastelanski (“sirl-yen-ack kastelanski”) near the town of Split; DNA testing in Meredith’s Davis lab confirmed that Zinfandel, Primitivo and Crljenak kastelanski are genetically linked, having originated on Croatia’s Dalmatian coast.” — Read the entire story here.
This was the varietal I did not have the courage to pronounce in the first Winecast 😉 It’s not too hard to say, after all.
Visit http://www.crljenak.com
Is there anybody in Croatia who is organizing tours for american tourist to visit kastel novi and vineyard of Mr. Ivica Radunich?
I have a small privat vineyard in Slovenia and would like to add some Crljenak Kastelanski plants. Where in Europe can I buy them ?