Zin·fan·del (z?n?f?n-d?l?)n.1. A variety of red grape grown extensively in California.2. A dry red wine made from this grape.[Origin unknown.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.Zinfandel (?z?nf?n?d?l) n (Brewing) a Californian wine grape originally transplanted from Europe and producing a quick-maturing fruity red wine[C19: of unknown origin]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014zin?fan?del (?z?n f?n?d?l) n. 1. a black vinifera grape, grown in California. 2. a dry red wine made from this grape. [1895?1900; orig. uncertain] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.