PUGLIA, EUROPE’S WINERY: HOMELAND OF AT LEAST THREE NOBLE AND ANCIENT GRAPE VARIETIES – PRIMITIVO, NERO DI TROIA, AND NEGROAMARO – THE REGION COMBINES A BREATHTAKING LANDSCAPE WITH THE GREAT ABILITY TO OFFER PRESTIGIOUS LABELS.
As is well known, high-quality wine is also produced in Puglia from native grape varieties. First and foremost is Primitivo di Manduria, exemplified by the award-winning “Papale Linea Oro” from Varvaglione1921.
Below is an excerpt from the article published in the May 2017 issue of "BUSINESS PEOPLE" magazine, in which the wine “Papale Linea Oro” and the Varvaglione1921 winery are mentioned:
<< There is a region, for centuries known as the wine cellar of Europe and of Italy, where the culture of wine traces its roots back to the times of Enotria, the ancestral land of wine. \[…]
Puglia is the homeland of at least three ancient and renowned red grape varieties: Primitivo, Nero di Troia, and Negroamaro. \[…] The success of Primitivo is remarkable, \[…] with its bold notes of wild berries that make it distinctive and inimitable. \[…] In the region, the area of Manduria is particularly significant. Among the most notable labels we have tasted, \[…] the Papale Varvaglione 2014, refined and graceful, Mediterranean, sweet, candied with strawberries and raspberries, pepper and spices. \[…] >>
