guide to the wines of apulia and basilicata - alto salento

DOC

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Novoli

San Marzano San PancrazioSalentino

Salice Salentino

Copertino

Campi Salentina

Veglie (MAGLIANO)

Squinzano

COPERTINONegroamaro

BRINDISINegroamaroSQUINZANONegroamaroSALICE SALENTINONegroamaroMalvasia neraAleaticoChardonnayPinot bianco

Our journey into the Salento wine scene

starts at Brindisi, home to the Brindisi doc

which introduces wine tourists into the

domain of Negroamaro. Just like many of

the other grape varieties found in the

Salento peninsula, this probably originated

in Greece. Its name leaves no doubt as to

the impenetrable colour of both grapes and

wine: Negroamaro literally means

“blackblack”, from niger in Latin and maru

in Greek, although niuru maru in the local

dialect recalls the black grape skin and the

bitter taste of the wine. This variety is the

star of all the doc wines in the Upper

Salento area – Brindisi, Squinzano, Salice

Salentino and Copertino – either used

alone or blended with Malvasia Nera di

Brindisi and di Lecce, another variety

which is very typical of this area.

Brindisi was a very important sea port in

Roman times, doing a brisk trade in oil and

wine with the lands in the eastern

Mediterranean. Then it became the port

from which the Crusades set off to do battle

in the Holy Land. When Italians propose a

toast, raising their glasses, call it a

“brindisi” as crusaders used to do after a

battle, in memory of their last few hours on

the Italian territory.

The countryside here is very fertile and the

vegetation is richly abundant. Olive-

growing is very important here as shown

by the many archaeological remains and

monumental underground olive oil presses

in the Museum of Country Life at the Abbey

of Santa Maria di Cerrate near Squinzano,

between the Provinces of Brindisi and

Lecce.

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Lecce is not to be missed with its incredibly

beautiful Apulian baroque architecture,

and only a few kilometres away is the

Cupra Valley. This generous countryside

has so much to offer in the way of culinary

resources, and these have then spread

throughout the entire Salento. This area

was already well-known as a holiday place

in the 16th century, and this is where you

can taste one of the simplest and most

delicious dishes of the rural tradition:

cecorè reste'a mmenèscia. This is a soup

made using wild chicory, patiently picked

along the edges of the fields or the country

lanes. It is seasoned with pecorino cheese

or some bacon fat.

The land here provides so many raw

materials for cooking that it has given rise

to what is called “poor” cuisine, based on

simple ingredients like vegetables, fresh

pasta, pulses, meat (horse meat is widely

eaten) and fish. In actual fact, when you

look at the traditional Salento recipes they

are really full of creativity and flavour, with

a great variety of cooking methods and

materials, like stone ovens and ceramic

“pignata” cooking pots. Traditional bread is

also an indication of the creativity of

Salento housewives, and it is still possible

to eat pucce, pizzi, 'mpille, and uliate,

which are small loaves made from dough

containing various “extra” ingredients, like

black olives, fried onions, tomato and

paprika, and extra virgin olive oil.

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The Botrugno family has been closely

involved with wine, the vineyard and its

territory since 1900. This may be have

something to do with the derivation of

the family name, because the word

“botrus” in Greek actually means a bunch

of grapes. The winery is managed by

brothers Antonio and Sergio, who follow

every stage of the production process,

and personally supervise the grapes on

their journey from the vineyard to the

bottle. The wines produced here are

exclusively doc and igt, the result of

particular care taken with the local grape

varieties in the winery's vineyards,

where integrated methods are used to

grow Negroamaro, Malvasia Nera di

Brindisi, Primitivo and Ottavianello as

bushes. It is possible to visit both the

wine cellars and the vineyards.

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Vineyard area (hectares): 33Annual number of bottles: 80.000

72100 BrindisiVia Arcione, 1Tel. +39 0831 555587Fax +39 0831 [email protected] founded: 1900Owners: Antonio and Sergio BotrugnoOenologist: Cosimo Spina

OTHER WINES

• Vigna Lobia Salento Rosso igt 2007• Patrunu Ro' Negroamaro Salento

Rosso igt 2008• Pinea Salento Bianco igt 2008• Botrus Salento Rosso igt 2008• Arcione Brindisi Rosso doc 2007

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Botrugno SergioAzienda Vitivinicola

Patrunu Rò Salento Rosso igt 2008Grapes: Primitivo 100%Alcohol: 14,5%Cost: euro 8,00Ruby red colour with purplish highlights, and a fragrance containing hints of pine resin. It is not strong-bodied, but quite intense with exuberant tannins. Perfect with a bean soup flavoured with plenty of extra virgin olive oil.

Aurora Brindisi Rosato doc 2008Grapes: Negroamaro 80%, Malvasia Nera di Brindisi 20%Alcohol: 14%Cost: euro 6,00Intense coral pink colour with aromatic suggestions of wild strawberries and pink geraniums. Less timid on the palate: more intense, good body and persistence. Fresh and lightly flavoured, suggested with fava bean purée and tomatoes.

Malvasia Nera Salento Rosso igt 2008Grapes: Malvasia Nera di Brindisi 100%Alcohol: 13,5%Cost: euro 8,00A ruby red hue with strong purple highlights, and intense fruit and spicy fragrances: strawberries, blackcurrant and cloves are the strongest. A medium body and an interestingly persistent flavour and aroma. It is easy to match with rather simple dishes like roast meats, which are not too heavily seasoned.

Cantina Brancasi was founded in 1980

in the heart of the Brindisi doc area.

The winery lies a few kilometres north

of the city, and processes the grapes

from the 350 members of this

cooperative whose president is

Vittoriano Mastrogiacomo.

The winery carefully selects the grapes

from around 500 hectares of vineyards

dominated by Negroamaro and Malva-

sia di Brindisi, alongside international

varieties like Chardonnay.

The excellent climatic conditions of this

area, the composition of its soils, the

proximity of the Adriatic and the

modern processing techniques used all

contribute to the production of wines

which are appreciated the world over.

It is possible to visit the winery and buy

directly from the shop.

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72100 BrindisiStrada Pilella, 48Tel. +39 0831 555838Fax +39 0831 [email protected] founded: 1980President: Vittoriano MastrogiacomoOenologist: Giovanni Petruzzi

OTHER WINES

• Il Chiostro Rosso, Rosato e Bianco igt• Il Soffio Chardonnay del Salento

Frizzante igt• La Galatea Brindisi Rosato doc• Primitivo del Salento Rosso igt

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Cantina BrancasiSoc. Coop.

Notturno Salento Rosso igt 2006Grapes: Malvasia Nera 100%Alcohol: 13,50%Cost: euro 7,00Good ruby red hue with purple highlights. Hints of blackberry jam, dried figs and plenty of spices on the nose. Slender on the palate, drinkable and quite balanced.Prevailing sensation of smoothness on the palate, with a full spicy finish.Recommended with trofie alla putta-nesca.

La Galatea Salento Bianco igt 2008Grapes: Chardonnay 100%Alcohol: 13%Cost: euro 5,00Light straw yellow colour, with a pleasant scent of jasmine, pineapple and freshly-cut grass. Soft on the palate, with good intensity and persistence, and a final slightly dry finish. Delicate and suggested with boiled vegetables or a chicken salad.

La Galatea Brindisi Riserva Rosso doc 2005Grapes: Negroamaro 75%, Malvasia Nera 25%Alcohol: 14%Cost: euro 7,00Consistent when swirled in the glass, dense ruby red colour with garnet highlights. Hints of blackberry jam, black pepper and butter on the nose, with some notes of leather. Fairly good texture and balanced, smooth on the palate, warm with pleasant tannins. Average persistence. To serve with breaded meatloaf.

• Negroamaro Salento Rosso igt• Vermentino Salento Bianco igt

Visellio Salento Rosso igt 2006Grapes: Primitivo 100%Alcohol: 14,50%Cost: euro 16,00Dense in the glass, intense purple red colour with lighter purple highlights.Perfumes of black cherry and vanilla with some spicy notes on the nose. Black cherry turns into cherries preserved in alcohol on the palate, with good structure, intensity and persistence. Nice and fresh, and very good with mature cheeses like Canestrato dop di Corato.

Saturnino Salento Rosato igt 2008Grapes: Negroamaro 100%Alcohol: 13,50%Cost: euro 7,00Intense brilliant coral pink hue. Intense and pleasant fragrances of strawberry, mulberry, violet, fern, radish and lavender with notes of liquorice and sugared almonds on the nose. A refined bouquet on the palate and perfectly balanced. Satisfyingly persistent.Excellent texture, and perfect with linguine in a crab sauce .

Jaddico Brindisi Rosso doc 2006Grapes: Negroamaro 70%, Monte-pulciano 15%, Malvasia Nera 15%Alcohol: 13,50%Cost: euro 16,00Intense ruby red colour with purplish flashes. Splendid wide range of scents on the nose: forest fruits, porcini mushrooms, cloves, leather and vanilla, with notes of eucalyptus and hydrocarbons. Slightly less intensity on the palate, but wonderfully balanced and persistent, with a fairly good structure. Approaches excellence. Suggested with lamb ragù.

The name Rubino tells the story of a

recent passion for wine-growing and

the creation of excellent quality wines

for today's consumers.

Tommaso Rubino founded the winery

in the mid 1980s when he bought

some estates in the north of Brindisi,

and decided to invest in the

agricultural potential of the area.

His son Luigi soon started a wine-

growing activity which exalts the local

varieties.

Today the winery is a modern concern

with highly sophisticated technology,

which welcomes enthusiasts and wine

tourists: the original wine-tasting

room has a large round 24-place table

where visitors can also try out some

excellent extra virgin olive oils after a

visit to the beautiful wine cellar.

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72100 BrindisiVia E. Fermi, 50Tel. +39 0831 571955 - Fax +39 0831 [email protected] founded: 1999Owner: Luigi RubinoOenologist/Adviser: Luca Petrelli, Riccardo

Cotarella

OTHER WINES

• Marmorelle Salento Rosso e Bianco igt• Sedna Salento Bianco igt• Punta Aquila Primitivo Salento igt• Giancòla Salento Bianco igt• Aleatico Puglia igt• Torretesta Salento Rosso igt

TenuteRubino

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Sum Vino Rosso da tavola 2006Grapes: Sussumaniello 100%Alcohol: 13%Cost: euro 17,00Intense ruby red hue with vivid purplish highlights. Fragrances recalling fresh sweet fruit on the nose, with light rosemary and violet notes. Appreciable on the palate for the intense balanced simplicity of the fresh young flavours, despite its age. With beef stew and fried black olives.

Pietraluna Salento Rosso igt 2006Grapes: Negroamaro 100%Alcohol: 13%Cost: euro 7,00Intense garnet red hue. Delicious scents of strawberry jam and cloves with notes of fresh butter. Good intensity on the palate, medium-bodied and fairly persistent. Intense fruity flavour. Excellent with pasta al forno con melanzane.

The Torre Guaceto project started in

2000 and aimed at enhancing quality

agricultural products - not only wines

- of the Brindisi countryside, while

respecting the precious natural

heritage of the Torre Guaceto nature

and marine reserve.

This area is eminently suitable for

wine-growing thanks to its position

and particular landscape features. The

winery uses only organic methods to

grow its grapes, and manager Michele

Greco belongs to the Accademia di

Racemi, which has always been

synonymous with wine quality.

It is possible to visit the winery and

buy its wines directly.

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72100 BrindisiContrada BaccataniTel. +39 099 9711660Fax +39 099 [email protected] founded 2001Owner: Michele GrecoOenologist Cosimo Spina

Torre Guaceto

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Dedalo Salento Rosso igt 2007Grapes: Ottavianello 100%Alcohol: 13,50%Cost: euro 12,00A clear ruby red colour, with pleasant hints of cooked pear and nutmeg on the nose. Quite full-bodied, slightly tannic and discreetly persistent. This goes very well with caciocavallo cheese cooked on a stone slab.

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• Tenuta Partemio Salento Rosso e Bianco igt

• Tenuta Partemio Brindisi doc

Nomas Vino da Tavola Rosso 2006Grapes: Sussumaniello 100%Alcohol: 14,50%Cost: euro 20,00Intense ruby red hue, with hints of blackberry, vanilla, toasted almonds and coffee on the nose. An intense impact on the palate, fresh and quite balanced. Fairly persistent and structured.Suggested with pasta with chickpeas and sausage.

Tenuta Partemio Salento Rosso igt 2007Grapes: Primitivo 100%Alcohol: 12,50%Cost: euro 5,80A nice lively ruby red hue, a little timid on the nose with light flowery hints. Much more character in the mouth; intense, full-bodied and pleasantly soft.The finish leaves the impression of a well-balanced wine.Recommended with an antipasto of cold meats from the Murgia.

Tenuta Partemio Salento Rosato igt 2008Grapes: Negroamaro 100%Alcohol: 12,50%Cost: euro 5,80Brilliant light cherry pink. Intense fragrances of fresh fruit like redcurrant and pink daisies on the nose. Intense on the palate and persistent. Fresh and drinkable, good with a chicory flan.

The Azienda Agricola Vitivinicola

Lomazzi & Sarli was founded in 1869

near Latiano, with the aim of

producing quality grapes to make

great wines. After many years of

enhancement, the Dimastrodonato

family's winery now possesses

important selections of local varieties

like Sussumaniello, Malvasia Bianca,

Fiano, Negroamaro, Malvasia Nera

and Primitivo. A combination of years

of wine-growing experience, modern

technology used in the wine cellar and

enormous enthusiasm means that the

winery has had success on both the

national and international markets.

The winery headquarters in Contrada

Partemio has a wine shop, and wine

tourists and enthusiasts can take a

guided tour by appointment.

