And primitivo? Look up this dark-skinned variety in Wine Grapes, by Jancis Robinson, Julia Harding and José Vouillamoz – the mother of all reference books – and you get a single, short line ...

Driven by curiosity, a sense of adventure and a love of wine, Peg Melnik has experienced a lot during her career, including ...

Italian winemaker Svolta Srl has deployed an agrivoltaic facility at its vineyard in Apulia, Italy. The PV array allowed the ...

Primitivo from Puglia, Italy. It is made in the appassimento method using dried grapes. The Patroferno Appassimento is available exclusively at Trader Joe's (in the US) and sells for just $12.99.

Picking up a bunch of grapes from the supermarket might not sound all that complicated when you're deciding between red or green. But there's more to it than just that! In fact, there are a ...

both Zinfandel and the southern Italian grape Primitivo are clones of this Croatian variety. Despite its international origins, Zinfandel is most widely planted and most successful in California.

Chinon is a rare example of a red wine from the Loire, you know, where Sancerre is made? Fifty-two percent of the Loire’s ...

Murgia, with many Adriatic microclimates, has proven itself fertile ground for Primitivo as well as the Nero di Troia grape as the basis for is the basis for Castel del Monte DOC wines like Rosso ...

both Zinfandel and the southern Italian grape Primitivo are clones of this Croatian variety. Despite its international origins, Zinfandel is most widely planted and most successful in California.

The Primitivo grape is specific to the south of the country and makes a rich, juicy wine that has berries and plum flavours with a slightly sweet taste.

Avoid woody or wrinkled grapes. Grapes that hang loosely from their stalks should be sweeter, but will have a shorter lifespan. Some grapes don’t peel easily, in which case cover a small ...