Puglia
FANMP
I Muri Primitivo Puglia IGP
Region: Puglia, Italy
Grape Variety: 100% Primitivo
Background: The vineyards are mostly situated in the communes of Manduria and Sava and are owned by growers with whom Filippo has been working for many years. Production is lower than its potential, which ensures the best quality grapes are selected. The red soils are calcerous clay and rich in iron, minerals and nutrients. 80% of the grapes come from old bush vines and the rest from trained vines that are at least 20 years old.
Winemaking Process: The grapes were gently pressed and cooled to 10ºC for a maceration period of 10-12 days with regular pumping over. Yeasts were added to start fermentation, which took place under temperature controlled conditions of up to 20 ºC. The wine was then transferred to oak barriques for a short time for fining, before bottling.
Tasting Notes: Intense ruby red colour with violet reflections. Intense with red fruits. A full bodied wine, soft, quite tannic, harmonious. Ready to drink.
Food Pairing: It goes well with savoury cold cuts, red meats cooked in irons, game, smoked cheeses and herbed cheese. It is also well paired with seafood dishes that are particularly savoury such as dwordfish with rosemary.
Awards:
Frankfurt International Trophy 2023 - Gold
Mundus Vini 2022 - Gold
Berliner Wine Trophy 2022 - Gold
VEGAN & VEGETARIAN FRIENDLY
Grape Variety: 100% Primitivo
Background: The vineyards are mostly situated in the communes of Manduria and Sava and are owned by growers with whom Filippo has been working for many years. Production is lower than its potential, which ensures the best quality grapes are selected. The red soils are calcerous clay and rich in iron, minerals and nutrients. 80% of the grapes come from old bush vines and the rest from trained vines that are at least 20 years old.
Winemaking Process: The grapes were gently pressed and cooled to 10ºC for a maceration period of 10-12 days with regular pumping over. Yeasts were added to start fermentation, which took place under temperature controlled conditions of up to 20 ºC. The wine was then transferred to oak barriques for a short time for fining, before bottling.
Tasting Notes: Intense ruby red colour with violet reflections. Intense with red fruits. A full bodied wine, soft, quite tannic, harmonious. Ready to drink.
Food Pairing: It goes well with savoury cold cuts, red meats cooked in irons, game, smoked cheeses and herbed cheese. It is also well paired with seafood dishes that are particularly savoury such as dwordfish with rosemary.
Awards:
Frankfurt International Trophy 2023 - Gold
Mundus Vini 2022 - Gold
Berliner Wine Trophy 2022 - Gold
VEGAN & VEGETARIAN FRIENDLY
I Muri Primitivo Puglia IGP
FANPCM
Campo Marina Primitivo di Manduria 2021
Region: Puglia, Italy
Grape Variety: 100% Primitivo
Tasting Notes: Ruby red with purple at the edge. Intense bouquet with hints of cherries and blackberries, soaked in mint tobacco, slightly spicy. The spicy taste makes this wine sweet on the palate, finishing with notes of cocoa and coffee.
Food Pairing: Accompanies savoury first courses like pasta with meat sauce, second courses with red meats, medium-spiced roasts and semi matured cheeses.
VEGAN & VEGETARIAN FRIENDLY
Grape Variety: 100% Primitivo
Tasting Notes: Ruby red with purple at the edge. Intense bouquet with hints of cherries and blackberries, soaked in mint tobacco, slightly spicy. The spicy taste makes this wine sweet on the palate, finishing with notes of cocoa and coffee.
Food Pairing: Accompanies savoury first courses like pasta with meat sauce, second courses with red meats, medium-spiced roasts and semi matured cheeses.
VEGAN & VEGETARIAN FRIENDLY
Campo Marina Primitivo di Manduria 2021
FANL
CD Lama di Pietra Nero di Troia 2024/25
Region: Puglia, Italy
Grape Variety: 100% Nero di Troia
Background: Cantina Diomede is part of the Farnese Group and is based in northern Puglia, close to the town of Canosa. It controls 200 hectares of vineyards. Consultant winemaker Filippo Baccalaro works closely with oenologists Massimo di Bari and Luca Pugliese to obtain high quality, healthy grapes. Most operations are carried out manually, and the management of the vineyard follows an organic approach.