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Vineyard area (hectares): 150Annual number of bottles: 1.000.000

72022 Latiano (Br)Contrada Partemio snTel./Fax +39 0831 [email protected] founded: 1869Owner: Giuseppe DimastrodonatoOenologist/Adviser: Giovanni Dimastrogiovanni, Franco e Marco Bernabei

OTHER WINES

• Solise Brindisi Riserva Rosso doc• Dimastrodonato Salento Aleatico igt• Irenico Salice Salentino doc• Imperium Salento Bianco igt• Latias Salento Rosso igt• Tenuta Paremio Salice Salentino doc

Lomazzi & Sarli

• Etra Primitivo Salento igt• Amigdala Aleatico Puglia doc

Murex Salento Rosato igt 2008Grapes: Negroamaro 70%, Malvasia Nera 30%Alcohol: 14%Cost: euro 14,00Cerasuolo pink colouring with copper highlights. Its fragrance recalls raspberries with rose petals and some spicy notes. Its structure is a little thin on the palate, but overall quite balanced. Average persistence. Good with prawn soup.

Verve Salento Rosso igt 2007Grapes: Negroamaro 100%Alcohol: 14%Cost: euro 14,00A ruby red colouring with burgundy highlights. Vegetal hints of forest woodland plants and fruity hints of cherry and carob. A good texture and persistence, with a pleasant peppery note at the finish.Excellent with a bowl of well-seasoned stewed turnip tops.

Nottetempo Salento Bianco igt 2008Grapes: Chardonnay 100%Alcohol: 14%Cost: euro 14,00An excellent intense straw yellow hue. It has the lively banana scents on the nose which are typical of this variety, with some toasted notes. It is warm in the mouth, quite smooth and persistent with a restrained dryness. The ideal accompaniment to this wine is a soft goat cheese.

Agricole Rizzello was founded about

forty years ago, as the culmination of a

long agricultural tradition in the family.

Complete control of the production

cycle is one of the fundamental features

of this winery under the direction of

Franco Rizzello, which is an important

centre of production in the Salento.

Its vineyards are cultivated organically,

consisting of 180 hectares of vines

grown as bushes, of which 90% are the

local varieties Primitivo, Negroamaro,

Malvasia Bianca di Brindisi and Nera di

Lecce, while the remaining 10% are

Chardonnay.

The winery has advanced wine-making

technology which makes it possible to

maintain a constant quality and

quantity of production. Visitors can

buy directly from the winery.

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72020 Cellino San Marco (Br)Via Rafi – Verderame snTel. +39 0831 617776 – +39 0831 617847Fax +39 0831 616610 – +39 0831 616811agricolerizzellospa@virgilio.itwww.agricolerizzellospa.comYear founded: 1972Amministratore: Franco RizzelloOenologist: Giuseppe Caragnulo

OTHER WINES

• Solemnis Primitivo Salento igt• Bisso Salice Salentino Riserva Rosso

doc• Arche'e Salento Rosso igt• Cypraea Salice Salentino Bianco doc• Pecten Salento Bianco igt

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AgricoleRizzello

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Platone Salento Rosso igt 2006Grapes: Primitivo 50%, Negroamaro 50%Alcohol: 13,50%Good garnet red colour. Fragrant scents of blackcurrant jam, roasted coffee and vanilla on the nose, with some liquorice notes. Intense and averagely persistent on the palate. Developing balance suggests further aging as a possibility. Liquorice in the finish as well. Beef tenderloin in liquorice sauce is the perfect dish with this wine.

Felicità Salento Bianco igt 2008Grapes: Sauvignon 70%, Chardonnay 30%Alcohol: 12,50%An intense straw yellow colour in the wine glass. An aroma containing hints of pineapple, apricot and boxwood with some citrus notes. The prevailing sensation on the palate is softness. It is medium-bodied and persistent, and would go well with a sea-bass carpaccio.

Taras Salento Rosso igt 2007Grapes: Primitivo 100%Alcohol: 14%An intense ruby red colouring with clear garnet nuances. The fragrance reveals pleasant hints of cherries, almonds and butter, with slight suggestions of spices like pepper and vanilla. A balanced full-bodied wine which goes well with roast pork.

The Azienda Vinicola Al Bano Carrisi,

at Masseria Curtipetrizzi, continues to

represent this famous singer's close

ties to his home area and family estate.

The particular features of the soil

combined with rigorous respect for

local traditions guarantee the

excellent quality of the organically-

grown grapes which are made into

wine using advanced methods.

Each stage of the production cycle -

which favours local varieties - is

followed by expert agronomists and

oenologists. The wines are distributed

all over the world, sometimes with

labels evoking Al Bano's best known

songs.

The cellars can be visited by

appointment and visitors can also

taste wines and extra virgin olive oils.

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72020 Cellino San Marco (Br)Contrada BoscoTel. +39 0831 619211 - Fax +39 0831 [email protected] founded: 1971Owner: Albano CarrisiOenologist/Adviser: Leonardo Pinto,

Giuseppe Rizzo

OTHER WINES

• Salice Salentino Rosso doc• Mediterraneo Salento Rosato igt• Nostalgia Salento Rosso igt• Don Carmelo Salento Rosso e Bianco

igt• Aleatico Passito Salento Rosso igt

Azienda VinicolaAl Bano Carrisi

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• Tinaia Salice Salentino Bianco doc• Santa Caterina Salento Bianco igt• Due Palme Salento Rosato igt• Candore Moscato Salento igt• Paesano Aleatico Dolce Salento igt

Selvarossa Salice Salentino Riserva Rosso doc 2005Grapes: Negroamaro 90%, Malvasia Nera 10%Alcohol: 14%Cost: euro 16,00Brilliant ruby red colouring. Fragrant hints of black cherry jam, vanilla, carob, walnuts, cloves and liquorice with notes of musk and thyme on the nose. Very intense and pleasant on the palate. Smooth, well-structured, full, agreeably tannic. Very good with elaborate game dishes.

Bagnara Salento Bianco igt 2008Grapes: Fiano 100%Alcohol: 13%Cost: euro 10,00A brilliant straw yellow hue with gold highlights. It has a fragrance of ripe banana, vanilla, honey and grass on a slightly balsamic background. A delicate taste, because it is medium-bodied, persistent and balanced. Excellent with wild fennel, chickpeas and clams.

Tenuta Albrizzi Salento Rosso igt 2007Grapes: Primitivo 50%, Cabernet Sauvignon 50%Alcohol: 13,50%Cost: euro 9,70Intense ruby red colour with garnet highlights in the glass. A good body, texture and balance, with intense floral hints on the nose, recalling poppies and fruity cherry scents. To accompany with a dish of pasta, cabbage and bacon-fat.

Cantine Due Palme was founded in 1989

and is one of the largest cooperatives in

Apulia and the whole southern Italy,

situated across the boundaries between

the provinces of Lecce, Taranto and

Brindisi. The cooperative is led by

Angelo Maci, and has over 850 member-

producers growing local varieties like

Negroamaro, Malvasia Nera, Sussuma-

niello and Primitivo, as well as the most

widespread international varieties.

There are two completely new

complexes: one contains the offices, a

spacious tasting room and restaurant;

and the other contains the conference

room with open cellars and a waterfall,

the wine-making machinery, an

advanced testing laboratory, and a

spacious reception room for groups of

visitors by appointment.

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72020 Cellino San Marco (Br)Via San Marco, 130Tel. +39 0831 617909Fax +39 0831 [email protected] founded: 1989President: Angelo MaciOenologist: Angelo Maci

OTHER WINES

• Selvarossa Salice Salentino Riserva Speciale Rosso doc 2003

• Brindisi Rosso doc• Squinzano Rosso doc• Primitivo Salento Rosso igt• Canonico Salento Rosso igt

CantineDue Palme

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• Paule Calle Salento Passito igt• Le Pozzelle Rosato doc• La Carta Salice Salentino Riserva Rosso

doc• Tenuta Marini Salento Bianco igt

La Finestra Salice Salentino Rosso doc 2007Grapes: Negroamaro 90%, Malvasia Nera 10%Alcohol: 13,50%Cost: da euro 7,00Ruby red with garnet highlights. Fine delicate hints of raspberry jam, walnuts and tobacco on the nose with notes of leather and paprika. Intense, balanced and warm on the palate. Fairly persistent, with a pleasant liquorice and spice finish.To try with roast beef and porcini mushrooms.

Duca D'Aragona Salento Rosso igt 2003Grapes: Negroamaro 80%, Monte-pulciano 20%Alcohol: 13,50%Cost: da euro 19,00Ruby red colour tending towards garnet. Delicate, mostly tertiary hints on the nose of leather, butter, goudron and black sesame; suggestions of dark fruits preserved in alcohol. Smooth and agreeably warm, delicate on the plate and pleasantly tannic with a good balance. With spezzatino misto alla diavola.

Cappello di Prete Salento Rosso igt 2005Grapes: Negroamaro 100%Alcohol: 13,50%Cost: da euro 9,00Ruby red colouring with slightly garnet highlights. Evident tertiary hints on the nose like leather, fresh butter, vanilla, cloves and paint, and also notes of black fruit.Smooth and quite intense on the palate and fairly full-bodied with a black pepper finish. It goes well with tagliata al vincotto beef .

Candido began producing wines in 1929

and the winery is now run by Alessandro

and Giacomo, who represent the third

generation of their family with this

commitment. The two brothers have

kept their ties to the territory very much

alive, and at the same time launched a

programme of development and

innovation which has made this winery

competitive both in Italy and abroad. The

vineyards are spread out through the

entire Salice Salentino doc area, and are

at the very heart of this winery, which

considers the soil and the plant as a

heritage to study, conserve and support

in order to obtain quality wines. Every

stage of the process, from the vineyards

to bottling is followed with care, a

combination of experience, research and

deep concern. Visits by appointment.

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72025 San Donaci (Br)Via Armando Diaz, 46Tel. +39 0831 635674Fax +39 0831 [email protected] founded: 1929Owner: Alessandro e Giacomo CandidoOenologist: Donato Lanati

OTHER WINES

• Cassio Dione Salento Rosso igt• Vigna Vinera Salento Bianco igt• Casina Cucci Salento Bianco igt• Piccoli Passi Salento Rosato igt• De Vinis Primitivo Rosso igt• Aleatico Salice Salentino doc

Candido Francesco

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Anticaia Salice Salentino Riserva Rosso doc 2005Grapes: Negroamaro 90%, Malvasia Nera 10%Alcohol: 14%Cost: euro 12,00Intense ruby red colour with garnet highlights. Intense scents of blackberry jam, black pepper and vanilla on the nose. Smooth and warm on the palate, pleasantly tannic. Medium persistence, with an agreeable liquorice finish.Suggested with rabbit alla diavola.

Contrada del Falco Salento Rosso igt 2007Grapes: Negroamaro 80%, Montepul-ciano 20%Alcohol: 13,50%Cost: euro 8,00A sharp and definite ruby red colouring. Its fragrance has a range of perfumes from raspberry to chestnut honey, with light notes of woodland undergrowth. On the palate it is quite intense, averagely persistent, but with little body.Drinkable and suitable with various foods: fish soup and simple tomato sauces.

Anticaia Salice Salentino Rosato doc 2008Grapes: Negroamaro 90%, Malvasia Nera 10%Alcohol: 14%Cost: euro 5,00Intense cherry pink colouring with tawny nuances. Intense aroma with hints of strawberry and bilberries in alcohol, wild rose and notes of hay. Intensity continues on the palate with a warming effect. Appreciable good body and good persistence. Ideal with tagliatelle in stockfish sauce.

The Cantina Sociale Cooperativa di San

Donaci was founded in 1933 by a small

group of growers, and now has almost

500 members who deliver around 4

million kilos of grapes annually.

The vines are grown as bushes, with

Negroamaro the most widespread

variety, followed by Malvasia Nera then

smaller quantities of Chardonnay and

other varieties of white grape.

For years the cooperative, now led by

Marco Pagano, has had the primary

strategic objective of continuously

improving wine quality, with excellent

results also obtained through

substantial investments.

A visit to the winery buildings is a

pleasant experience, and visitors can

see the underground cellars, as well as

buy wines directly from the producer.

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72025 San Donaci (Br)Via Mesagne, 62Tel. +39 0831 681085Fax +39 0831 [email protected] founded: 1933President: Marco PaganoOenologist: Leonardoantonio Pinto

OTHER WINES

• Anticaia Salice Salentino Rosso doc 2007

• Anticaia Primitivo Salento igt 2008

Cantina San Donaci

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Calura Negroamaro Salento Rosso igt 2007Grapes: Negroamaro 100%Alcohol: 13%Cost: euro 6,00A strong ruby red colour. On the nose it has hints of juniper, bay and raspberry.Balanced, quite full-bodied and slightly tannic, with a pleasant brief finish of liquorice root. Interesting with bucatini alla pizzaiola.

S'èscusu Salice Salentino Riserva Rosso doc 2006Grapes: Negroamaro 100%Alcohol: 14%Cost: euro 12,00Ru by re d c o l o u r i n g w i t h l i g h t amaranthine highlights.Intense and inviting aroma with notes of blackberry, tobacco, carob and pepper. Remains intense on the palate, prevalent sensation of smoothness. Suggested with orecchiette al forno.

inPrimis Primitivo Salento Rosso igt 2007Grapes: Primitivo 100%Alcohol: 14%Cost: euro 8,00Splendid intense ruby red hue. On the nose it mostly has hints of caramel and spices like black pepper and cinnamon.Balanced on the palate, with medium body and persistence but exuberant tannin. Recommended with a portion of parmigiana.

Cantine Baldassarre dates back to the

1980s, when family head Angelo

Baldassarre decided to build with his

own hands “lu parmientu” - a cellar for

making wine from his own and others'

grapes. In 2002, his sons Salvatore and

Giuseppe decided to invest in

renovation work, sustained by the

quality of their wines and the local

Negroamaro and Primitivo varieties.

