Zinfandel Advocates and Producers (ZAP)
A nonprofit, educational organization formed in 1991 to promote wines made from Zinfandel. It was established in the United States but now also includes international members. Today there are about 310 producer members and some 6,500 advocates that attend various organization-sponsored events. ZAP also supports a study at the University of California, Davis to document Zinfandel’s DNA, as well as a Heritage vineyard at the University’s research vineyards in Oakville in the Napa Valley. The Heritage vineyard is a collection of Zinfandel vine cuttings from all over California.
The New Wine Lovers Companion, 2nd Edition, by Ron Herbst and Sharon Tyler Herbst. Copyright © (1) 2003, 1995 by Ron Herbst and Sharon Tyler Herbst. Reprinted by arrangement with Barron's Educational Series, Inc.