Top 100 wines of Primitivo di Manduria - Page 5

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

Discovering the wine region of Primitivo di Manduria

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.

Discover the grape variety: Primitivo

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.

Food and wine pairing with a wine of Primitivo di Manduria

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 family potluck, ham and cheese macaroni gratin or chaouia lamb.

Organoleptic analysis of wine of Primitivo di Manduria

On the nose in the region of Primitivo di Manduria often reveals types of flavors of black fruit, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, non oak or spices. In the mouth in the region of Primitivo di Manduria is a powerful.

News from the vineyard of Primitivo di Manduria

California’s ban on pesticides by 2050 sees the state’s wineries embracing ‘slow wine’

Corriedale sheep snack on weeds among rows of vines; along the way, they fertilise the soil, adding nitrogen, phosphorus, and calcium. Owls and bats swoop from vineyard boxes from dusk ’til dawn, eliminating vine-root-eating gophers and grapevine moths. Native flowering plants create sanctuaries for beneficial insects. Such a menagerie of wildlife would have been unlikely decades ago. Still, the commitment to organic and biodynamic viticulture has pushed some California wine producers to l ...

Glenfiddich launches rare Time Re:Imagined whisky collection

Glenfiddich has released a range of three luxury single malts, themed around time. The Time Re:Imagined collection includes 30-year-old, 40-year-old and 50-year-old expressions, priced from £900 up to £35,000. The whiskies have been matured in Speyside. Each one is presented in packaging designed to interpret different concepts of time. ‘In whisky production, we often talk about the role of malt masters and it is our responsibility to find the delicate balance between the taste of the whisky and ...

Château Mouton Rothschild reveals 2019 label

Château Mouton Rothschild has unveiled the latest iteration of its collection of unique, artist-designed labels. Contemporary artists such as Salvador Dalí, César Baldaccini, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Pablo Picasso, and Andy Warhol, have been illustrating Château Mouton Rothschild labels since the 1945 vintage. The label of Château Mouton Rothschild’s 2019 vintage was designed by Berlin-based, Icelandic-Danish artist Olafur Eliasson, who works in a range of fields from painting to digital media. ...