Their declared intention is to combine

the tradition of very typical wines with

innovation and technology, modern

oenological techniques and new

processing procedures, at the same

time carefully following the entire

production cycle from cultivation to

the selection of grapes and customer

relations. Visitors can tour the wine

cellars and buy its wines.

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72025 San Donaci (Br)Via Caltafimi, 51Tel. +39 329 2142653Fax +39 0831 [email protected] founded: 2002Owner: Salvatore BaldassarreOenologist: Francesco Cascione

OTHER WINES

• Empireo Chardonnay Salento igt• Aurose Salento Rosato igt

CantineBaldassarre

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Fiore di Vigna Salento Rosso igt 2006Grapes: Primitivo 100%Alcohol: 14,50%Cost: euro 17,00Full garnet red colouring. Aroma includes scents of cherry jam, vanilla and fresh butter with some notes of leather.Immediately pleasant on the palate, balanced, intense and persistent. Consistent at all stages of tasting. Ideal with stuffed rabbit.

Fuxia Puglia Rosato igt 2008Grapes: Negroamaro 100%Alcohol: 13%Cost: euro 8,50Delicate rose-petal pink colour, with intense fragrance of pomegranate and pink geranium and notes of green tea and coriander. Full-bodied and intense on the palate, persistent finish with notes of pink fruit. Ideal with lobster and tomato.

Salice Salentino Riserva Rosso doc 2003Grapes: Negroamaro 80%, Malvasia Nera 20%Alcohol: 13,50%Cost: euro 13,00Garnet red colouring with orange highlights. Intense aromas reminiscent of quince jam, black pepper, leather and hydrocarbons. Remains intense on the palate with average structure and persistence. Very good with goat cheeses.

The story of this winery runs parallel to

the transformation of the Salento: a

wine-growing area steeped in its

origins and traditions, now involved in

a project to enhance the resources of

the territory.

The winery was founded in 1989 when

owner Paolo Leo decided to follow in

his grandfather's footsteps and start

wine-making again. The family has

been involved in this activity since the

early 1900s, and he wanted to bring

this enthusiasm together with a new

image, expressing the pursuit of

quality while respecting nature and the

particular characteristics of the vines.

The winery uses modern technology

combined with expert know-how.

It is possible to visit the cellars and buy

wines directly from the winery shop.

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72025 San Donaci (Br)Via Tuturano, 21Tel. +39 0831 635073 - Fax +39 0831 [email protected] founded: 1989Owner: Paolo LeoOenologist/Adviser: Teodosio D'Apolito,

Nicola Leo

OTHER WINES

• I Classici: Limitone dei Greci Salice Sa-lentino doc, Passo del Cardinale Primiti-vo di Manduria doc, Battigia Puglia igt, Falanghina Puglia igt, Greco Puglia igt

• Linea varietali: Primitivo Salento igt, Negroamaro Salento igt, Malvasia Sa-

Paolo Leo

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• Rosalbòre Salice Salentino Rosato doc 2007

Campo Appio Salento Rosso igt 2006Grapes: Primitivo 100%Alcohol: 14%Cost: euro 8,00Lovely pale garnet red colour. Intense scents of cherry and tobacco on the nose, with some vaguely balsamic notes. Warm and smooth, intensely fruity also on the palate. Not very structured but persistent. A good expression of the terroir, and perfect with pasta “seduta” alla fasanese.

Campo Appio Salento Rosso igt 2006Grapes: Negroamaro 100%Alcohol: 13,50%Cost: euro 9,00Garnet red hue. Impressively intense on the nose; reminiscent of plum, cacao, tobacco and cinnamon. Less intense on the palate, but remains a balanced wine without excessive contrasts. Averagely persistent. To serve with bell peppers, walnuts and vincotto.

The Cooperative was set up in 1961 by

14 local wine-growers. Now it boasts

about 1000 members who deliver their

grapes to the winery. Their vineyards

are mostly made up of vines grown as

bushes, situated between the provinces

of Brindisi and Lecce in the countryside

around San Pancrazio, Sandonaci,

Guagnano and Salice Salentino. Wine

production is mostly a reflection of the

local varieties and concentrates on

Negroamaro and Malvasia Nera,

although the winery also receives

Primitivo, Montepulciano, Cabernet

Sauvignon and Malvasia Bianca grapes.

Tommaso Conte is the manager now,

and the aim of the cooperative is to

produce wines using a combination of

tradition and innovation. It is possible

to visit the winery and buy its wines.

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72026 San Pancrazio Salentino (Br)Via del Mare s.n.Tel. +39 0831 666064 – +39 0831 665385Fax +39 0831 [email protected] founded: 1961President: Tommaso ConteOenologist: Salvatore Tundo

OTHER WINES

• Terre di Sole Salento Rosato igt 2008• Terre di Sole Salento Bianco igt 2008• Terre di Sole Salento Rosso igt 2006• Rivo di Liandro Salice Salentino Rosso

doc 2006

CooperativaProduttori Agricoli

Rivo di Liandro Salice Salentino Riserva Rosso doc 2004Grapes: Negroamaro 100%Alcohol: 13,50%Cost: euro 8,00Garnet red colour with orange edges. Scents of preserved black cherries, cacao and notes of leather on the nose. Balance definitely weighted towards smoothness on the palate. A little thin-bodied but fairly persistent. Suggested with liver and onions.

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• Vigna del Galluccio Negroamaro Salento Rosso e Rosato igt

Vigna del Galluccio Salento Rosato igt 2008Grapes: Negroamaro 100%Alcohol: 12,50%Cost: euro 6,00Medium intensity cherry pink. Fragrant hints of cherry sweets on the nose, with peach flowers and vegetal notes. A good flavour on the palate with discreet contrasts. Average persistence. To serve with a prawn cocktail.

Vigna del Galluccio Salento Bianco igt 2008Grapes: Verdeca 100%Alcohol: 11,50%Cost: euro 8,00Straw yellow colouring with important greenish highlights, and intense hints of olive leaf and bitter almond on the nose.The taste is immediately balanced, with a good persistent finish. A wine which is representative of its vine and a good accompaniment to sea-bass baked in a salt crust.

Vigna del Galluccio Salento Bianco igt 2008Grapes: Chardonnay 100%Alcohol: 13%Cost: euro 6,00A brilliant straw yellow colour with greenish highlights. On the nose it has an unusual perfume of fennel seeds, aniseed, vanilla and pear. On the palate the effect is less intense; it is medium-bodied, but with a satisfying persistence and a delightful fresh finish. It should be served with fresh dairy products and cheeses.

Le Tre Terre was founded in 1984 at

San Pancrazio Salentino and has an

area of about 200 hectares, including

45 hectares of vineyards. At the centre

of this large estate there are the

buildings where the grapes are made

into wine, the olive oil press and the

processing plant for vegetables and

table olives. The farm is headed by

Francesco Galluccio and uses only

organic methods; this includes the

vineyards. The dominant varieties

grown here are Negroamaro, Malvasia

Nera, Verdeca and Chardonnay.

This is an example of an agricultural

business where typical genuine

products combine with the most

modern production technology and

marketing techniques. It is possible to

visit the farm and buy its products.

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72026 San Pancrazio Salentino (Br)Contrada Scazzi sncTel. +39 0831 664815Fax +39 0831 [email protected] founded: 1984Owner: Francesco GalluccioOenologist: Giacomo Palmisano

OTHER WINES

• Barone Galluccio Salice Salentino Riserva Rosso doc

• Barone Galluccio Salice Salentino Rosso doc

• Barone Galluccio Primitivo di Man-duria doc

Le Tre Terre

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• Ambasciatori Salento Rosso e Rosato igt• Ambasciatori Primitivo Salento igt• Ambasciatori Salento Bianco igt

Vigna delle Monache Salice Salentino Riserva Rosso doc 2004Grapes: Negroamaro 100%Alcohol: 13,50%Cost: euro 10,00Pale carnet red colour with orange highlights. Intense scents of vanilla, dried figs, dried violets and cacao on the nose.Intense and persistent, smoothness prevalent on the palate. Delightful sweet cacao finish. To serve with escalope with mushrooms sauce.

Since 1952 Brindisi Riserva Rosso doc 2005Grapes: Negroamaro 80%, Monte-pulciano 20%Alcohol: 13,50%Cost: euro 8,00Garnet red hue with softly orange highlights. Intense scents on the nose of forest fruits, sesame, cacao, musk and leather. It retains a certain intensity on the palate, but is impressively smooth and spicy. Good persistence and a little thin on body, but is pleasant and easy to drink. This goes well with a medium-ripe pecorino cheese.

Tacco Barocco Salento Rosso igt 2007Grapes: Primitivo 100%Alcohol: 13,50%Cost: euro 6,00A brilliant ruby red hue, with equally intense hints of black cherry and spices like oregano and pepper on the nose.Medium-bodied, with a balanced flavour and a pleasantly fresh finish.Recommended with stuffed bell peppers.

Cantina Sampietrana was founded in

1952, and is a piece of Salento history.

Nowadays, under the management of

Antonio Valiani, the winery is a

cooperative which meets the challenges

of the wine market with new projects

intended to improve the quality of the

territory's grapes, putting to good use the

professional skills and experience from

over fifty years of production. The winery

buildings are in the old town of San Pietro

Vernotico, and the grapes used come

from the members' vineyards which are

dominated by local varieties of red grape

like Negroamaro, Primitivo and Malvasia

Nera, alongside varieties like Sangiovese,

Montepulciano, Cabernet Sauvignon and

Merlot, and white grape varieties like

Chardonnay and Sauvignon. It is possible


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Ettari vitati: 40Annual number of bottles: 400.000

72027 San Pietro Vernotico (Br)Via Mare, 38Tel./Fax +39 0831 [email protected] founded: 1952President: Antonio ValianiOenologist: Ennio Cagnazzo

OTHER WINES

• Tacco Barocco Negroamaro Salento Rosso, Rosato e Bianco igt

• Tacco Barocco Squinzano Rosso doc• Tacco Barocco Brindisi Rosso doc• Tacco Barocco Salice Salentino Rosso

doc

Cantina SocialeSampietrana

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• Cantamessa Salento Bianco igt• Copertino Rosso doc• Barbaglio Salento Rosso igt• Aleatico Salento Rosso igt

Sumanero Salento Rosso igt 2005Grapes: Sussumaniello 60%, Negroa-maro 20%, Malvasia Nera 20%Alcohol: 14%Cost: euro 20,00Ruby red colour with garnet highlights.Black cherry jam, liquorice and vanilla are the first scents on the nose, followed by lightly toasted balsamic notes. Warm and fascinating on the palate.Intensely fruity and pleasantly tannic.Recommended with a wild boar steak in a wine sauce.

Ursa Major Salento Bianco igt 2006Grapes: Sauvignon 100%Alcohol: 13%Cost: euro 20,00It swirls golden yellow in the glass with light tawny highlights. Its perfume contains a hint of vanilla, but the bouquet also includes developed hints of ripe fruit and toasted walnuts. The prevalent sensation in the mouth is softness. Good body and good persistence.Interesting with a plate of fusilli, asparagus and cacioricotta cheese.

Ursa Major Salento Rosso igt 2002Grapes: Primitivo 80%, Negroamaro 20%Alcohol: 14%Cost: euro 24,00Garnet colouring with orange highlights.Mostly developed hints on the nose, of hydrocarbons, leather, cacao, tobacco and pepper. Intense on the palate, still fairly fresh, but a little thin. Fairly good persistence and quite pleasant.Recommended with mature “blue” cheeses.

Cantine Santa Barbara was founded in

1983 at San Pietro Vernotico, in an

area with a strong wine-growing

tradition. The winery is managed by

Pietro Giorgiani and his daughters

Maria Rosaria and Marcella, and they

take the utmost care in growing the

typical varieties in the local bush form,

so as to produce a wide range of wines,

including many of the prestigious doc

wines of the Salento, like Brindisi,

Squinzano, Salice Salentino, Copertino

and Primitivo. These are high quality

wines with an inimitable bouquet,

obtained through careful selection of

the grapes used together with modern

technology. It is possible to visit the

winery and the adjacent Museum of

Wine and Country Life, dedicated to

Ercole Giorgiani.

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72027 San Pietro Vernotico (Br)Via Maternità e Infanzia, 23Tel./Fax +39 0831 [email protected] founded: 1983President: Pietro GiorgianiOenologist: Pietro Giorgiani

OTHER WINES

• Salento Rosso, Rosato e Bianco igt• Brindisi Rosso e Rosato doc• Squinzano Rosso doc• Salice Salentino Rosso doc• Primitivo Salento igt• Primitivo di Manduria doc

CantineSanta Barbara

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• Le Grazie Salento Rosato igt• Il Nobile Salento Rosso igt• Primoduca Primitivo di Manduria doc

Donvito Prestige Salento Rosso igt 2007Grapes: Negroamaro 60%, Primitivo 40%Alcohol: 13%Cost: euro 5,60Splendid vivid ruby red colour which is impressive in the glass. On the nose it has intense hints of bilberry, black cherry, tulip and liquorice in the background. On the palate it has a good body, is balanced and persistent. To accompany spicy medium-aged cheeses.

The name of Vinicola Mediterranea

encapsulates the ethos of a winery

which has concentrated on the quality

and most identifiable characteristics

of the Mediterranean territories.

The winery was founded in 1997 by

Giuseppe Marangio and Vito Epifani,

two wine experts who decided to set

up in business together. In 2000, after

years spent making loose wine, the

winery started to bottle its own wines

which now include labels inspired

mostly by Negroamaro, and also

Malvasia di Brindisi, Primitivo and

other varieties which express

themselves well in this territory, such

as Montepulciano, Cabernet, Sangio-

vese and Chardonnay.


buy its wines.

