Zolla, Primitivo di Manduria €25 - €50 S

Zolla, Primitivo di Manduria €25 - €50 SPrimitivo di Manduria is a key red wine DOC of Italy's southern Puglia region. Primitivo, the grape variety from which this wine is made, is very traditional in this part of Italy. It is the only viticultural area in Italy to specialize in the variety. California is also a major centre for the grape in its guise as Zinfandel. Primitivo got its name because it ripens early (the name has nothing to do with the variety or its wines being "primitive").

purchased some additional vineyards and rented others

Rosé has undoubtedly become the go-to wine of summer and Whispering Angel has become one of the most in-demand wines in the world

The sites are irrigated via a 'Sustainable Dry Farmed' system which allows for precise and minimal irrigating

This is a very elegant wine

black currant

prolonging the growing season and allowing the grapes to fully ripen

It is a topographically distinct micro-site within the Hirsch Vineyard

"The wine most often poured during the flights of the Zeppelin"

Centuries later

while the warmer Calistoga area to the north

This wine has unbelievable aging potential

He came across some old Godello vineyards