Primitivo – Grape Occasions

Fancy Food Show Wine Discoveries: Italy

The last wine discovery from this year'sÂ Fancy Food ShowÂ in DC was an Italian gem in Puglia, Tenute Girolamo. They were the perfect find as I was hosting #Winechat the following evening on Puglia, the heel of Italy's boot and one of my favorite wine regions. Tenute Girolamo is located in the Valle d'Itria between the [...]

2019-03-20T13:58:18-06:00Categories: Wine|Tags: Capo di Gallo, Fancy Food Show, Fiano, Italian wine, Negroamaro, Primitivo, Puglia wine, Tenute Girolamo, Tenute Girolamo Capo di Gallo Primitivo, Wine Discoveries|

Puglia: Itay’s Largest Wine Producer

Puglia wine dates back to Phoenician times and the Greeks named Puglia 'Enotria', Wineland. Today Puglia is the largest producer of wine in Italy. Often referred to as 'the wine cellar of Europe' because in the past it primarily produced wine to send to the rest of Italy and Europe for structure and alcohol content [...]

2019-03-20T13:58:41-06:00Categories: Wine|Tags: Cantina del Locorotondo, Italian wine, Leone de Castris, Movimento Turismo del Vino Puglia, Negroamaro, Primitivo, Puglia, Puglia wine, Tenute Rubino|