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Ettari vitati: 40Annual number of bottles: 450.000

72027 San Pietro Vernotico (Br)Via Maternità e Infanzia, 22Tel. +39 0831 659329 – +39 0831 676323Fax +39 0831 676323info@vinicolamediterranea.itwww.vinicolamediterranea.itYear founded: 1997Owner/President: Vito Epifani, Giuseppe

MarangioOenologist: Cosimo Spina

OTHER WINES

• L'Aurora Salento Bianco igt• Oblio Primitivo Salento igt• Il Principe Squinzano Rosso doc• Il Barone Salice Salentino Rosso doc• Poesia Salento Bianco igt• Febo Primitivo Salento Rosso igt

VinicolaMediterranea

Il Granduca Salice Salentino Riserva Rosso doc 2004Grapes: Negroamaro 85%, Malvasia Nera 15%Alcohol: 14%Cost: euro 11,30Pale garnet red hue. Fascinating notes of plum and cherry jam on the nose, with butter and toasted almond. Hints of citrus. Smooth on the palate, but also intense, full-bodied and persistent. A marked spicy finish. Recommended with donkey stracotto.

Emozione Salento Rosso igt 2005Grapes: Negroamaro 100%Alcohol: 14,50%Cost: euro 24,00Sparkling intense ruby red hue. Aromas of dried figs and liquorice root on the nose, with balsamic and dried fruit notes.Excellent texture and intensity on the palate with a cinnamon finish. Well-balanced and elegantly tannic. Suggested with roast boar and juniper.

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• Martina Bianco doc 2008• Salice Salentino Rosso doc 2007• Primitivo di Manduria doc 2007

Squinzano Rosso doc 2007Grapes: Negroamaro 95%, Malvasia Nera 5%Alcohol: 13,50%Cost: euro 8,50Intense ruby red colour. Delightful intense scent of redcurrant with cinnamon and liquorice notes on the nose. Splendid balance of contrasts on the palate. Good texture, persistent, and consistent at all three stages of tasting. Lively and versatile. Suggested with roasted meatballs and new potatoes.

Vigna del Gelso Moro Salento Rosso igt 2007Grapes: Negroamaro 100%Alcohol: 13%Cost: euro 7,00Impenetrable ruby red colour, a wine with lively violet and blackberry perfumes on the nose. It has good body, discreet intensity and persistence with intense tannins. The overall impression is a quite balanced wine. Good to accompany a fillet of sweet and sour pork.

Torre Saracena Salice Salentino Riserva Rosso doc 2006Grapes: Negroamaro 80%, Malvasia Nera 20%Alcohol: 13,50%Cost: euro 10,00Garnet red hue with some young ruby highlights. Complex and full of character on the nose with scents of leather, black cherry conserved in alcohol, cacao and cloves and some light balsamic notes.Flavour also intense, expressing full body, balance and average persistence. A characteristic wine which is ideal with a horse's tagliata .

Vinicola Resta has been operating for

140 years, in a family tradition of

agriculture handed down from

generation to generation.

The winery was established in 1870,

and over a century has refined wine-

making techniques and progressively

widened its horizons from the regional

market to the international market.

At the same time the methods used to

grow the vines have hardly changed,

whereas the technology used in wine-

making has been up-dated over the

years. The winery processes its own

grapes and also grapes from other local

wine-growers: Negroamaro, Primitivo,

Malvasia Bianca and Nera, Verdeca,

Bianco d'Alessano and Chardonnay.

It is possible to visit the winery and to

buy its wines.

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72027 San Pietro Vernotico (Br)Via Maternità e Infanzia, 2Tel./Fax +39 0831 [email protected] founded: 1870Owner: Famiglia RestaOenologist: Stefano Porcinai

OTHER WINES

• Vigna del Gelso Moro Salento Malvasia Bianco igt 2008

• Vigna del Gelso Moro Salento Negroamaro Rosato igt 2008

• Vigna del Gelso Moro Chardonnay Salento igt 2008

VinicolaResta

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Fiano Salento Bianco igt 2008Grapes: Fiano 100%Alcohol: 12,50%Cost: euro 8,40Straw yellow colouring with tones tending towards green. Its delicate perfumes recall fields of broom and unripe mango. On the palate its softness is balanced by a good level of sharpness. Its persistence is excellent. Ideal with a salad of rice, octopus and celery.

Rosato Salento igt 2008Grapes: Negroamaro 100%Alcohol: 12%Cost: euro 7,20Crystal clear coral pink colouring.Delicate hints of May blossom on the nose, with cherry and pink pepper.Definitely more intense on the palate, good texture and balance. Average persistence and straightforward likeness to its grape variety. A perfect match with linguine, clams and small tomatoes.

Negroamaro Salento Rosso igt 2007Grapes: Negroamaro 100%Alcohol: 13%Cost: euro 9,00Clean delicate ruby red hue. Its aromas recall fresh blackberries and hay. It is drinkable, medium-bodied and has a good persistence, so that it is a balanced wine. Pleasant and easy to match with foods, it is recommended with an aubergine timbale.

Masseria Altemura was founded ten

years ago in the territory between

Torre Santa Susanna and Oria, when

the Palombara and Monteverde estates

merged. Both had belonged to the

Counts of Martini Carissimo, and were

bought and carefully restored by the

Zonin Group which has also restored

the massive Aragonese tower. There

are 260 hectares of land, including 110

hectares of vines situated in the centre

of the Salento. The climate is influen-

ced by the proximity of the sea and this

together with the intense sunlight

means that the conditions are

extremely good for wine-growing.

The most representative varieties

grown and processed by the winery

include the local Negroamaro,

Primitivo, Aglianico and Fiano.

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72028 Torre Santa Susanna (Br)SP 69 Contrada PalombaraTel. +39 0831 740485Fax +39 0831 [email protected] founded: 2000Owner: Famiglia ZoninOenologist: Franco Giacosa

OTHER WINES

• Aglianico Puglia Rosso igt• Sasseo Primitivo Salento igt

MasseriaAltemura

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Principe d'Angiò Salento Rosso igt 2006Grapes: Primitivo 100%Alcohol: 15,50%Cost: euro € 30,00Ruby red colour full of purple highlights. Intense hints of strawberry caramel, honey and peach compote on the nose.The same on the palate, with hints of strawberry caramel and peaches. Not much texture. Recommended with rockfish in red wine.

Nereo Primitivo Dolce Salento Rosso igt 2008Grapes: Primitivo 100%Alcohol: 13,5%Total alcohol: 17,50%Cost: euro 9,00Garnet red colouring. Scents of ripe plum, cherry jam, boiled chestnut, olive leaves and notes of woodland plants. Weighty smoothness consists mainly of alcohol and sugars, and is successfully contrasted by a delicious abundant acidity, giving an excellent balance. Fairly good structure and a pleasant medium persistent finish with echoes of ripe plums. Ideal with a pizza sette sfoglie.

Tagliavanti Salento Bianco igt 2008Grapes: Chardonnay, Malvasia BiancaAlcohol: 12,50%Cost: euro 5,00Luminous pale straw yellow hue, hints of meadow flowers and banana on the nose. Sharp notes prevail on the palate. Good texture, fresh and drinkable.Medium persistence. Suggested with raw seafood.

Azienda Agricola Melillo has been

working for generations at the edge of

the Salento in an area where vines and

olive trees flourish.

The Melillo family is part of the local

tradition and grows the local varieties

like Negroamaro and Primitivo, and

the quality of its products is ensured

by the use of organic cultivation

methods.

The winery has complete control of

the wine-making process: the grapes

come from the family vineyards,

where yields are purposely limited in

order to favour quality, and then made

into wine using the most modern

expertise and technology.

Wine tourists and enthusiasts can visit

the winery and also stay at the new

agro-campsite attached to the farm.

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72029 Villa Castelli (Br)Contrada Tagliavanti, 10Tel./Fax +39 0831 [email protected] founded: 1950Owner: Famiglia Melillo

OTHER WINES

• Arcobaleno Salento Rosso Novello igt• Tagliavanti Salento Rosso igt

Azienda AgricolaMelillo

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Cento Barrique Salento Rosso igt 2005Grapes: Negroamaro 85%, Primitivo 15%Alcohol: 14%Cost: euro 28,00Intense ruby red colouring, with intense hints of rhubarb and black cherry jam, vanilla and cinnamon on the nose; notes also of hydrocarbons. Medium-bodied and average persistence, balanced and pleasant on the palate due to the intensity of different flavours. An agreeable fruity finish. To serve with stuffed guinea-fowl.

Capovento Salento Rosso igt 2005Grapes: Primitivo 100%Alcohol: 13,50%Cost: euro 25,00Garnet hue with slightly orange highlights. On the nose, it recalls dried fig jam and developed hints of leather, cacao and porcini mushrooms. Slight, light, smooth and pleasantly spicy on the palate. Average persistence.Suggested with horsemeat straccetti.

Pilu Niuru Numerato Negroamaro Salento Rosso igt 2007Grapes: Negroamaro 95%, Primitivo 5%Alcohol: 13,50%Cost: euro 12,00Intense dark garnet red colour. Hints of cinnamon, chilli pepper, and milk toffee on the nose. On the palate this is a soft and persistent wine with a good body. The balance is developing. It can be an accompaniment for a dish of beef braciole.

Taurosso is managed by its founder

Elio Taurino, following a family

tradition dating back about a century.

There is a close bond with the

territory and the old native Salento

varieties like Negroamaro, Primitivo

and Malvasia Nera. The underlying

philosophy of the winery is that

“production of a good wine requires

sound principles, mature grapes, hard

work, time and great passion”.

The vineyards are cultivated as

bushes, a typical method used in

Apulia, the grapes are selected and

harvested by hand, and modern

technology is used to make the wine at

a controlled temperature.

The winery is also involved in projects

for protecting and safeguarding the

history and traditions of the area.

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73012 Campi Salentina (Le)Via Taranto, 76/aTel. +39 335 [email protected] founded: 2000Owner: Elio TaurinoOenologist: Massimo Tripaldi

OTHER WINES

• � Primitivo 100x100 Salento Rosso igt• � Negroamaro 100x100 Salento Rosso

igt• � Pizzica Negroamaro Salento igt• � Le Clausure Salento Rosso igt• � White Salento Bianco igt

TaurossoAzienda Vinicola

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• � Pietrafitta Salento Rosso igt

Puteus Salice Salentino Riserva Rosso doc 2005Grapes: Negroamaro 80%, Malvasia 20%Alcohol: 13%Cost: euro 12,00Intense ruby red hue with light orange highlights. Scents of plum jam, vanilla and liquorice on the nose. Plum and liquorice also on the palate, full-bodied with balanced contrasts. Evident but pleasant tannins. Medium persistence. Excellent with horse's braciola in tomato sauce.

Negramaro Salento Rosato igt 2008Grapes: Negroamaro 100%Alcohol: 13,50%Cost: euro 9,50Splendid intense shining cherry pink. Intense hints of cherry, pink hibiscus, maraschino cherries and saffron notes on the nose. Smooth on the palate, balanced and intense. Very good texture and persistence.To try with stuffed cuttlefish and roast potatoes.

Santufili Salento Rosso igt 2005Grapes: Primitivo 100%Alcohol: 18%Cost: euro 18,00Intense garnet red hue, with delicate fragrances of blackberry, walnut shell, ginger and some musky notes on the nose. Smooth and fresh at the same time on the palate, impressive balance and texture; also has good persistence.Tannins are vigorous but elegant.Suggested with a meat stew.

The Mocavero family started the

business in 1950, but the agricultural

tradition dates back a hundred years.

Azienda Vinicola Mocavero was

established in 1994, and is committed

to enhancing the typical features of

local vines like Negroamaro, Primitivo

and Malvasia Nera di Lecce. The new

winery is surrounded by vineyards and

centuries-old olive groves, and it is

here that Francesco and Marco - the

fourth generation of the family -

carefully select the best grapes in order

to obtain high quality wines. They

follow the various production stages in

person from the vineyards, to wine-

making, maturation and bottling. The

winery has a beautiful sampling room

and wine enthusiasts are welcome

here all year round.

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73010 Arnesano (Le)Via Mallacca Zummari s.n.Tel./Fax +39 0832 [email protected] founded: 1994Owners: Francesco and Marco MocaveroOenologist: Benedetto Lorusso

OTHER WINES

• � Primitivo Salento Rosso igt• � Salice Salentino Rosso doc• � Chardonnay Salento igt• � Negroamaro Salento Rosso igt• � Curti Russi Salento Rosso e Bianco igt• � Tela di Ragno Salento Rosso igt

Azienda VinicolaMocavero

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Marangi Salento Rosso igt 2005Grapes: Negroamaro 100%Alcohol: 13,50%Cost: euro 13,00Ruby red colour with garnet nuances. Fragrances reminiscent of forest fruit jam, cacao, and black cumin with notes of graphite. Delicate on the palate, has a good full body with fruity and spicy aftertastes. Pleasant, lingering and harmonious on the finish. This is recommended with grilled kid chops.

Casili Salice Salentino Riserva Rosso doc 2006Grapes: Negroamaro 95%, Malvasia 5%Alcohol: 14,50%Cost: euro 25,00Impenetrable ruby red hue. Intense developed hints of tobacco, nutmeg, blackberry jam and butter on the nose, with balsamic notes. Good structure and balance, satisfying correspondence between aroma and taste. Good persistence. Suggested with pappardelle with wild boar ragù.

Marangi Salento Rosato igt 2008Grapes: Negroamaro 100%Alcohol: 12,50%Cost: euro 10,00Good soft pink like an onion skin. Hints of ripe watermelon, rhubarb and juniper notes on the nose. Very pleasant taste with definite fresh notes. Good body and persistence, fairly balanced. The perfect accompaniment to linguine with small tomatoes and scampi.

