Puglia
Main grapes: Negroamaro, Primitivo (or Zinfandel if you’re a Yank)
Sub-regions: Salice Salentino
Climate: Hot, hot, hot…so black grapes are happily in abundance here.
You should know... When grown on a large scale, both Negroamaro and Primitivo can produce some cheap and cheerful easy-drinking wines, usually sold under the label Puglia IGT. On the flipside, when controlled and concentrated they also produce some pretty fancy stuff, which are full-bodied and equally full of flavour and alcohol.
Sub-regions: Salice Salentino
Climate: Hot, hot, hot…so black grapes are happily in abundance here.
You should know... When grown on a large scale, both Negroamaro and Primitivo can produce some cheap and cheerful easy-drinking wines, usually sold under the label Puglia IGT. On the flipside, when controlled and concentrated they also produce some pretty fancy stuff, which are full-bodied and equally full of flavour and alcohol.
