Jan 25, 2018 · The Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale Docg Vigne Monache 1920 reads ' 16,00+5% ' on the label. A wine which the sommelier explained was 16% alcohol with a further 5% kept as sugar. This rendered the wine fresh and pleasant and a perfect pairing for almond pastry apparantly. The grapes are harvested in late September after drying on the vine.A classic Primitivo wine is high in both alcohol and tannins, intensely flavored and deeply colored.In Manduria, the fortified liquoroso variants often reach an ABV of 18 percent, which is dulled to 14 percent in the table wines.
Apr 7, 2020 · on 7 April 2020. in Wine Guide, Wine news. Italian wine is the world’s most popular, occupying 19% of the global market. Italy has a wider selection of wines than anywhere else in the world, and uses 605 unique grapes to produce them. The most famous Italian wines are made from its indigenous grapes. Classic Italian red wines include Barolo
Elegantly fresh, fruity and ripened under the Apulian Sun, these fine grapes were the foundation of the very first Doppio Passo Primitivo - inspiring the search to create other wines equally well suited to other enjoyment situations and tastes. Therefore, today's classic portfolio comprises not just Primitivo but our Grillo from Sicily and our