Blend di Other Grapes, Apulia
Apulia is a land of sea and sun and the Apulian wine contains all its warmth. The vine has been cultivated in Apulia since ancient times, so much so that Pliny the Elder defined Manduria as viticulosa, that is, "full of vines". If in the past the wine was used as a "blending" wine to reinforce other wines, today Apulian wines are widespread and appreciated all over the world. Production is abundant and is close to 5000000 hectoliters. The native grapes are the protagonists, both in the whites with Fiano and Bombino Bianco, and in the reds with Primitivo, Negroamaro and Nero di Troia, which are sometimes part of the more famous and larger appellations, other times smaller and unknown.
Apulian red wine: fruit in its pure state
Apulian red wines are usually structured and juicy, with a strong fruity character. The most famous grapes are undoubtedly the Negroamaro (which gives soft and velvety reds, with a slightly bitter background) and the Primitivo, famous above all for the Primitivo di Manduria, which instead gives structured wines with a good alcoholic content and which seems a relative of Californian Zinfandel. Not to forget the Uva di Troia and the black Malvasia, also protagonist of the famous rosé wines of Salento and of a small and unknown appellation: the Cacc'e Mitte di Lucera. Also noteworthy are the sweet wines from red berried grapes, such as Primitivo liqueur and Salice Salentino Aleatico Passito, which manage to highlight the full potential of Apulian wines.
Apulian white wine: all the goodness of the earth
Apulia is known for its red wines, but there are also fine Apulian white wines, from the Locorotondo to the white Gravina passing through the Castel del Monte appellation. In this region there are both native grapes, such as Bombino Bianco, Malvasia Bianca and Verdeca, and international grapes, such as Chardonnay, which has found a happy island in Salento and is today one of the most widespread in the region. Apulian white wines are fresh and drinkable and for this reason they are easy to pair. From the white berried grapes are also born fabulous dessert wines, such as Moscato di Trani, which is present both as a sweet wine and as a straw wine.
What are the finest Apulian wines?
The most prestigious and famous Apulian wines are known all over the world and usually have large companies behind them: among the many, we cannot fail to mention the historic Five Roses by Leone De Castris (progenitor of the Salento rosé wines), the wines of the Tormaresca estate and above all the Primitivo di Gianfranco Fino, one of the most awarded and famous Apulian wines among wine lovers.
When were Apulian rosé wines born?
Apulian rosé wines are born with Leone De Castris' Five Roses: at the end of the last world war, the American general Charles Poletti, commissioner for supplies of the allied forces, asked for a large supply of rosé wine from the Leone De Castris winery. Thus was born a 100% Italian wine, but with a strictly American name: Five Roses (from the Cinque Vie district, not far from the Negroamaro vineyards that give life to this wine). A story full of successes, which today sees in this kind of rosé wines a must of the summer, in Italy and beyond.
What are the Apulian DOCG wines?
Apulian DOCG wines include three red wines, Castel Del Monte Bombino Nero DOCG, Castel del Monte Nero di Troia DOCG and Castel del Monte Rosso Riserva DOCG, as well as of course a sweet wine, the sweet natural Primitivo di Manduria DOCG. However, there are numerous DOC and IGT wines, scattered throughout the region from the Gargano to the extreme tip of Salento.
Puglia IGT Rosso Appassimento 2023 Borgo del Mandorlo
The Appassimento Rosso di Borgo del Mandorlo wine is an Apulian wine born in the provinces of Taranto and Lecce, where the Pliniana spring is found, a natural cave in which an almond tree has grown. These wines take their name from this magical place.
The grapes are harvested between September and October, after a drying period of approx. 15 days which takes place directly in the vineyard by cutting the stem of the berries but leaving them on the vine, during which they lose 50% of their weight a...
View product pageSalento IGT Rosso Bascià 2021 Notte Rossa
It comes from the Salento Bascià di Notte Rossa, from land located at an altitude of about 100 meters above sea level: it was born from grapes that enjoy the exposure to the mild climate of this splendid land with clayey and shallow soil.
