This grape’s genetic roots can be traced to modern-day Croatia, where it's known as Crljenak or Tribidrag; both Zinfandel and the southern Italian grape Primitivo are clones of this Croatian variety.
High-scoring, inexpensive wines fly off shelves. But so do top-rated, more premium bottles. They quietly appear in the LCBO’s Vintages section, often without any fanfare, and are gone in a flash.