Great Puglian Wines to Match our Menus
By Dave Lister
Puglia is a large producer of wine and almost every Commune boast their own enthusiastic and capable growers whose bottles can often be found in the local oenoteca or supermarket. The wines are usually sold by grape varietal, which brings regional diversity. The North (Andria, Castel Del Monte, Gioia Del Colle) tend towards fresh whites and drier reds whilst the more southerly Salentina makes for more robust reds and crisper whites.
As in all Italy, wine tends to be made and sold by the producer so an equitable list of recommendations would add up to a book. So we point you towards producers who we know to be reliable and consistent and also produce wines across the varieties and price.
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Menu |
Variety |
Everyday |
A Little More Special |
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Trulli Puglian (Antipasto, Primo, Secondo) Trulli Vegetarian (Antipasto, Main)
Arabian (Antipasto, Main)
Mediterranean (Antipasto, Main) |
Whites Fiano Verdecca Malvasia Bianca Minutolo |
Locorotondo Cooperativo Produttore di Manduria Tormaresca Paolo Leo Cantina San Donaci Mirvita + Supermarkets offer a good range of drinkeable wines |
Cardone Ceci Apollonio I Pastini Leone di Castris “ Don Piero” Menhir Polvernera Masseria Altemura |
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Trulli Puglian (Primo, Secondo) Trulli Vegetarian (Primo, Secondo) Arabian ( Main) Mediterranean (Main)
Antipasto, Primo |
Reds Primitivo di Manduria Negroamaro Malvasia Nero di Troia Susumaniello (A lighter red) |
Feudi Di Guagnano San Marzano Botrugno Cantele Cantolio Marulli Copertinum Torre Vento Conti Zecca Cooperativo San Donaci + as above |
Castel di Monaci Don Carlo Guarini Cantina Due Palme Emrea Mazzone Leone di Castris Rivera Il Falcone Apollonio Livelli Grifo L’Archetipo |
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Trulli Puglian (Antipasto, Primo, Secondo) Trulli Vegetarian (Antipasto, Main) Arabian (Antipasto, Main) Mediterranean (Antipasto, Main) |
Rosato Primitivo di Manduria Negroamaro Malvasia Nero di Troia Susumaniello |
Tormaresca Cantina Miali Conti Zecca Girofle Cantele Tenuta Santoro + as above |
Masseria Mita Cantine Due Palme Produttore di Manduria “Aka” Rivera Leone di Castris Donna Lisetta |
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Dolce |
Sweet Moscato Passito |
Moscato di Trani, Torrevento Aleatico Dolce, Conte di Compiano, Lyrica, Madrigale |
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