The wine region of Gioia del Colle is located in the region of Pouilles of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Tenute Chiaromonte or the Domaine Terrecarsiche 1939 produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Gioia del Colle are Primitivo, Verdeca and Aléatico, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Gioia del Colle often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, red fruit or cheese and sometimes also flavors of fig, dark fruit or anise.
In the mouth of Gioia del Colle is a powerful. We currently count 31 estates and châteaux in the of Gioia del Colle, producing 77 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Gioia del Colle go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb.
From Croatia where it is called crljenak kastelanski or pribidrag. According to genetic analyses carried out by Professor Carole Meredith of California University in Davis (United States), it is related to the Croatian plavac mali and Zinfandel. It is also found in South Africa, New Zealand, Chile, Brazil, Germany, Bulgaria, Albania, Italy under the name of Primitivo, Malta, Greece, Portugal and to some extent in Croatia. In the United States (California), it is one of the most widely planted grape varieties, having been introduced in the 1830s well before Primitivo. In France, it is registered in the official catalogue of vine varieties on the A1 list under the name Primitivo.
red wines from the region of Gioia del Colle go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of beef tongue in hot sauce, marco's pasta with bacon or express couscous in a pressure cooker.
