| Variety Name |
Primitivo |
| TTB Approved Name(s) |
Primitivo |
| Common Synonyms |
Crljenak kaštelanski, Pribidrag, Zinfandel |
| All Synonyms |
Crljenak kaštelanski, Gioia del Colle, Kratošija, Locale, Morellone, Plavac veliki, Pribidrag, Primaticcio, Primativo, Primitivo di Gioia, Primitivo di Locale, Primitivo nero, Uva della Pergola, Uva di Corato, Zin Familierement, Zinfandel |
| Countries of Origin |
Croatia |
| Species |
Vitis vinifera
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| Pedigree |
6- DNA analysis established that Zinfandel = Crljenak kaštelanski (Croatia) and Primitivo (Italy) |
| References |
- Robinson, J. 2006. The Oxford Companion to Wine. Third edition. Oxford University Press.
- Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC). Federal Centre for Breeding Research on Cultivated Plants (BAZ).
Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof (IRZ). August, 2007. Link
The former National Grape Registry (NGR) was initially compiled and annotated using the earlier version of the Vitis database. The VIVC underwent a significant update beginning in 2007. Corresponding updates to this Registry will be made as necessary.
- Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB). Code of Federal Regulations Title 27 Part 4.91 List of approved prime names. Link
- Foundation Plant Services, FPS Grape Program Newsletter, November 2007.
Accessible on-line at Link under Publications.
- Calò, A., A. Costacurta, V. Maraš, S. Meneghetti, and M. Crespan. 2008. Molecular Correlation of Zinfandel (Primitivo) with Austrian, Croatian, and Hungarian Cultivars and Kratošija, an Additional Synonym, Am.J.Enol.Vitic. 59:2.
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| Berry Color |
Black |
| Uses |
Wine |
| Comments |
The first recorded presence of the Primitivo grape in Italy was in Gioia del Colle, a small town in the Puglia region, around 1800. One theory posits that the grape migrated across the Adriatic Sea from Croatia in the 18th century. The DNA profiles for Primitivo, Zinfandel, Crljenak kaštelanski and Pribidrag (Croatia) are identical. Despite those results, some clonal divergence between Primitivo and Zinfandel seems to have resulted due to the long physical and temporal separation of Primitivo and Zinfandel. A complete description of the Zinfandel/Primitivo/Crljenak kaštelanski story can be accessed in the FPS 2007 Grape Program Newsletter at http://fps.ucdavis.edu, under Publications - Grape. |
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Primitivo [03]
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| Registration Status |
Registered
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| Source |
Istituto di Patalogia Vegetale in Bari, Italy |
| Comments |
Primitivo FPS 03 was obtained in 1968 by Dr. Austin Goheen (UC Davis - Plant Pathology) through the Istituto di Patalogia Vegetale in Bari, Italy, the capital city of the Puglia region. The plant material underwent heat treatment for 59 days before coming to the United States as USDA plant introduction (PI) number 325796-A-1. For a while, even after planting in the Foundation Vineyard in 1971, the selection was known as Primitivo de Gioia, a synonym for Primitivo used in Italy. Prior to 1984, the name of this selection was ultimately changed to simply “Primitivo”.
After arrival in Davis, the original mother plants of Primitivo 03 were tested for virus with negative results. Mother plants were established in the FPS foundation block in 1971, but they were not identified and registered for the first time until 1984. Primitivo 03 was first registered and distributed to the public that year. Primitivo 03 underwent microshoot tip tissue culture therapy at FPS in 2011 and qualified for the Russell Ranch Foundation Vineyard in 2013 as Primitivo 03.1. |
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Primitivo [05]
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| Registration Status |
Registered
|
| Source |
Istituto Sperimentale per la Viticoltura, Conegliano, Italy |
| Comments |
Primitivo FPS 05 and 06 are two of four selections which were sent from Italy to Foundation Plant Services in 1987 by Professor Antonio Calò, of the Istituto Sperimentale Viticoltura in the Veneto region of northeast Italy. Selections 1 and 2 sent by Professor Calò are now FPS Primitivo 05 and 06, respectively. These Primitivo selections were provided to FPS at the request of Dr. Austin Goheen (UC Davis – Plant Pathology), who desired more Primitivo selections to compare to Zinfandel. Both selections tested negative for viruses and became registered in the California Grapevine Registration & Certification Program in September of 1997. Primitivo 05 underwent microshoot tip tissue culture therapy at FPS to qualify for the Russell Ranch Foundation Vineyard. The treated material successfully completed that testing in 2013 and was planted at Russell Ranch as Primitivo 05.1. |
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Primitivo [06]
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| Registration Status |
Registered
|
| Source |
Istituto Sperimentale per la Viticoltura, Conegliano, Italy |
| Comments |
Primitivo FPS 05 and 06 are two of four selections which were sent from Italy to Foundation Plant Services in 1987 by Professor Antonio Calò, of the Istituto Sperimentale Viticoltura in the Veneto region of northeast Italy. Selections 1 and 2 sent by Professor Calò are now FPS Primitivo 05 and 06, respectively. These Primitivo selections were provided to FPS at the request of Dr. Austin Goheen (UC Davis – Plant Pathology), who desired more Primitivo selections to compare to Zinfandel. Both selections tested negative for viruses and became registered in the California Grapevine Registration & Certification Program in September of 1997. Primitivo 06 underwent microshoot tip tissue culture therapy at FPS to qualify for the Russell Ranch Foundation Vineyard. The treated version successfully completed testing in 2013 and was planted at Russell Ranch as Primitivo 06.1. |
