Author: Dirk Chan
Our online feature this week is the San Marzano Primitivo (Puglia, Italy) – $14.49, regularly $17.49
The San Marzano winery was founded in 1962 by 19 likeminded grape growers in the Primitivo di Manduria DOP in Taranto province in western Puglia, Southern Italy with the vision to pool their resources and increase the quality of their wines by building a modern-day winemaking facility where they could vinify their grapes. Their business model was so successful that today, more than 60 years after its founding, the winery cooperates with more than 1.000 growers.
The Puglia area is one of Italy’s most ancient areas for the farming and production of wines made from the Primitivo grape, the most popular Apulian grape variety. Here, iron- and limestone-rich soils and the sea breeze, which constantly flows over the narrow peninsula of Puglia, create the ideal conditions for making wines with extreme freshness, food-friendliness, and aging potential.
Our weekly offer this week is their Primitivo, a classic example that delivers intense chocolate, prune, nuts, spice and smoky notes and a robust structure. The perfect choice for your house wine, providing both quality and value. Serve with grilled meats, or pasta with meat sauce.
San Marzano Primitivo (Puglia, Italy) – $14.49, regularly $17.49