This month our
Italian Food, Wine & Travel group (#ItalianFWT) explores
coastal regions in Italy. Much of Italy's regions are
bordering water so it's easy to find a region to talk about today.
That's what makes Italy so unique in that you can travel to many a
region, north to south, and be able to experience mountains, beaches
and seas and the inland plains. According to wikipedia, Italy has
over 4,700 miles of coastline touching the Tyrrhenian, Adriatic and
Ionian Seas.
Puglia, located on
the heel of the boot, is one of these regions with a long coastline
touching the Adriatic Sea. It seems to have been the hot spot lately
in terms of travel. I've seen many of folks venturing there and it
has even peaked my interest as well for my next journey overseas to
Italy when it happens. One can only wish, but with a 6 month old
there are no promises yet.
About Leone de Castris
I recently tasted
a wine from the Leone de Castris winery located in Puglia,
specifically a village in Salento known as Salice Salentino. Leone
de Castris was founded in 1665 when Duke Oronzo discovered
the terroir in Salento and sold his property in Spain to get himself
grounded in Puglia. The winery had always sold off it's grapes from
the beginning of the 19th century until they began to
bottle their own in 1925. The winery is actually best known for
their rose' known as Five Roses, but they produce an array of wines
including the 2013 Maiana Rosso I'm sharing today. The winery
produces about 2.5 million bottles annually.
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| Piazza Plebiscito in Salice Salentino by Andrea Donato Alemanno |
I tasted the 2013
Leone de Castris Maiana Salice Salentino Rosso DOC that is made of
90% negroamaro and 10% malvasia nera. It's fermented in stainless
and aged in large oak for 6 months. I loved the ripe dark fruits and
found it to be rather well balanced with acidity. Full bodied. A
great value. I actually enjoyed it with a slight chill. SRP $12-14.
ABV 13.5%.
More with our ItalianFWT group
Here's a preview of what's to come this Saturday January 7th. Join us for a live Twitter chat at #ItalianFWT 11am Est about Coastal White and Red Wines, Foods and Travel around Italy's long coastline. If you'd like to be part of the group there is still time. Email directly at susannah@vignetocommunications.com.
Here's a preview of what's to come this Saturday January 7th. Join us for a live Twitter chat at #ItalianFWT 11am Est about Coastal White and Red Wines, Foods and Travel around Italy's long coastline. If you'd like to be part of the group there is still time. Email directly at susannah@vignetocommunications.com.
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