Tasting Notes: Ruby in colour with violet reflections. Red fruit aromatics of mulberry and cherry give way to a soft palate with delicate tannins. Persistent, full-bodied and elegant, this Nero di Troia is perfectly balanced. The black grape of Troy brings a smooth and quaffable texture. Concentrated black fruit flavours and a touch of sweet spice. Organically farmed.
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Grape Variety: 100% Nero di Troia
Background: Cantina Diomede is part of the Farnese Group and is based in northern Puglia, close to the town of Canosa. It controls 200 hectares of vineyards. Consultant winemaker Filippo Baccalaro works closely with oenologists Massimo di Bari and Luca Pugliese to obtain high quality, healthy grapes. Most operations are carried out manually, and the management of the vineyard follows an organic approach.
Tasting Notes: Ruby in colour with violet reflections. Red fruit aromatics of mulberry and cherry give way to a soft palate with delicate tannins. Persistent, full-bodied and elegant, this Nero di Troia is perfectly balanced. The black grape of Troy brings a smooth and quaffable texture. Concentrated black fruit flavours and a touch of sweet spice. Organically farmed.
VEGAN & VEGETARIAN FRIENDLY
CD Lama di Pietra Nero di Troia 2024/25
FANCDC
Cantina Diomede Canace Nero di Troia IGP 2022/24
Region: Puglia, Italy
Grape Variety: 100% Nero di Troia
Tasting Notes: Deep ruby red with violet reflections. Intense aromas of ripe black cherry, plum, macerated black fruit, coffee and spices. On the palate it is velvety and soft, featuring rich tannins with a "chocolatey" texture, balanced by a surprisingly fresh acidity. On the finish is it long and persistent with lingering spiced notes.
Food Pairing: Best to pair with rich, savoury dishes, including grilled meats, roasted lamb, game, stew and aged cheeses.
VEGAN & VEGETARIAN FRIENDLY
Grape Variety: 100% Nero di Troia
Tasting Notes: Deep ruby red with violet reflections. Intense aromas of ripe black cherry, plum, macerated black fruit, coffee and spices. On the palate it is velvety and soft, featuring rich tannins with a "chocolatey" texture, balanced by a surprisingly fresh acidity. On the finish is it long and persistent with lingering spiced notes.
Food Pairing: Best to pair with rich, savoury dishes, including grilled meats, roasted lamb, game, stew and aged cheeses.
VEGAN & VEGETARIAN FRIENDLY
Cantina Diomede Canace Nero di Troia IGP 2022/24
FANZSS
Zolla Salice Salentino 2022
Region: Puglia, Italy
Grape Variety: Negroamaro (80%) & Malvasia Nera (20%)
Tasting Notes: Very dense ruby red colour, intense aromas, fruity with hints of cherries, prune and pomegranate, spicy and herbal. A full bodied wine, warm, tasty with a pleasant fresh aftertaste.
Food Pairing: Pairs well with slow-cooked rack of lamb, pappardelle with pork ragout, roasts or beef steak.
Award:
Mundus Vini 2021 - Silver Medal
VEGAN & VEGETARIAN FRIENDLY
Grape Variety: Negroamaro (80%) & Malvasia Nera (20%)
Tasting Notes: Very dense ruby red colour, intense aromas, fruity with hints of cherries, prune and pomegranate, spicy and herbal. A full bodied wine, warm, tasty with a pleasant fresh aftertaste.
Food Pairing: Pairs well with slow-cooked rack of lamb, pappardelle with pork ragout, roasts or beef steak.
Award:
Mundus Vini 2021 - Silver Medal
VEGAN & VEGETARIAN FRIENDLY
Zolla Salice Salentino 2022
FANZM
Zolla Malvasia Nera Salento 2023
Region: Puglia, Italy
Grape Variety: 100% Malvasia Nera
Tasting Notes: Very intense ruby red colour, complex and inviting bouquet, with hints of cherries, enriched with pleasant notes of cloves. A full-bodied wine, pleasantly soft at first, complex, it strikes with its remarkable finish.
