Puglia Wine Routes: Primitivo, Negroamaro, Nero di Troia & Wineries
Four practical Puglia wine routes for Castel del Monte and Nero di Troia, Gioia del Colle Primitivo, Manduria and Negroamaro country, with driving and tasting tips.
Four practical Puglia wine routes for Castel del Monte and Nero di Troia, Gioia del Colle Primitivo, Manduria and Negroamaro country, with driving and tasting tips.
Puglia is one of Italy’s great wine regions, but understanding it requires looking beyond the bottles labelled simply “Primitivo” or “Negroamaro.” The most interesting wine experiences happen when you connect those grapes to the landscapes where they grow: the red soils and old bush vines around Manduria, the flatter vineyards of northern Salento, the limestone … Read more
Puglia is one of those regions where food makes much more sense once you see where it comes from. Eating a plate of orecchiette in a restaurant is enjoyable; learning how to shape them by hand is different. Burrata tastes even better when you have just watched the curd being stretched. Extra virgin olive oil … Read more