Winery Sainsbury'sPrimitivo
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.
Food and wine pairings with Primitivo
Pairings that work perfectly with Primitivo
Original food and wine pairings with Primitivo
The Primitivo of Winery Sainsbury's matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of spaghetti with beef balls, pasta with lemon and comté cheese or tanjia (lamb shoulder confit).
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Primitivo from Winery Sainsbury's are 2021, 2019, 2020, 2018 and 2016.
Informations about the Winery Sainsbury's
The Winery Sainsbury's is one of wineries to follow in Salento.. It offers 272 wines for sale in the of Salento to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Salento
The wine region of Salento is located in the region of Pouilles of Italy. We currently count 851 estates and châteaux in the of Salento, producing 2704 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Salento go well with generally quite well with dishes .
The wine region of Puglia
Puglia (Apulia to many English speakers) is a Long, slender wine region in the extreme Southeast corner of Italy's "boot". To use the shoe analogy often used to illustrate the shape of Italy, Apulia extends from the tip of the heel to the mid-calf, where the spur of the Gargano Peninsula juts out into the Adriatic Sea. The heel (the Salento peninsula) occupies the southern half of the region and is of great importance for the identity of Puglia. Not only are there cultural and geographical differences from Northern Puglia, but the wines are also different.
The word of the wine: Tries (harvest by)
Harvesting in several successive passages to harvest at their optimal concentration the grapes affected by noble rot. They allow the production of great sweet wines.
