A red or white dry wine of California.
1889. F. E. Wait, Wines & Vines of California, vi. 94. He took charge of the vintage of 1862 for his father, making the wines of that vintage, among which were two casks of Zinfandel—the first made in the State.
1896. H. A. Vachell, in Pall Mall Mag., March, 393. He drinks cheap Zinfandel, which must kill him eventually.
1897. Outing (U.S.), Nov., 144/2. Four-year-old zinfandel.
