The wine region of Salaputra is located in the region of Sicile of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Baglio Gibellina or the Domaine Scalia et Oliva produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Salaputra are Nero d'Avola, Grillo and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Salaputra often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit.
In the mouth of Salaputra is a powerful. We currently count 4 estates and châteaux in the of Salaputra, producing 9 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Salaputra go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb.
Onwards, upwards. The roads get narrower, the corners get tighter. I step out of the car when I finally reach the winery and the air is so much fresher here. I go to take a sip from my water bottle and a gust of wind makes it whistle. I stand with Thomas Jullien and we look over the vineyards. It’s not yet spring, and the vines look little more than sticks. ‘It’s a lunar landscape at the moment,’ he says, as a friend’s flock of 300 sheep has just passed through to graze on every scrap of green b ...
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