Top 100 pink wines of Puglia

Discover the top 100 best pink wines of Puglia as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the pink wines that are popular of Puglia and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of Puglia

Heel of the boot, 80% red vineyard, sunny and generous. Fleshy, jammy Primitivo (= Zinfandel) with notes of black cherry, plum, chocolate and spices, powerful alcohol and melted tannins, a star in Primitivo di Manduria. Deep, structured Negroamaro (black-bitter) with a bitter finish in Salice Salentino. Structured Nero di Troia, spicy Susumaniello.

Some lively Verdeca and Bombino whites. ~17% of Italian production, Mediterranean climate. Crowd-pleasing reds, sun-drenched bottles.

Discover the grape variety: Nero di Troia

Structured, intensely colored reds with a deep dark ruby robe, firm tannins and a dense palate, with signature aromas of black fruits (blackberry, blackcurrant), plum, spices, Mediterranean garrigue and balsamic notes. Fine ageing potential, sunny Apulian profile. Absolute star of Castel del Monte Nero di Troia Riserva DOCG, defining the great reds of Puglia. Indigenous Italian black variety from Puglia, grown mainly around Castel del Monte.

Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Puglia

pink wines from the region of Puglia go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of vegetable noddles, lamb tagine with vegetables and sweet potatoes or croque-monsieur with tuna.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Puglia

On the nose in the region of Puglia often reveals types of flavors of minerality, strawberries or raspberry and sometimes also flavors of honeysuckle, perfume or flint. In the mouth in the region of Puglia is a powerful with a nice freshness.