The wine region of Primitivo di Manduria is located in the region of Pouilles of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Terre di San Vincenzo or the Domaine Il Pumo produce mainly wines red and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Primitivo di Manduria are Primitivo et Zinfandel, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Primitivo di Manduria often reveals types of flavors of cherry, eucalyptus or cigar box and sometimes also flavors of tar, hibiscus or bramble.
In the mouth of Primitivo di Manduria is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar. We currently count 438 estates and châteaux in the of Primitivo di Manduria, producing 750 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Primitivo di Manduria 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 Primitivo di Manduria go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of tata simone's dumplings, lasagne bolognaise (mascarpone) or lamb keftas.
