The new light and pleasant way to drink the “12 e Mezzo Primitivo del Salento Limited Edition” wine, joins the typical Apulian cooking. The menu is served

With this article, Varvaglione Vigne & Vini continues guiding through the wine and food itinerary about matchings with the Mediterranean cooking, introducing its Primitivo del Salento, a red wine originating in the north of Salento. Its name “primitivo” – early – is linked to its early biological life cycle.

The “12 e Mezzo Primitivo del Salento Limited Edition” wine by Varvaglione’s Salentine winery, represents a new concept of drinking “Primitivo” in a light way, despite the wine tradition historically considers this wine as strong, full-bodied and mainly matching with really rich dishes.

Instead, with “12 e Mezzo Primitivo del Salento Limited Edition” Varvaglione Vigne & Vini wants to offer a Primitivo wine that can be matched with all typical Italian dishes, above all the Mediterranean ones.

The Salentine winery Varvaglione Vigne e Vini’s experience is pleased to suggest a menu to match the “12 e Mezzo Primitivo del Salento Limited Edition” wine with Mediterranean really interesting courses.

A “typical starter” to begin with are fritturelle: julienne white cuttlefish, julienne carrots, julienne celery fried in Apulian extra virgin olive oil, to taste with “12 e Mezzo Primitivo del Salento Limited Edition”.

The Primitivo wine perfectly matches with first courses made with meat sauce, baked pork or lamb, red meat and game with savoury sauce, as well as with aged ovine cheese. In particular, we suggest a special matching with prime rib beef cut with peas purée, made with the following ingredients: entrecôte steaks, green peas purée, extra virgin olive oil, pine nuts, arugula, parmesan and balsamic vinegar reduction.

“12 e Mezzo Primitivo del Salento Limited Edition” well matches with desserts, too. Our suggestion is a refined almond parfait with bitter chocolate sauce, made with shelled almonds, fresh cream, pasteurized egg yolk and dark chocolate

Enjoy your meal, by Varvaglione Vigne & Vini