Food Pairing: Pairs well with seasonal cold cuts, vegetable soup, grilled meats, roasted, boiled meats and savoury cheeses. The ideal companion for a dish that would ordinarily not be easily paired like a timbale of tagliolini and artichokes.
Award:
Mundus Vini 2021 - Gold Medal
VEGAN & VEGETARIAN FRIENDLY
Grape Variety: 100% Malvasia Nera
Tasting Notes: Very intense ruby red colour, complex and inviting bouquet, with hints of cherries, enriched with pleasant notes of cloves. A full-bodied wine, pleasantly soft at first, complex, it strikes with its remarkable finish.
Food Pairing: Pairs well with seasonal cold cuts, vegetable soup, grilled meats, roasted, boiled meats and savoury cheeses. The ideal companion for a dish that would ordinarily not be easily paired like a timbale of tagliolini and artichokes.
Award:
Mundus Vini 2021 - Gold Medal
VEGAN & VEGETARIAN FRIENDLY
Zolla Malvasia Nera Salento 2023
FANZPM
Zolla Primitivo Di Manduria 2022/24
Region: Puglia, Italy
Grape Variety: 100% Primitivo
Background: The vineyards are mostly situated in the communes of Manduria and Sava and are owned by growers with whom Filippo has been working for many years. Production is lower than its potential, which ensures the best quality grapes are selected. The red soils are calcareous clay and rich in iron, minerals and nutrients.
Winemaking Process: 80% of the grapes come from old bush vines and the rest from trained vines that are at least 20 years old. The grapes were gently pressed and cooled to 10ºC for a maceration period of 10-12 days with regular pumping over. Yeasts were added to start fermentation, which took place under temperature-controlled conditions of up to 20 ºC. The wine was then transferred to second and third passage oak barriques for six to eight months before bottling.
Tasting Notes: Ruby red colour with violet tones. Intense, complex, fruity aroma with notes of small red fruits, cherrries and blackberries. Velvety and soft texture, warm and quite tannic, with great taste-olfactory persistence.
Food Pairing: Accompanies savoury first courses like pasta with meat sauce, scond courses with red meats, medium spiced roasts and semi matured cheeses.
Awards:
Mundus Vini 2023 - Gold
Frankfurt International Trophy 2021 - Gold
VEGAN & VEGETARIAN FRIENDLY
Grape Variety: 100% Primitivo
Background: The vineyards are mostly situated in the communes of Manduria and Sava and are owned by growers with whom Filippo has been working for many years. Production is lower than its potential, which ensures the best quality grapes are selected. The red soils are calcareous clay and rich in iron, minerals and nutrients.
Winemaking Process: 80% of the grapes come from old bush vines and the rest from trained vines that are at least 20 years old. The grapes were gently pressed and cooled to 10ºC for a maceration period of 10-12 days with regular pumping over. Yeasts were added to start fermentation, which took place under temperature-controlled conditions of up to 20 ºC. The wine was then transferred to second and third passage oak barriques for six to eight months before bottling.
Tasting Notes: Ruby red colour with violet tones. Intense, complex, fruity aroma with notes of small red fruits, cherrries and blackberries. Velvety and soft texture, warm and quite tannic, with great taste-olfactory persistence.
Food Pairing: Accompanies savoury first courses like pasta with meat sauce, scond courses with red meats, medium spiced roasts and semi matured cheeses.
Awards:
Mundus Vini 2023 - Gold
Frankfurt International Trophy 2021 - Gold
VEGAN & VEGETARIAN FRIENDLY
Zolla Primitivo Di Manduria 2022/24
FANLPM
Leggenda V.V. Gold Series Primitivo di Manduria 2021
Region: Italy, Puglia, Salento, Apulia
Grape Variety: 100% Zinfandel
Background: The grapes for this wine come from selected vineyards in the municipality of San Marzano, where the vineyards are already over 70 years old. The grapes are left on the vine until they are harvested until they have lost much of their substance due to the intense sun. This drying of the grape gives this very special wine its intense body and its powerful fruit. After fermentation, the wine matured for several months in French oak barrels.