Tenute Mater Domini was founded in

2003 in the Negroamaro Park and is

now headed by Pierandrea Semeraro.

This winery uses organic methods to

grow the local Negroamaro variety

near Novoli and Salice Salentino in the

old bush vineyards, some of which are

seventy years old.

Another local variety, Malvasia Nera, is

also grown and blended with

Negroamaro to obtain the typical

Salice Salento doc blend.

The winery has its headquarters in

nearby Campi Salentina, and aims to

enhance the enormous wine-growing

capacity of this territory by producing

a range of quality wines, which

visitors can sample after an intere-

sting tour of the winery.

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73012 Campi Salentina (Le)Via dei Martiri, 17/19Tel. +39 0832 792442Fax +39 0832 [email protected] founded: 2003Owner: Pierandrea SemeraroOenologist: Carlo Ferrini

TenuteMater Domini

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• � 10000 Salento Rosso igt• � Luna Saracena Salento Bianco igt• � Centopietre Salice Salentino Rosso doc

Don Pepè Salento Rosso igt 2005Grapes: Negroamaro 85%, Malvasia 10%, Montepulciano 5%Alcohol: 13,50%Cost: euro 16,00I m p e n e t r a b l e r u b y r e d h u e i s immediately impressive. The first impression on the nose is elegant fragrances of prunes, turmeric, vanilla and dried violets. A noble tannin follows on the palate after an intense smoothness, confirming its balance. Excellent satisfying persistence. This is suited to accompany sheep alla pastorale.

Leucos Salento Bianco igt 2008Grapes: Moscato 100%Alcohol: 15%Cost: euro 8,00Intense bright gold hue. Weighty and intense fragrances with echoes of ripe pear, acacia, jasmine, toasted almonds and soft toffee with notes of truffles.Velvety on the palate, full-bodied, intense, warm and balanced by a delicious touch of citron. Hints of dried fruit and sweet spices on the persistent finish. Suggested with apricot jam bocconotti.

Pizzinichi Salice Salentino Riserva Rosso doc 2005Grapes: Negroamaro 90%, Malvasia 10%Alcohol: 13,50%Cost: euro 8,50Not very intense amaranthine red with garnet highlights. Quite intense on the nose with scents of blackcurrant jam, leather and spicy citrus notes. A little dry and warm on the palate but full-bodied and persistent. Perfect with mature cheeses like a caciocavallo podolico.

Giovanni Petrelli had always enjoyed

giving his wines away but in 1984 he

decided to start selling them, and

established the winery.

The love of the land and for grapes

inherited from his father Noé, and his

own expertise allow him to produce

high quality wines.

The heart of the farm is an imposing

house with three arches, and the

winery buildings consist of two parts:

an old barn dating back to the early

1900s, now renovated and converted

into a cellar, and a large room where

the wine is made.

Wine tourists are sure of a warm

welcome to the family residence, and

can taste wines made mostly from

Negroamaro and Malvasia Nera

grapes.

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73041 Carmiano (Le)Via Villa Convento, 33Tel./Fax +39 0832 [email protected] founded: 2000Owner: Giovanni PetrelliOenologist: Giovanni Petrelli

OTHER WINES

• Tre Archi Copertino Rosso doc• � Primitivo Salento Rosso igt• � Cavarletta Salento Rosato igt• � Vivovì Salento Bianco igt• � Stelline Salento Bianco igt• � Ognissanti Salento Passito Rosso igt

Azienda Agricola Giovanni Petrelli

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• Le Braci Salento Rosso igt

Girofle Salento Rosato igt 2008Grapes: Negroamaro 100%Alcohol: 13%Cost: euro 9,00Splendid cherry rosé colouring. Intense harmonious fragrances on the nose, recalling forest fruit compote, almond flowers and notes of tamarind and spices.Expands on the palate, smooth and flavourful. Good balance and persistence.Good with ciceri e tria.

I Censi Salento Rosso igt 2006Grapes: Negroamaro 85%, Primitivo 15%Alcohol: 13%Cost: euro 8,00Garnet red colouring with copper lights.Intense tertiary aromas on the nose, especially leather, with nutmeg and spicy notes. Intense on the palate with a rather light body. Not quite balanced. To accompany trofie with mushrooms.

Eloquenzia Copertino Rosso doc 2006Grapes: Negroamaro 100%Alcohol: 13%Cost: euro 7,00Intense ruby red hue with light purple highlights. The range of fragrances contains a note of black cherry jam, surrounded by hints of vanilla, leather and cinnamon notes. A pleasantly balanced wine, elegant tannins and a good liquorice finish on the palate. Goes well with beef seasoned with ginger.

Azienda Monaci lies only a few

kilometres from Copertino and

belongs to the Garofano family.

The large farm consists of the Tenuta

Li Monaci estate which has a historic

farmhouse and 30 hectares of land,

including 16 hectares of vineyards.

There is a modern wine cellar from the

1940s where the grapes are processed

and the wines are matured, aged and

bottled.

The varieties used are almost

exclusively the local Salento natives.

The winery has a strong connection

with the past in the shape of its old

agricultural buildings from the

workers' cottages to the dairy, from

the olive oil press to the grindstone.

Visitors can tour the winery by

appointment.

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Vineyard area (hectares): 16 + 20rentedAnnual number of bottles: 360.000

73043 Copertino (Le)Località Tenuta MonaciTel./Fax +39 0832 [email protected] founded: 1995Owner: Famiglia GarofanoOenologist: Severino Garofano

OTHER WINES

• Simpotica Salento Rosso igt• Sine Die Aglianico del Vulture Rosso

doc• Sine Pari Puglia Rosso igt• Briciole Salento Bianco igt• Le Briciole Passito Salento Bianco igt

Azienda Monaci

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Tenuta Paraida Copertino Rosso doc 2006Grapes: Negroamaro 80%, Malvasia 10%, Montepulciano 10%Alcohol: 13,50%Cost: euro 9,00Ruby colouring with purple highlights. Fragrant hints of morel cherry, honey and ginger are confirmed on the palate. A fairly good body with a light liquorice finish. Average level of persistence. To serve with maritati, cardoncelli mushrooms and small tomatoes.

Caporotondo Salento Rosso igt 2008Grapes: Negroamaro, Primitivo, Malvasia NeraAlcohol: 13%Cost: euro 7,00A light ruby red colour in the glass. Its medium intense perfumes of red and purple fruit are those of a young wine with little body, quite balanced and drinkable. Suggested together with a dish of capunti in an aubergine sauce.

Tenuta Paraida Copertino Rosato doc 2008Grapes: Negroamaro 100%Alcohol: 13%Cost: euro 6,50Silky intense cerasuolo pink hue. Very delicate hints of cherry, wild berries and bay leaves on the nose. Immediately balanced on the palate: hard and smooth components in harmony. Good persistence. Perfect with octopus and fresh tomatoes.

Azienda Vitivinicola Marulli was

founded at Copertino in 1975.

Annunziato Marulli has introduced

new varieties like Merlot, Syrah,

Montepulciano and Chardonnay

alongside the traditional Negroamaro,

Primitivo, Malvasia Nera di Lecce and

Verdeca varieties, in order to enrich

the vineyards and expand the range of

wines.

Advanced technology introduced into

the production process has not

changed the family atmosphere of the

winery because Annunziato Marulli is

still a wine-grower at heart, and

personally supervises all the stages of

wine-making.

It is possible to visit the winery,

sample its wines and buy directly from

the producer.

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73043 Copertino (Le)Via Grottella, 155Tel./Fax 9 0832 [email protected] founded: 1975Owner: Annunziato MarulliOenologist: Francesca Marulli

OTHER WINES

• � Chardonnay Salento Bianco igt• � Emeri's Salento Rosso, Rosato e Bianco

igt• � Emeri's Salento Bianco Vivace igt• � Lannunziato Salento Novello igt• � Capuccini Primitivo Salento igt

Azienda VitivinicolaMarulli

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Copertino Rosso doc 2004Grapes: Negroamaro 90%, Malvasia Nera e Montepulciano 10%Alcohol: 13%Cost: euro 5,50Garnet red hue with orange highlights, and fragrant hints of dried figs, cloves, cacao and some light notes of leather.Very smooth on the palate, with elegant tannins and a light body. Recommended with veal rissoles in meat sauce.

Primitivo Salento Rosso igt 2007Grapes: Primitivo 90%, Malvasia Nera 10%Alcohol: 14%Cost: euro 4,90Intense ruby red hue with burgundy highlights. Its aroma contains light hints of fruit and vanilla. It has a medium texture, and is ready to drink and quite balanced. It is interesting to drink with baked courgettes.

Spinello dei Falconi Salento Rosato igt 2008Grapes: Negroamaro 95%, Malvasia Nera 5%Alcohol: 13%Cost: euro 4,90Cerasuolo pink hue with orange highlights, fragrant hints of ripe red fruit and dried flowers. Warm on the palate, light body and quite pleasant. Not very persistent. To serve with anchovy and potato cake.

Cantina Sociale Cooperativa di

Copertino was established in 1935 by

a group of Copertino wine-growers.

These ambitious pioneers aimed to

improve wine quality in the Salento

and move away from the traditional

individualistic approach.

Marco Petito is the president of the

cooperative which now boasts around

350 members who deliver the grapes

grown on their land using the

traditional bush system.

The grapes from the Negroamaro,

Primitivo, Malvasia Nera and Monte-

pulciano varieties - the most prevalent

local varieties - are converted using

advanced techniques which produce

quality wines.


buy its wines.

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73043 Copertino (Le)Via Martiri del Risorgimento, 6Tel./Fax +39 0832 [email protected];

[email protected] founded: 1935President: Mario PetitoOenologist: Angelo Sorci

OTHER WINES

• � Copertino Riserva Rosso doc 2003• � Piede Torto Negroamaro Salento

Rosso igt 2007• � Cigliano Salento Bianco igt 2008

Cantina SocialeCoop. di Copertino

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Terre del Guiscardo Salento Rosso igt 2006Grapes: Primitivo 60%, Cabernet Sauvignon 20%, Merlot 20%Alcohol: 14%Cost: euro 18,00Intense ruby red hue. The first scent on the nose is cherries preserved in alcohol, then notes of fresh butter, rosemary, aniseed and paprika. Balanced on the palate with an excellent rounded structure. Warm and slightly tannic, averagely persistent. To serve with horsemeat braciole.

Il Secondo Salice Salentino Rosso doc 2007Grapes: Negroamaro 90%, Malvasia 10%Alcohol: 14%Cost: euro 8,00Almost impenetrable intense ruby red colouring. Delicate and pleasant fragrance, with hints of redcurrant, dried violet and cloves. Smooth on the palate, well-structured and average persistence.Recommended with straccetti beef in a bell pepper sauce.

Hilliryos Salice Salentino Rosso doc 2006Grapes: Negroamaro 85%, Malvasia 15%Alcohol: 14%Cost: euro 13,00Ruby red colour with garnet highlights. Hints of cherry jam, vanilla and liquorice on the nose. Smooth on the palate with excellent structure and medium intensity. Average persistence. A return of liquorice root in the finish. To serve with pork sausages in a wine sauce.

Antica Masseria del Sigillo was founded in

1998 by local entrepreneurs who

descend from generations of wine-

growers. They aimed at a modern

interpretation of the typical Salento

varieties like Negroamaro, Malvasia Nera

di Lecce and Primitivo, and of

international varieties like Merlot and

Cabernet Sauvignon. The winery is led by

Piero Rodio and is located at Guagnano,

where the soils contain a base mixture of

limestone and volcanic rock with a

surface layer of chalky-clay debris and

rocks, and the excellent climatic

conditions allow the grapes to acquire

complex intense perfumes reflected in the

wines. Wine tourists and enthusiasts are

received in the friendly Vignaclemente

factory-store next to the winery buildings,

where they can sample and buy wines.

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73010 Guagnano (Le)Via Provinciale, 196Tel. +39 0832 706331Fax +39 0832 [email protected] founded: 1998Owner: Piero RodioOenologist: Caterina Bellanova

OTHER WINES

• � Sigillo Primo Puglia Bianco igt• � Primitivo Salento igt

Antica Masseriadel Sigillo

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Patriglione Salento Rosso igt 2003Grapes: Negroamaro 100%Alcohol: 14,50%Ruby red hue with orange nuances. Intense fragrances of cherries preserved in alcohol, fresh butter, leather, hydrocarbons and graphite, with notes of ripe tamarind. Warm, with a good body and intensity on the plate, it has a short but pleasant liquorice and chocolate finish. To match with mature goat cheeses or more daringly, with a bar of chocolate.

Notarpanaro Salento Rosso igt 2006Grapes: Negroamaro 100%Alcohol: 14,50%Full garnet red colour and consistent in the glass. Fine, intense and inviting perfumes reminiscent of fig jam, tobacco, butter and pepper with slightly musky notes. Warm, smooth and fruity on the palate, with a pleasantly dry spicy finish. Persistent and balanced. Suggested with hare stew.

Cosimo Taurino A64 Salento Rosso igt 2004Grapes: Negroamaro, CabernetAlcohol: 14,50%Dense ruby red hue. The first sensation on the nose is a clear perfume of bilberry jam, followed by developed ethereal hints of goudron and toffee; toasted hints. A good body on the palate, fairly good intensity and balance. Warm and smooth. Suggested with song-thrushes in meat sauce.

The Taurino family have always been

wine-growers, and the heart of their

farm is the Notarpanaro estate just

outside Guagnano.

Rita and her children follow the

course set by her husband Cosimo,

and are constantly involved in tilling

the land, planting the vines, carefully

tending the vineyards, attentively

selecting the grapes and making wine

using modern techniques. They

continue the family tradition aimed at

producing quality wines from the

native Salento varieties - Negroamaro

and Malvasia Nera - grown in the

traditional Apulian bush system.

