Days of Tribidrag, Primitivo and Crljenak in Zinfandel’s Restaurant

Swordfish filet, aioli sauce from black garlic and leek confit, then iberico swine cheeks, boletus oil, glazed chestnut and pigeon breast, coriander powder, red currant and parsnip cream are some of the meals from the a la carte menu of Zinfandel’s restaurant in the Zagreb Esplanade Hotel that go well with wines from the variety whose Californian name is on the restaurant where from April 28 the Tribidrag Days will take place. Tribidrag is an old name for Zinfandel which we also call Crljenak and Pribidrag. In Italy it is Primitivo, in Montenegro and Macedonia Kratošija…

Besides the already well known wines from Crljenak and Tribidrag, Esplanade chef Ana Grgić will prepare meals for the unique, Slavonian Crljenak Rose by Vlado Krauthaker from Kutjevo, a rare opportunity to taste the northernmost Crljenak in the world. A red wine, says Krauthaker, cannot be made from it in Kutjevo.

Tribidrag or Crljenak is together with Dobričić a parent of Plavac Mali, the most significant and wide spread Croatian red variety of grapes. And Plavac Mali is most deserving for the discovery that Californian Zinfandel and Crljenak Kaštelanski are the same variety. Miljenko Grgić, Croatian winemaker who earned his glory in California, found vines of Zinfandel similar to a vine he remembered from Croatia so he began to investigate if it is Plavac Mali. Genetics proved they are close relatives.

Esplanade Tribidrag Days are a prelude to the international conference “I am Tribidrag” in the Split Hotel Park on April 27 and 28.

A conference speaker will be Carole Meredith from the Californian Davies University who proved that Zinfandel and Crljenak are the same variety. Special guest will be Jancis Robinson, author of the book “Wine Grapes,” in which she devoted a large portion to Croatian varieties.

Naturally, wines from Croatia, Italy, United States and other countries that grow the variety will be tasted.

The fee is 750 euro.

“For that price I can buy all the best Zinfandels, Primitivos, Tribidrags and Kratošijas and drink them with friends,” wrote on Facebook a wine lover surprised by the fee amount.

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