Grape Variety: Plavac mali
| Variety Name | Plavac mali |
|---|---|
| All Synonyms | Babic, Babic kasteljenac, Crljena, Crljenac, Crljenak, Crna, Crnac, Crnjak, Cvrstac, Kastelanac, Kasteljanac, Kasteljanak, Kastelka, Kusmanic, Kuzmanic, Kuzmanusa, Pagadebit, Pagadebit crni, Pagadebit mali, Pagadebit Pravi, Pagadebit Veliki, Pagadebit Zelenjak, Plavac, Plavac Crljenac, Plavac Kasteljanski, Plavac mali Crni, Plavac mali Kasteljanski, Plavac Pravi, Plavac Srednji, Plavac Tvdri, Plavac Zelenak, Plavatz Petit noir, Plavatze Maly, Rcanak, Reanac, Rodulic, Sarac, Sarak, Viska, Zelenac, Zelenak, Zelenjak |
| Countries of Origin | Croatia |
| Species | Vitis vinifera |
| Pedigree | Primitivo/Zinfandel/Crljenak kastelanski x Dobricic |
| References | |
| Berry Color | Black |
| Uses | Wine |
| Comments | At one time it was thought that Plavac mali was the source of California's Zinfandel variety. Later DNA profiling showed that the Croatian variety Crljenak kastelanski shared a DNA profile with both Zinfandel and Primitivo. The latter variety is one of the parents of Plavac Mali. There is a clone of Plavac Mali that has a color mutation of the berries; that clone is called Plavac mali gris (see photo 2 in photo rotation above). There is also a white grape variety in Croatia called Plavac. |
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