Visitors to the interesting wine cellar

will see a waterfall system which

ensures the best temperature and

humidity levels.

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73010 Guagnano (Le)SS 605Tel. +39 0832 706490Fax +39 0832 [email protected] founded: 1970Owners: Rita, Francesco, Rosanna TaurinoOenologist: Massimo Tripaldi

OTHER WINES

• � Le Ricordanze Salento Bianco Passito• � I Sierri Salento Bianco igt• � Salice Salentino Rosso doc

Azienda AgricolaTaurino Cosimo

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• � Varius Salento igt• � Teresa Manara Chardonnay Puglia igt

Teresa Manara Salento Rosso igt 2006Grapes: Negroamaro 100%Alcohol: 14,50%Cost: euro 14,00Good intense ruby red hue. Clear intense with hints of plum, violet, red pepper, cloves, vanilla, and toasted dried fruit on the nose, and notes of graphite.Delightfully smooth and fresh on the palate, good taste and structure. Excellent balance and persistence. Full clear return of fruit in the finish. Ready to drink and also suitable for aging. Ideal with roast leg of pork.

Alticelli Salento Bianco igt 2008Grapes: Fiano 100%Alcohol: 12,50%Cost: euro 7,00Reflects brilliant drops of soft straw yellow. Delicate hints of slightly unripe tropical fruit like litchi and pineapples, but also sage and jasmine with citrus and balsamic notes. Intense, well-balanced and medium-bodied on the palate. Good persistence. To serve with stewed stockfish.

Salice Salentino Riserva Rosso doc 2006Grapes: Negroamaro 80%, Malvasia Nera 20%Alcohol: 13,50%Cost: euro 8,00Ruby red hue with amaranthine highlights. Lively delicate scents of black forest fruits, vanilla and liquorice on the nose. Warm, full-bodied and medium intensity on the palate. Fairly persistent.This goes well with grilled pork cutlets.

The Cantele family is very closely

connected with the Salento territory,

and this is reflected in the imposing

stone farm building in the typical style

of the local whitewashed farmhouses.

This is the heart of the winery, now led

by the third generation of the family:

Gianni, Paolo, Umberto and Luisa. With

passion and determination they are

continuing the work started by their

grandparents Giovanni Battista and

Teresa in the late 1950s. The winery

aims to recover and enhance the local

native varieties like Primitivo and

Negroamaro, alongside international

varieties now perfectly integrated into

the Salento wine scene. A professional

and cordial welcome awaits wine

tourists who want to visit the winery

and sample the wines made here.

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Vineyard area (hectares): 50+150 rentedAnnual number of bottles: 2.000.000

73010 Guagnano (Le)SP 365 km 1Tel. +39 0832 705010Fax +39 0832 [email protected] founded: 1979Owner: Famiglia CanteleOenologist: Gianni Cantele

OTHER WINES

• � Cantele Negroamaro Salento Rosso igt• � Cantele Chardonnay Salento igt• � Cantele Negroamaro Rosato Salento

igt• � Cantele Salice Salentino Riserva Rosso

doc

Cantele

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Salice Salentino Rosso doc 2007Grapes: Negroamaro 90%, Malvasia 10%Alcohol: 14%Cost: euro 12,00Very intense luminous ruby red hue. Intense fragrance and flavour. Perfumes of quince jam, vanilla, pine and sage. Good structure, persistence and balance, with a long spicy finish.Suggested with sheep ragù.

Rosé Salento Rosato igt 2008Grapes: Negroamaro 100%Alcohol: 13%Cost: euro 8,00Splendid intense cherry pink, with intense fragrant notes of cassis, violets, petunias and aromatic herbs on the nose.Excellent intensity on the palate, with expert balance of contrasting flavours.Good persistence with a very pleasant floral finish. The perfect accompaniment to a soup of grouper and rock-fish.

Amure Salento Bianco igt 2008Grapes: Chardonnay 50%, Malvasia 50%Alcohol: 13%Cost: euro 8,00Splendid brilliant intense straw yellow colour. Definite fragrances of orange flowers, jasmine and pineapple. More delicate on the palate, with good balance and medium texture. Goes well with stockfish and cherry tomatoes.

Cantina Emera has been operating for

years in the Salice Salento doc area,

where vineyards have always flouri-

shed.

The winery was established in the

early 1900s and then bought by the

Magistravini Group in 2003.

It is led by Claudio Quarta who has

renewed the winery by making

substantial structural investments and

technological improvements, while

preserving the architecture and wine-

making tradition. The winery has two

product lines: “Anima” consisting of

wines from the typical local varieties of

the area like Negroamaro, Malvasia Nera

and Primitivo, and then a line of wines

obtained from international varieties. It

is possible to visit the winery and buy its

wines.

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73010 Guagnano (Le)Via Provinciale, 222Tel. +39 0832 704398Fax +39 0832 [email protected] founded: 2005Owner: Claudio QuartaOenologist: Filippo Baccalaro

OTHER WINES

• Anima di Primitivo Salento Rosso igt• Anima di Niuru Maru Salento Rosso igt• Aleatico Puglia Rosso doc

Emera

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• Primitivo Salento igt 2007• Terramare Negroamaro Salento igt 2007• Terramare Salento Bianco igt 2008

Le Camarde Salento Rosso igt 2006Grapes: Negroamaro 80%, Primitivo 20%Alcohol: 13,50%Cost: euro 9,50Splendid brilliant garnet red colour. Clear scents of blackberry jam and pepper with hints of goudron and cherries preserved in alcohol. To try with lardellato roasted pheasant .

Rosarò Salento Rosato igt 2008Grapes: Negroamaro 100%Alcohol: 12,50%Cost: euro 4,50Crystal clear soft coral pink hue with copper highlights. Delightful hints of exotic fruit like mango and litchi on the nose; wisteria, fresh almond and fern complete the bouquet. Good body and smooth on the palate, but also fresh and well-balanced. Good persistence, to try with guazzetto di cicale fish.

Miralde Salento Rosso igt 2007Grapes: Negroamaro 100%Alcohol: 12,50%Cost: euro 4,50Ruby red colour with garnet highlights. Recognisable scents of plum, dried flowers and some spicy notes on the nose. M e d i u m t ex t u re , i n t e n s i t y a n d persistence, still with exuberant tannins.Drinkable and ideal with roast turkey.

Feudi di Guagnano was founded in

2002 in an area with a wonderful

combination of climate and soil

structure, allowing local wineries to

make rich wines with complex and

intense bouquets.

The winery is small but significant,

and was started by five young

entrepreneurs who wanted to salvage

some vineyards abandoned by their

owners who were too old to continue.

It has 15 hectares of bush vines

scattered around the Guagnano area.

A visit to the vineyards is an intere-

sting experience, and in the building

where the wines are matured, there is

a small room for visitors to tastewines

and discover more about the winery

and its products.

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73010 Guagnano (Le)Via Cellino, 3Tel. +39 0832 705422Fax +39 0832 [email protected] founded: 2002Amministratore: Gianvito RizzoOenologist: Gianvito Rizzo

OTHER WINES

• Salice Salentino Rosso doc 2007• Sciafì Salento Bianco igt 2008• Nero di Velluto Negroamaro Salento

igt 2005• Cupone Salice Salentino Rosso Riserva

doc 2003

Feudi di Guagnano

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• Versante Negroamaro Salento Rosso igt 2007

Graticciaia Salento Rosso igt 2005Grapes: Negroamaro 100%Alcohol: 14%Cost: euro 52,00Garnet red colour with orange flashes. The aroma is ample and satisfying, plenty of clear decisive hints of cherries preserved in alcohol, dates, bitter cacao, toasted almonds and ginger with notes of myrtle and thyme. Intense on the palate, elegant and persistent, but a little thin. Suggested to accompany braised buffalo.

Vigna Castello Salento Rosso igt 2007 Grapes: Negroamaro 70%, Sussu-maniello 30%Alcohol: 13,50%Cost: euro 18,00Clean ruby red colour in the glass. Its aroma contains intense hints of blackberry and straw with notes of black pepper. It has a warm flavour, good persistence and body with a pleasantly spicy finish. A consistent expression of its terroir. It can be matched brilliantly with cardoncelli mushrooms.

Vigna Flaminio Brindisi Rosso doc 2007Grapes: Negroamaro 80% Montepul-ciano 20%Alcohol: 13%Cost: euro 7,00Ruby red colouring with garnet highlights. Fragrant hints of blackberry jam, incense and damp earth. Well-balanced on the palate, fascinating with promising tannins, although these are not yet mature. Fairly good persistence, and can be served together with braised beef in a tomato sauce.

Agricole Vallone is a family concern

established nearly eighty years ago, a

real jewel in the crown of Apulian wines.

The winery has three estates: Tenuta

Flaminio in Brindisi which contains the

wine-making plant, Tenuta Iore in San

Pancrazio Salentino, and Tenuta Castel

Serranova in the Carovigno countryside

and surrounded by the Torre Guaceto

Nature Reserve among vineyards and

centuries-old olive groves. Castel

Serranova includes a splendid 15th

century Saracen defence tower. The

winery belongs to sisters Vittoria and

Maria Teresa Vallone and it is managed

by Donato Lazzari. At present the

winery is extending the area of

vineyards where the vines - dominated

by Negroamaro - are grown as bushes

and on trellises. Visits by appointment.

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73100 LecceVia XXV Luglio, 5Tel. +39 0832 308041Fax +39 0832 [email protected] founded: 1934Owners: Vittoria and Maria Teresa ValloneOenologist: Graziana Grassini

OTHER WINES

• Corte Valesio Salento Bianco igt 2008• Passo de le Viscarde Salento Bianco igt

2005• Vigna Flaminio Brindisi Rosato doc

2008• Vereto Salice Salentino Rosso doc 2007

AgricoleVallone

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Bozzi Corso - Tenuta Benefici Salento Barricato Rosso igt 2005Grapes: Montepulciano 60%, Primitivo 40%Alcohol: 13,50%Cost: euro 25,00Intense garnet red colouring, with fragrances of black cherry jam, blackcurrants, vanilla and pepper on the nose. Full-bodied, intense and averagely persistent on the palate. The balance swings slightly towards smoothness. Pleasantly fruity, and suited to tripe with tomato.

Bozzi Corso - Tenuta Benefici Salento Rosato igt 2008Grapes: Negroamaro 70%, Malvasia Nera 30%Alcohol: 13%Cost: euro 10,00 Delightful soft coral pink. Light fragrances recall forest fruits and pink flowers. Body not supported by the intensity of the flavours on the palate: not quite a well-balanced wine. Fairly good persistence. Can be served with orecchiette, turnip tops and small tomatoes.

Bozzi Corso - Tenuta Benefici Salento Bianco igt 2008Grapes: Chardonnay 100%Alcohol: 13%Cost: euro 9,00Intense straw yellow hue with gold highlights. On the nose it has fruity hints of ripe banana and pineapple, and a suggestion of meadow flowers. The prevalent taste is abundantly smooth, but overall the wine is quite balanced. To serve with a vegetable flan.

The vineyards of the Marchesi Bozzi

Corso – Terre Salentine winery are

located near the mediaeval town of

Roccaforzata in Taranto Province, on

hills which slope gently down to the

plain of Taranto. The vineyards are

exposed to the sea breezes from the

Ionian Sea, which help to create an ideal

micro-climate for the vines. The winery

is situated on the property of the historic

Bozzi Corso Colonna Santangelo family

and is surrounded by their lands. There

are 25 hectares of vineyards dominated

by the characteristic Salento varieties

like Primitivo, Negroamaro and

Malvasia Nera, alongside important

varieties like Pinot, Sauvignon and

Chardonnay. All grapes are carefully

selected to ensure high quality wines. It

is possible to visit the winery.

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73100 LecceVia 47° Reggimento Fanteria, 29Tel. +39 0832 303009Fax +39 0832 [email protected] founded: 1986Owner: Adriana Santilio Bozzi CorsoOenologist: Antonio Gianfreda

OTHER WINES

• Salento Rosso igt 2007• Bozzi Corso Spumante

Marchesi Bozzi CorsoTerre Salentine

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Lutroc Salento Rosso igt 2006Grapes: Negroamaro 100%Alcohol: 13%Cost: euro 9,00Deep ruby red hue. Inviting notes of redcurrant, walnut, tobacco, liquorice root and cacao on the nose. Fairly full-bodied, excellent intensity and the right balance. Elegantly tannic, and averagely persistent. Quite easy to drink and can be served with pork in sweet-and-sour sauce.

Sanchirico is the name of the historic

farmhouse at the centre of an estate

surrounded by vineyards in the heart

of one of the most important

Mediterranean wine-growing areas.

The farm is headed by Gianluca

dell'Antoglietta, and was founded over

a hundred years ago. The dominant

variety in the vineyard here is

Negroamaro, grown on 40 hectares of

trellises, and local white grape

varieties and international varieties

have been added in recent years.

The new production plant is inside the

old building, where a long tradition of

w i n e - m a k i n g m e e t s m o d e r n

technology applied to the cultivation

and processing of the grapes from the

winery vineyards. It is possible to visit

the winery and buy its wines.

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Vineyard area (hectares): 60Annual number of bottles: 6500

73100 LecceVia S. Francesco d'Assisi, 25Tel./Fax +39 0832 [email protected] founded: 1908Owner: Gianluca dell'AntogliettaOenologist: Leonardo Palumbo

Sanchirico

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Blasi Salento Bianco igt 2008Grapes: Chardonnay 100%Alcohol: 12%Cost: euro 5,50 – 7,00Brilliant straw yellow colouring with intense greenish highlights. The similarity with the vine is evident when the glass is brought to the nose: it has intense pineapple and ripe banana fragrances. This is a full-bodied balanced wine, with a good flavour on the palate and satisfyingly persistent. It should be served with a prawn risotto.