Tasting Notes: An intense ruby red in colour with a complex and fruity bouquet of cherry and plum jam. Full-bodied in the taste, full-bodied, with aromas of coffee and cocoa.
Awards:
Vinoway Wine Selection 2023 - 94 points
Korea Wine Challange 2022 - Silver Medal
Lyon International Concours 2022 - Gold Medal
Mundus Wines 2022 - Gold Medal
Grape Variety: 100% Zinfandel
Background: The grapes for this wine come from selected vineyards in the municipality of San Marzano, where the vineyards are already over 70 years old. The grapes are left on the vine until they are harvested until they have lost much of their substance due to the intense sun. This drying of the grape gives this very special wine its intense body and its powerful fruit. After fermentation, the wine matured for several months in French oak barrels.
Tasting Notes: An intense ruby red in colour with a complex and fruity bouquet of cherry and plum jam. Full-bodied in the taste, full-bodied, with aromas of coffee and cocoa.
Awards:
Vinoway Wine Selection 2023 - 94 points
Korea Wine Challange 2022 - Silver Medal
Lyon International Concours 2022 - Gold Medal
Mundus Wines 2022 - Gold Medal
Leggenda V.V. Gold Series Primitivo di Manduria 2021
FAREDICC
Edizione Cinque Autoctoni Ltd Release 2023
Region: Notaresco, Ortona, Sava, Manduria, Abruzzo and Puglia, Italy
Grape Variety: Montepulciano a'Abruzzo, Sangiovese, Primitivo, Negroamaro & Malvasia Nera
Tasting Notes: Very deep garnet red. Very intense and persistent, with notes of cherry and blackcurrant, herbs, cinnamon, cloves, cocoa, licorice and hints of mineral. Great structure, good balance between alcohol and freshness, velvety tannins, very persistent with a long finish. Ready to drink or can be aged for long. Fantini Group's flagship red confirms iteself as a timeless icon of style and elegance.
Food Pairing: Best served with baked lamb, Florentine style rib, fresh pasta with ragout. Excellent also with grilled meat, eggplant caponata, cold cuts, sausages and seasoned cheese.
Awards:
Bibenda 2023 - 5 Grappoli
Korea Wine Challenge 2023 - Silver
VEGAN & VEGETARIAN FRIENDLY
Grape Variety: Montepulciano a'Abruzzo, Sangiovese, Primitivo, Negroamaro & Malvasia Nera
Tasting Notes: Very deep garnet red. Very intense and persistent, with notes of cherry and blackcurrant, herbs, cinnamon, cloves, cocoa, licorice and hints of mineral. Great structure, good balance between alcohol and freshness, velvety tannins, very persistent with a long finish. Ready to drink or can be aged for long. Fantini Group's flagship red confirms iteself as a timeless icon of style and elegance.
Food Pairing: Best served with baked lamb, Florentine style rib, fresh pasta with ragout. Excellent also with grilled meat, eggplant caponata, cold cuts, sausages and seasoned cheese.
Awards:
Bibenda 2023 - 5 Grappoli
Korea Wine Challenge 2023 - Silver
VEGAN & VEGETARIAN FRIENDLY
Edizione Cinque Autoctoni Ltd Release 2023
FANN
Luccarelli Negroamaro Puglia
Region: Puglia, Italy
Grape Variety: 100% Negroamaro
Tasting Notes: Ruby red colour with purple hues. Intense, vinous, spicy and fruity with notes of black berries. Medium bodied, velvety, very good balance between freshness and warm feelings, long lasting and savoury aftertaste.
Food Pairing: Best paired with Pugklia dishes, orecchiette with broccoli rabe and goat cheese.
