Primitive
The history of Primitivo is lost in the mists of time. It most likely arrived in Puglia from the other side of the Adriatic by the Illyrians , a people from the Balkan region dedicated to growing vines. It began to be marketed throughout the Mediterranean by the ancient Phoenicians who frequented our coasts. And when the Greeks began to colonize southern Italy, spreading their black grape varieties especially in Campania and Lucania, the Hellenic wine (ancestor of Aglianico ), although prized, did not penetrate Puglia. Its arrival in Puglia is due to the Benedictines, who introduced it to Gioia del Colle, much later, around the 17th century.
Its name derives from its early ripening.
It is very widespread in the provinces of Taranto, Bari and a little less in Brindisi and Lecce, but it is also very popular in California, where it is known by the name of zinfandel. This vine is used indiscriminately for the production of red, novello, rosé wines and for sparkling wine bases (white)
The history of Primitivo is lost in the mists of time. It most likely arrived in Puglia from the other side of the Adriatic by the Illyrians , a people from the Balkan region dedicated to growing vines. It began to be marketed throughout the Mediterranean by the ancient Phoenicians who frequented our coasts. And when the Greeks began to colonize southern Italy, spreading their black grape varieties especially in Campania and Lucania, the Hellenic wine (ancestor of Aglianico ), although prized, did not penetrate Puglia. Its arrival in Puglia is due to the Benedictines, who introduced it to Gioia del Colle, much later, around the 17th century.
Its name derives from its early ripening.
It is very widespread in the provinces of Taranto, Bari and a little less in Brindisi and Lecce, but it is also very popular in California, where it is known by the name of zinfandel. This vine is used indiscriminately for the production of red, novello, rosé wines and for sparkling wine bases (white)