Rudiae Salento Rosso igt 2007Grapes: Primitivo 100%Alcohol: 14%Cost: euro 7,00 – 9,00Very intense ruby red hue, with a wide range of fragrant hints from black cherry to cloves and incense, from olive to butter, up to light notes of woodland plants. Good persistence, it is warm and full-bodied on the palate. Suggested with grilled lamb.

Vigneti Reale has linked the Reale

family to the land and to wine-growing

since the early 1900s, but it was not

until after the Second World War that

they realised how much potential

there was for the quality and

marketing of the typical Salento

varieties like Negroamaro, Malvasia

Nera and Primitivo. The recent history

of the farm is that of a modern

production business, which follows all

the stages of wine-making from the

vineyard in the countryside near

Cellino San Marco, to wine-making

and bottling in the plant at Novoli, a

few kilometres away from the

vineyards. The processing plant has

been completely renovated, while the

wines are matured and perfected in

the underground cellar.

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73100 LecceVia Egidio Reale, 55Tel. +39 0832 248433 – +39 348 3348481Fax +39 0832 [email protected] founded: 1921Owner: Famiglia RealeOenologist: Ennio Cagnazzo

OTHER WINES

• Norie Negroamaro Salento Rosso igt• Vivaio Salento Rosato igt

Vigneti Reale

Santa Croce Salento Rosso igt 2006Grapes: Negroamaro 80%, Primitivo 20%Alcohol: 13,50%Cost: euro 11,00 – 13,00Stunning intense ruby red colour. Clear and decisive scents of cherry, woodland plants and vanilla with ginger notes on the nose. Compared with the first two tasting steps the palate is a little below par, but is still balanced and fairly persistent. Ideal with spezzatino beef and potatoes.

Cantina VitivinicolaAlessandro Carrozzo

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Carminio Salento Rosso igt 2007Grapes: Negroamaro 100%Alcohol: 14%Cost: euro 10,00Red hue tending towards garnet in the wine glass.Light hints of red fruit on the nose, especially blackberries and spices.On the palate it is warm and medium-bodied, with a mediocre persistence. A wine which can be matched with fried veal rissoles.

Bonsignore Salento Rosso igt 2007Grapes: Negroamaro 80%, Malvasia 20%Alcohol: 13,50%Cost: euro 5,00Garnet red colour with good concentra-tion. Gentle hints of cooked plum and clove on the nose. Medium body and persistence indicate a developing balance. To taste with a soup of lentils, bacon-fat and wheat.

Krasì Salento Rosso igt 2007Grapes: Primitivo 100%Alcohol: 14,50%Cost: euro 8,00Dense garnet red colour which prepares the way for a fragrance with suggestions of black cherry and leather accompanied by vegetal notes. In keeping with its appearance, the taste confirms that this full-bodied warm wine is quite smooth and balanced. It is a good accompaniment to lamb al ragù.

In 1871 Giuseppe Carrozzo started

working to enhance typical Apulian

products, and the Carrozzo family still

follows in his footsteps today on the

sunny plains of the Salento, modest and

passionate at the same time in their

work. Giuseppe's great-grandchildren

Alessandro, Elisabetta and Elena

approach their lands with the same

attitude as their great-grandfather,

concentrating on the local varieties.

Negroamaro and Primitivo are the

dominant varieties in their vineyards,

and are grown in the typical Apulian

bush system. The perfect combination of

soil and climate in this area mean that

the grapes produce wines with excellent

flavours and bouquets. Visitors can take

guided tours by appointment and buy

wines directly from the winery.

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73040 Magliano di Carmiano (Le)Via Marconi, 45Tel./Fax +39 0832 601525 – +39 348

[email protected] founded: 2001Owner: Alessandro CarrozzoOenologist: Fulvio Rosato

OTHER WINES

• Bonsignore Salento Rosato e Bianco igt

ApollonioCasa Vinicola

ALTO SALENTO

• Laicale Chardonnay Salento igt• Elfo Salento Rosso, Rosato e Bianco igt• Terragnolo Negroamaro Salento Rosso

igt

Divoto Copertino Riserva Rosso doc 2001Grapes: Negroamaro 70%, Monte-pulciano 30%Alcohol: 14%Cost: euro 11,00Garnet red colour with orange highlights. Intense on the nose, with hints of black cherry in alcohol, leather, cacao, caramel, black pepper and also some notes of truffle. Remains intense on the palate, with smoothness balanced by some elegant tannins. Good persistence and pleasant liquorice finish. Excellent with rabbit alla cacciatora.

18 Fanali Salento Rosato igt 2007Grapes: Negroamaro 100%Alcohol: 14%Cost: euro 4,50Unusual soft cerasuolo pink hue with orange highlights. On the nose the first hint is butter, followed by raspberry and spices. Smooth on the palate, good intensity and average persistence. Suggested with ciambotto alla barese or another fish soup.

Valle Cupa Salento Rosso igt 2003Grapes: Negroamaro 50%, Primitivo 50%Alcohol: 14,50%Cost: euro 7,50Dense, intense purple red hue. Delicate on the nose with hints of redcurrant jam, cacao butter, ginger, leather and tobacco.Great character and impressive structure on the palate, the smoothness from aging is well balanced by excellent gallotannins.Satisfyingly persistent, and very good with maritati in wild boar sauce.

The Apollonio family has had a long and

intense wine-growing history. Noé

Apollonio began to make and sell wine in

1870, but it was his son Marcello who

modernised the small winery by

opening new processing plants,

establishing vineyards, and personally

taking care of production. In 1995

brothers Marcello and Massimiliano -

the fourth generation of the family -

began an ambitious and dynamic

programme of expansion towards

international markets. Besides the wine-

making activity, their work to promote

the culture of wine includes events like

the Apollonio Prize which is awarded to

an important personality and inspired

by the founders of the winery. Wine

tourists are welcome into the splendid

cellar and beautiful sampling room.

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73047 Monteroni di Lecce (Le)Via San Pietro in Lama, 7Tel. +39 0832 327182Fax +39 0832 [email protected] founded: 1870Owner: Massimiliano ApollonioOenologist: Massimiliano Apollonio

OTHER WINES

• Salice Salentino Rosso doc• Copertino Rosso doc• Terragnolo Primitivo Salento igt• Mater Terra Passito Negroamaro

Salento igt• Vigna Vitrilli Grande Salento Rosso igt

Terre del Grico

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Monstyronum Salento Rosso igt 1997Grapes: Primitivo 50%, Negroamaro 30%, Aleatico 20%Alcohol: 15%Cost: euro 78,00Dense in the glass, garnet red colour with orangy highlights. Its uncommon bouquet suggests memories of dried fig jam, vincotto, dried maize, butter and goudron. Lightly palatable, with an unexpected balance on the palate between abundant smoothness and a pleasant freshness. Satisfying and fairly persistent, this is a wine for thought.

Salento Rosso igt 2003Grapes: Primitivo 100%Alcohol: 14,50%Cost: euro 14,40Bright garnet red hue. Elegant fra-grances, recalling cherry jam, toasted almonds, butter, pepper and cloves. Well-balanced, intense and good texture on the palate; correspondingly good fruity flavour with a caramel finish. Good when accompanied with pork rissoles al coccio.

Don Felice Salento Rosso igt 2003Grapes: Primitivo 50%, Negroamaro 30%, Montepulciano 20%Alcohol: 14,50%Cost: euro 18,00Splendid intense garnet red colour. Hints of cherries preserved in alcohol on the nose, with strawberry caramel, tobacco and cacao. Medium-bodied, it expresses elegant tannins and smoothness, with good persistence. A delightful accompaniment to donkey steak.

Terre del Grico is a young winery

which was recently established, and

the name is directly connected with

“Grecìa Salentina”, a strip of the

Salento where the local language,

culture and traditions are of Greek

origin. This immense heritage of

traditions combined with the

experience of brothers Marcello and

Massimiliano Apollonio has inspired

this new label. The winery's expan-

sion policy also includes the purchase

of new lands and vineyards.

The two brothers are directly involved

in all stages of production, from

harvesting to bottling, and their aim is

to produce doc and igt wines which

express the typical local varieties of

grape like Negroamaro, Malvasia

Nera, Primitivo and Aleatico.

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73047 Monteroni di Lecce (Le)Via San Pietro in Lama, 7Tel. +39 0832 327182Fax +39 0832 [email protected] founded: 2005Owner: Marcello ApollonioOenologist: Antonio Apollonio

OTHER WINES

• Copertino Rosso doc• Irene Salento Bianco igt• Salice Salentino Rosso doc

Cantine De Falco

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Falco Nero Salice Salentino Riserva Rosso doc 2005Grapes: Negroamaro 80%, Malvasia Nera 20%Alcohol: 14%Cost: euro 11,00Deep intense ruby red colour. Scents of ripe bilberries, cinnamon and vanilla on the nose. Good texture and balance on the palate, and fairly persistent. An excellent bitterish finish. This goes well with a grilled pork steak.

Passione Passito Salento Rosso igt 2005Grapes: Malvasia Nera 100%Alcohol: 15%Cost: euro 18,00Pale garnet red colouring. Intense fragrances of cooked apple, paprika, cacao and oregano. Balanced and fairly structured on the palate. Smooth tannins give a good flavour and a fresh finish. Medium persistence. Fairly good structure and fruity finish. To serve with medium-mature cheeses and jam.

Bocca della Verità Primitivo Salento Rosso igt 2007Grapes: Primitivo 100%Alcohol: 14%Cost: euro 7,00Impenetrable intense garnet red hue. The first scents on the nose are reminiscent of cherry, followed by spicy notes and dried figs. Full-bodied on the palate, fairly intense and persistent. Good with cervellata lamb cooked in pan with red wine sauce.

The Cantine De Falco was founded

seventy years ago in Novoli, bonfire

capital (every year vineyard cuttings

are used for the biggest bonfire in the

Mediterranean) and flourishing

Salento wine-making centre.

The winery is driven by the experience

of Salvatore and the enthusiasm of his

son Gabriele, as they face up to the

challenges of the market and conquer

new successes.

Tradition and innovation go hand-in-

hand at all stages of the production

process from the ripening of the

grapes to bottling.

Every stage is followed carefully in

order to obtain very high quality

wines - particularly Salice Salentino

and Squinzano doc wines.

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Vineyard area (hectares): 10+10 rentedAnnual number of bottles: 180.000

73051 Novoli (Le)Via Milano, 25Tel. +39 0832 711597Fax +39 0832 [email protected] founded: 1949Owner: Salvatore De FalcoOenologist: Salvatore De Falco

OTHER WINES

• Artiglio Salento Rosso e Bianco igt• Salore Salice Salentino Rosso doc• Serre di Sant'Elia Squinzano Rosso doc• Falchetto Negroamaro Salento, Rosso

Rosato e Bianco igt

Azienda VinicolaMogavero

ALTO SALENTO

• Pantagruel Salento Rosso, Rosato e Bianco igt 2007

• NeroVero Negroamaro Salento igt 2003• Pantagruel Salento Bianco frizzante igt

2007• Amèno Novello Salento Rosso igt

Panzàna Negroamaro Salento Rosso igt 2004Grapes: Negroamaro 100%Alcohol: 14,50%Cost: euro 12,00Ruby red with garnet highlights. Fine intense hints of plum jam, butter and dried red flowers on the nose, with suggestions of sage and rosemary. Aroma and taste correspond well, and this has a medium texture and persistence with a slightly dry finish. To serve with a saddle of pork.

Simpula Salento Bianco igt 2008Grapes: Verdeca 50%, Chardonnay 50%Alcohol: 12%Cost: euro 6,00The blend of grapes used is expressed openly in the clear straw yellow colour with strong greenish highlights. On the nose there are intense grassy and fruity notes on a bed of geraniums. When tasted it has an agreeable intensity, and is well-balanced and persistent. A delightful vegetal finish. Excellent with an asparagus omelette.

Lacòna Salice Salentino Rosato doc 2008Grapes: Negroamaro 90%, Malvasia Nera 10%Alcohol: 12,50%Cost: euro 6,50Coral colour with clear pink nuances, and intense fragrant hints of nectarines, red flowers and light hints of cinnamon on the nose. Smooth on the palate and quite intense. Slightly bitter finish. Average persistence. Suggested with tagliatelle alla boscaiola.

The Azienda Vinicola Mogavero was

founded by Paolo Mogavero in 1930,

in the heart of the renowned Salice

Salento doc territory.

His son Salvatore expanded the

business by planting vineyards and

starting up new processing plants.

Since 2001 the winery has been

headed by Andrea and Paolo - the new

generation - who have invested in a

bottling line and created a real brand

for their own wines.

These are mostly made from local

varieties like Negroamaro and

Primitivo, grown on the 30 hectares

they own and the 10 hectares they

rent. Production is increasing all the

time for the Italian market and also for

the international market. It is possible


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Vineyard area (hectares): 20 + 10 rentedAnnual number of bottles: 97.000

73015 Salice Salentino (Le)Via Pietro Nenni, 29Tel./Fax +39 0832 [email protected] founded: 2001Owner: Andrea MogaveroOenologist: Giacomo Palmisano

OTHER WINES

• Beccarisi Salice Salentino Rosso doc 2005

• Don Paolo Primitivo del Salento Rosso igt 2006

• Rosàceo Primitivo di Manduria Rosso doc 2005

Cantina CooperativaSalice Salentino

ALTO SALENTO

Terre Neure Salice Salentino Riserva Rosso doc 2004Grapes: Negroamaro 90%, Malvasia Nera 10%Alcohol: 14%Cost: euro 8,00Garnet red with orange highlights. Prevalently spicy scents led by black pepper, then fruit jam and notes of preserved fruit. Warm, smooth, quite intense on the palate with a medium texture. Not completely balanced.Suggested to accompany barbecued kebabs.