Awards:
Mundus Vini 2022 - Gold Medal
Frankfurt International Trophy 2021 - Gold
VEGAN & VEGETARIAN FRIENDLY
Grape Variety: 100% Negroamaro
Tasting Notes: Ruby red colour with purple hues. Intense, vinous, spicy and fruity with notes of black berries. Medium bodied, velvety, very good balance between freshness and warm feelings, long lasting and savoury aftertaste.
Food Pairing: Best paired with Pugklia dishes, orecchiette with broccoli rabe and goat cheese.
Awards:
Mundus Vini 2022 - Gold Medal
Frankfurt International Trophy 2021 - Gold
VEGAN & VEGETARIAN FRIENDLY
Luccarelli Negroamaro Puglia
FANPSM
Primo Sangiovese Merlot
Region: Italy, Puglia, Ortona, San Salvo, Pollutri, Abruzzo
Grape variety: 70% Sangiovese & 30% Merlot
Tasting notes: Brambly berried fruit that’s plenty ripe and yet still bright make for one tasty drop! Gentle roasted notes give way to a palate of red and black plums.
Food pairing: Partner to tomato rich dish or nutty cheeses.
Award: Luca Maroni 2023 - 93 points
Grape variety: 70% Sangiovese & 30% Merlot
Tasting notes: Brambly berried fruit that’s plenty ripe and yet still bright make for one tasty drop! Gentle roasted notes give way to a palate of red and black plums.
Food pairing: Partner to tomato rich dish or nutty cheeses.
Award: Luca Maroni 2023 - 93 points
Primo Sangiovese Merlot
FANMB
I Muri Bianco
Region: Puglia, Italy
Grape Variety: White Malvasia, Chardonnay & White Bombino
Background: The vineyards are located in Salento peninsula with perfect sun exposure and with the soil composition. These aspects are the perfect ingredients to create a wonderful combination of freshness, flavours and minerality.
Tasting Notes: Straw yellow with gold reflections, intense and persistent bouquet, fruity with hints of ripe yellow fruits. Fresh, ready to drink, pleasant, harmonic and persistent.
Food Pairing: The richnes and aromatic fragrance of this Bianco Puglia makes it the ideal wine to pair with seafood, first course pasta dishes with vegetables, white meats and baked fish.
VEGAN & VEGETARIAN FRIENDLY
Grape Variety: White Malvasia, Chardonnay & White Bombino
Background: The vineyards are located in Salento peninsula with perfect sun exposure and with the soil composition. These aspects are the perfect ingredients to create a wonderful combination of freshness, flavours and minerality.
Tasting Notes: Straw yellow with gold reflections, intense and persistent bouquet, fruity with hints of ripe yellow fruits. Fresh, ready to drink, pleasant, harmonic and persistent.
Food Pairing: The richnes and aromatic fragrance of this Bianco Puglia makes it the ideal wine to pair with seafood, first course pasta dishes with vegetables, white meats and baked fish.
VEGAN & VEGETARIAN FRIENDLY
I Muri Bianco
FANLPRIM
Lunatico Primitivo
Region: Puglia IGT, Italy
Grape Variety: 100% Primitivo
Tasting Notes: A full bodied red wne with intense aromas and flavours. It exhibits notes of dark fruits like plum and blackberry, along with hints of vanilla, tobacco and oak. The palate is smooth with balanced acidity and rich tannins, often finishing with notes of chocolate, spice and espresso.
Food Pairing: This Primitivo pairs well with a variety of dishes, particularly those with rich flavours. It compliments grilled meats, pasta with tomato based sauves and aged cheeses.
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Grape Variety: 100% Primitivo
Tasting Notes: A full bodied red wne with intense aromas and flavours. It exhibits notes of dark fruits like plum and blackberry, along with hints of vanilla, tobacco and oak. The palate is smooth with balanced acidity and rich tannins, often finishing with notes of chocolate, spice and espresso.
Food Pairing: This Primitivo pairs well with a variety of dishes, particularly those with rich flavours. It compliments grilled meats, pasta with tomato based sauves and aged cheeses.
VEGAN & VEGETARIAN FRIENDLY
Lunatico Primitivo