It is harvested in September. The grapes are harvested by hand, the cold pre-fermentation maceration with subsequent start of the alcoholic fermentation at a controlled temperature. Refines in oak barrels following malolactic fermentation.
The color is ruby red t...
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Puglia IGT Negroamaro Radici d'Italia Terre Forti
Terre Forti's Negroamaro Radici d'Italia is an intense red wine originating from the plains and hills of Puglia, Italy. It is produced primarily with Negroamaro grapes, complemented by other local varieties. The vineyards, located at an altitude of up to 300 meters, are grown on clay soils and use training systems such as the Apulian sapling.
The harvest is done by hand in September and October. After harvesting, the grapes are destemmed and pressed using traditional methods. Fermentation takes p...
View product pageSalento IGP Chardonnay Cantalupi 2024 Conti Zecca
The white wine of the Conti Zecca company was born in Puglia, in Salento, where the Zecca family has lived for centuries. The wine is produced in one of the Conti Zecca properties, the Cantalupi estate.
The wine is produced from Chardonnay grapes and other white vines. The grapes are destemmed and softly pressed, to then be vinified in thermo-controlled steel tanks. The wine then ages in concrete tanks.
Straw yellow in colour, the wine offers aromas of white and yellow flowers and tropical fruit t...
View product pageCastel del Monte Rosso Riserva DOCG Il Falcone 2018 Rivera
Castel del Monte Rosso Riserva DOCG Falcone Rivera is considered a milestone in Apulian enology
Born from 70% Nero di Troia and 30% of other indigenous grape varieties, it ages for 14 months, half in French oak barrels of 1 °, 2 °; and 3rd; passage and half in French oak barrels of 30Hl.
A beautiful red with a dense garnet red color, which amazes the nose with a complex bouquet, rich in notes of ripe fruit, leather, tobacco and spices, and seduces the palate with an austere structure and a long an...
View product pageSalento Fiano IGT Apulo 2023 Masseria Altemura
The Àpulo Bianco of Masseria Altemura is a white wine produced mainly from Fiano grapes, from vineyards located in the magical Salento terroir, with an extraordinary exposure to the sun and cool breezes with a mitigating effect from the Ionian and Adriatic seas. The soil is characterized by white limestone rocks and the characteristic red soil of Salento.
Once harvested, the Fiano grapes and other complementary white grape varieties harvested within the estate undergo a soft pressing. Fermentatio...
View product pageSalento IGP Primitivo Cantalupi 2024 Conti Zecca
The red wine of the Conti Zecca company was born in Puglia, in Salento, where the Zecca family has lived for centuries. The wine is produced in one of the Conti Zecca properties, the Cantalupi estate.
The wine is produced from Primitivo grapes and other red vines. The grapes are destemmed and softly pressed. The vinification takes place in stainless steel tanks, with a maceration on the skins for 8 days. The wine then ages in concrete tanks.
Intense ruby red in colour, the wine offers the nose aro...
View product pageSalento IGP Negroamaro Cantalupi 2023 Conti Zecca
The red wine of the Conti Zecca company was born in Puglia, in Salento, where the Zecca family has lived for centuries. The wine is produced in one of the Conti Zecca properties, the Cantalupi estate.
The wine is produced from Negroamaro grapes and other red vines. The grapes are destemmed and softly pressed. The vinification takes place in stainless steel tanks, with a maceration on the skins for 8 days. The wine then ages in concrete tanks.
Ruby red in colour, the wine offers aromas of red and b...
View product pageSalento Primitivo IGT Apulo 2022 Masseria Altemura
The Àpulo Rosso of Masseria Altemura is a wine obtained mainly from Primitivo grapes that tells the name, the label but above all in its organoleptic characteristics the extraordinary Apulian terroir of Salento.
Fermentation takes place in stainless steel containers at controlled temperature for about 7 days. A maceration of the same duration follows in order to extract the greatest amount of color, aroma and polyphenolic substances contained in the skins. The wine ages for about 3 months in stee...
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