Terre Neure Salento Rosso igt 2007Grapes: Negroamaro 100%Alcohol: 13,50%Cost: euro 6,00Clean ruby red colour leading to fine intense notes of cassis on the nose, with cherries and some toasted hazelnut notes. Balanced and intense on the palate, average persistence. Pleasantly simple and corresponding aroma and taste. To serve with buckwheat cicatelli in tomatoes and chili pepper sauce.

Terre Neure Salice Salentino Rosato doc 2008Grapes: Negroamaro 90%, Malvasia Nera 10%Alcohol: 13,50%Cost: euro 6,00Luminous grapefruit pink hue with delicate fragrant hints of dog rose, crab-grass and pleasant notes of citrus and raspberry. Also delicate on the palate, but full-bodied and persistent. High alcohol content makes this wine good accompaniment for a well-seasoned chickpea soup.

The Cantina Cooperativa Salice

Salentino is celebrating the 50th

anniversary of its foundation by the

small group of entrepreneurs who

formed this successful cooperative

society. The organisation is now

headed by Giovanni Ianne and has 900

producer-members. They take great

care of their valuable Negroamaro and

Malvasia vineyards, the varieties which

are the key components of the

renowned Salice Salentino doc.

Modern management and the use of

innovative equipment combined with a

deep-rooted wine-growing tradition

mean that the winery produces wines

of a very high quality which have

achieved important recognition.

It is possible to visit the winery and buy

its wines.

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73015 Salice Salentino (Le)Via Pietro Nenni, 12Tel. +39 0832 731138Fax +39 0832 [email protected] founded: 1960President: Giovanni IanneOenologist: Leonardo Pinto

OTHER WINES

• Terre Neure: Primitivo Salento igt, Negroamaro Salento Dolce igt, Chardonnay Salento igt

• Sumaie: Primitivo, Negroamaro e Chardonnay Salento igt

• Salice Salentino Rosso e Rosato doc

Castello Monaci

ALTO SALENTO

• Medos Malvasia Nera Salento igt

Artas Salento Rosso igt 2006Grapes: Primitivo 100%Alcohol: 14%Cost: da euro 18,00 a euro 20,00Intense garnet red hue. More intense on the nose, at first reminiscent of cherries, then tobacco and dried fruit notes.Convincing on the palate with an intense balanced structure. Pleasant return of tobacco in the finish. Ideal with meat-filled cannelloni.

Liante Salice Salentino Rosso doc 2007Grapes: Negroamaro 80%, Malvasia Nera 20%Alcohol: 13%Cost: € 8,00Ruby red colour with slightly purplish highlights. Hints of blackberry, dried rose with spicy and balsamic notes on the nose. Marked tannins are pleasant on the palate. Full-bodied and intense, fairly persistent. Still young but promising. Can be matched with eel in tomato sauce.

Aiace Salice Salentino Riserva Rosso doc 2005Grapes: Negroamaro 80%, Malvasia Nera 20%Alcohol: 13,50%Cost: da euro 10,00 a euro 12,00Brilliant garnet red hue. Reminiscent of plum jam bitter almonds, butter and coffee on the nose. Quite good balance on the palate with exuberant tannins and a good taste. Fairly full-bodied, good intensity and persistence. Ideal with tripe rolls and medium ripe cheeses.

Castello Monaci is a Norman building,

dating back to 1480, and lies on the old

Via Franchigena used by pilgrims and

merchants on their way to Jerusalem and

Constantinople. Near the castle there is

the winery which brings together the

ancient tradition of wine-growing typical

in this area of the Salento with the most

advanced wine-making techniques. This

combination makes it possible to realise

the enormous potential of the local vines

like Negroamaro, Malvasia Nera and Pri-

mitivo, and of the international varieties

which find an ideal terrain here giving

excellent results. The winery building is

interesting to visit and is surrounded by

the rows of vines. There is an elegant

sampling room for wine tourists and

enthusiasts, and visitors can also admire

the atmospheric underground cellar.

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73015 Salice Salentino (Le)Via Case Sparse - Contrada MonaciTel. +39 0831 665700 – +39 0831 665363Fax +39 0831 [email protected]; [email protected] founded: 1480Owner: Castello Monaci srlOenologist: Leonardo Sergio

OTHER WINES

• Maru Negroamaro Salento Rosso igt• Kreos Salento Rosato igt• Piluna Primitivo Salento igt• Simera Salento Bianco igt• Campure Meridio Salento Rosso igt• Campure Metrano Salento Rosso igt

Il TorchioBaccanera

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Rosso dei Centenari Salento Rosso igt 2006Grapes: Negroamaro 100%Alcohol: 14%Cost: euro 27,00Lovely intense carnet red colour. Definite note of black cherry jam on the nose, paving the way for hints of clove and hints of face-powder. Good balance on the palate, definite structure. Averagely persistent. Particularly satisfying with a fillet in red wine.

Gocce di Luna Salice Salentino Rosso doc 2005Grapes: Negroamaro 80%, Malvasia Nera 20%Alcohol: 13,50%Cost: euro 9,00Garnet red colouring with slightly orange notes. Not very intense on the nose, with perfumes of black mulberry jam, cacao and some citrus notes. Balanced and pleasant on the palate with a good flavour. Not very persistent, but still average. Good with sweet and sour pork.

Finisie Salento Rosato igt 2008Grapes: Negroamaro 80%, Malvasia Nera 20%Alcohol: 12,50%Cost: euro 6,00Brilliant soft cherry pink. Fine and delicate fragrance with hints of sweet strawberry, sugared almond, fresh almond and sage. Fresh, intense and harmonious on the palate, with a candyfloss finish. Splendid when served with mullet and parsley.

Il Torchio Baccanera was established in

1993 a few kilometres from the centre

of Salice Salentino, in an important

wine-growing area. The winery is the

fruit of the family's long-standing

experience as wine-growers handed

down from generation to generation.

However, it was only in the early 1990s

that they began to bottle their own

wines. There is a shop where visitors

can buy and sample the wines, and

behind this is the area where the wines

are made from the local native

Negroamaro, Malvasia Nera, Malvasia

Bianca and Primitivo varieties grown

on the winery's 12 hectares of

surrounding vineyards. Lorenzo

Epifani is in charge of production while

Santino Chiarello and Angelo Sirsi are

responsible for marketing.

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73015 Salice Salentino (Le)SS 7 Ter km 18Tel./Fax +39 0832 [email protected] founded: 1993Owner: Santino Chiariello

OTHER WINES

• Bagnara Salento Rosso e Rosato igt• Firmigliano Salento Rosso igt• Meru Salento Bianco igt• Dontonino Primitivo Salento igt

Leone de Castris

ALTO SALENTO

• Elo Veni Negroamaro Salento Rosso igt• Vigna Case Alte Salento Bianco igt• Negrino Salento Rosso Aleatico igt• Pierale Moscato Puglia Bianco Dolce igt• Illemos Salento Rosso igt• Messere Andrea Salento Rosso igt

Donna Lisa Salice Salentino Riserva Rosso doc 2005Grapes: Negroamaro 90%, Malvasia Nera 10%Alcohol: 14%Cost: euro 23,00Intense consistent garnet red colour.Aromas include plum jam, butter and cacao with coffee and some incense notes. Good intensity on the tongue, enveloping, robust, and fairly persistent.To serve with roast lamb and potatoes.

Donna Lisa Salento Bianco igt 2008Grapes: Malvasia Bianca 100%Alcohol: 14%Cost: euro 14,00An intense gold wine, with intense scents of ripe tropical fruit, lilies and vanilla. On the palate it is soft and warm, overall quite balanced. It is quite persistent and has a slightly sharp finish. Recommended with tagliolini in a white ragù.

Five Roses 65° Anniversario Salento Rosato igt 2008Grapes: Negroamaro 80%, Malvasia Nera 20%Alcohol: 13%Cost: euro 8,38Brilliant intense cherry pink colour. Delicate aromas on the nose with suggestions of redcurrant, pomegranate in flower, nutmeg and green tea. Full-bodied fresh and well-balanced. Satisfying persistence. The ideal wine with cavatelli in vegetable sauce.

Leone De Castris lies in the ancient

wine-growing lands of the Salento. The

history of this winery runs parallel to

the history of wine in Apulia. The

winery was founded in 1665 near the

town of Salice Salentino, and is now

managed by Piernicola de Castris.

Leone De Castris began bottling its

own wines in 1925, and then created

Five Roses in 1943, the first rosé

bottled in Italy and an indication of

success. Negroamaro, Malvasia, Bianco

d'Alessano and Aleatico are among the

predominant varieties grown here for

doc and igt wines, spumantes and a

grape aquavit.

The imposing building is very

interesting to visit with its antique

cellar, high ceiling vaults and a well-

appointed sampling room.

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73015 Salice Salentino (Le)Via Senatore de Castris, 26Tel. +39 0832 731112 - Fax +39 0832 [email protected] founded: 1665Owner: Famiglia conti Leone de CastrisOenologist/Adviser: Marco Mascellani, Riccardo Cotarella

OTHER WINES

• 50° Vendemmia Salice Salentino Rosso Riserva doc

• Messapia Salento Bianco igt• Imago Salento Bianco igt• Villa Santera Primitivo di Manduria

doc

La Vignadei Baroni Martucci

ALTO SALENTO

• Caprice Salice Salentino Rosato doc

Mathelda Squinzano Riserva Rosso doc 2005Grapes: Negroamaro 85%, Malvasia Nera 15%Alcohol: 13,50%Cost: euro 6,50Garnet red colour with orange highlights. Fragrances of red fruits, butter and cloves with notes of leather. Full-bodied but not very intense on the palate, pleasant moderate taste. Average persistence. Suggested with barbecued chicken.

Anna Maria Cecilia Salento Bianco igt 2008Grapes: Chardonnay 100%Alcohol: 13%Cost: euro 4,50A good straw yellow hue in the wine glass, with many sparkling greenish highlights. A fragrance with delicate notes of citrus and white flowers. A medium body and intensity, and good persistence. It should be accompanied with anchovies and agostinelle fish.

Axa Salice Salentino Rosso doc 2007Grapes: Negroamaro 80%, Malvasia Nera 20%Alcohol: 14%Cost: euro 6,00Consistent ruby red hue, with intense perfumes of forest fruit jam, cinnamon and black pepper. Red fruits return insistently on the palate, and the wine is full of flavour, smooth, warm and full-bodied with average persistence. Good with lamb al ragù.

In 1923 Baron Pasquale Martucci

married the Salento noblewoman Maria

Galluccio Balsamo. The bride's dowry

included Masseria Lamia, a 16th century

building with an estate of 400 hectares

in the territories of San Pancrazio Salen-

tino and Sandonaci. The Martucci family

were originally from Bari Province, and

then transferred their wine-growing

activity to Brindisi Province. The family

has now been working here for three

generations and they cultivate 75

hectares of vineyards, mainly used for

local varieties like Negroamaro,

Malvasia Nera and Primitivo. After

harvesting, the grapes are converted

into wine at the winery in the town of

Squinzano where the wine is matured,

bottled and marketed. It is possible to

visit the winery and buy its wines.

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73018 Squinzano (Le)Via Lecce, 69Tel. +39 0832 725364 - Fax +39 0832 785135cantina@lavignadeibaronimartucci.comwww.lavignadeibaronimartucci.comYear founded: 2003Owner: Matilde FalagarioOenologist/Adviser: Antonio Libardi,

Leonardo Palumbo

OTHER WINES

• Terra dei Messapi Negroamaro Salento igt

• Le Chateau dei Monelli Salento Rosso, Rosato e Bianco igt

• Fuoco d'Oriente Primitivo Salento igt• Nigrum Salento Rosso igt

Segmento Salento

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None Salento Rosso igt 2006Grapes: Negroamaro 100%Alcohol: 13%Cost: euro 15,00Ruby red with amaranthine highlights. Scents reminiscent of blackcurrant and bilberries, together with musky and spicy notes. Pleasantly warm and consistent on the palate. Averagely persistent and quite balanced. Perfect with saddle of pork.

Sine Salento Bianco igt 2008Grapes: Verdeca 100%Alcohol: 12%Cost: euro 12,00Luminous straw yellow colouring with greenish highlights, and an agreeable fragrance with rich fruity hints of plants, unripe banana and white peach. Good body, intensity and persistence. Balance still developing. A pleasant accompaniment to lightly seasoned white meats.

Rrubbacore Salento Rosato igt 2008Grapes: Negroamaro 100%Alcohol: 12,50%Cost: euro 12,00Brilliant intense cerasuolo pink hue. A little timid at first on the palate with hints of peach flower and nearly ripe cherries, toast and vanilla notes. Light, average intensity and persistence, balanced. This goes well with tubettini and mussels.

In 2005 the Segmento Salento brand

was added to the regional wine scene.

It was created with the ambitious aim

of enhancing Negroamaro, the most

representative Salento variety.

Alessandro Pallara heads the project

which soon added the important

experience matured by the Cantina

Viticoltori Associati di Veglie to help in

producing an unblended Negroamaro

to meet the demands of the internatio-

nal markets.

The aim is being realised in a series of

stages from selection and enhance-

ment of the old bush vines to the

professional development of all the

winery members.

Plans for the future are based on

expanding marketing to include other

symbolic Salento products.

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Vineyard area (hectares): 3,5Annual number of bottles: 30.000

73010 Veglie (Le)Via Salice s.n.Tel. +39 0832 1835618 – +39 335 7533218Fax +39 0832 [email protected] founded: 2005President: Alessandro PallaraOenologist: Giacomo Palmisano

OTHER WINES

• Carlo V Vino Spumante Rosato Extra Dry

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