What is Primitivo wine from Puglia, and how do you choose the best one? Click for our complete guide to this brawny Italian grape variety!

2024年8月9日 · Primitivo is a dark-skinned wine grape used to make intense, inky, tannic reds in Puglia, southern Italy. It is also one of the most widely planted varieties in the western United States, where it is better known under its American synonym, Zinfandel.

2022年4月7日 · Imported to Puglia, Italy from Croatia in the 18th century, Primitivo is actually the same grape as Zinfandel. Learn more about this full-bodied, jammy red wine.

Primitivo is an Italian red grape that produces bold wines with smooth flavours of blackberry, dark chocolate and liquorice. Originally from Croatia, it found its true home on the eroded limestone plateaus of Puglia. In the New World, Primitivo thrives in California, where it’s known as Zinfandel.

Today, most Italian Primitivo is made as a rustic, highly alcoholic red wine with up to 16% alcohol by volume (ABV). Some Italian winemakers age the wines in new American oak to imitate American-style Zinfandel.

2021年7月29日 · Primitivo is a red wine grape variety that is also known as zinfandel. It is the third-most planted grape in Puglia, in southern Italy. Primitivo makes wines that are big, jammy, and rustic, with high alcohol, chewy tannins, and a sweet finish.

2023年12月18日 · Primitivo wine is a type of red wine made in the Puglia region of Italy. Primitivo grapes are abundant in Puglia, making for an easy-drinking, affordable red wine that pairs well with food. Due to its well-known “jammy” flavor, it pairs well with red meats like lamb and steak and is excellent for long-term aging.

What Is Primitivo Wine? Primitivo wine is also known as Zinfandel. It creates red wine, and it is the third most planted grape in certain areas of Southern Italy, including Puglia.

2019年11月20日 · Discover the Primitivo grape variety and learn about some of its history, what Primitivo wine tastes like, its origin and food pairings. Plus, learn about the terroir that Primitivo grows best in, what wine styles it can produce and what …

2024年1月10日 · Step into the world of Primitivo wine, a captivating journey through history and flavor. Like a symphony of sun-kissed grapes, this wine will transport you to the sun-drenched vineyards of southern Italy, where it all began.