"Tom S" > wrote:

> Do Europeans even grow something sold as Zinfandel,

Yes. I have seen an Italian Zinfandel here in Austria (don't
remember name/producer, but it wasn't bad), and one Austrian
grower (Forstreiter in Krems) produced his first vintage in 2001
(rubbish, imnsho, he should stick to Riesling and Grüner Veltliner
where he's much better).

M.