Primitivo

Masseria Spaccafico is a winery project in Puglia by Paolo Leo.

Villa Schinosa is known for producing rich, deep wines from the Nero di Troia grape.

Cantine Miali is based in the Valle d’Itria in the north of Puglia and produces a range of wines from the region’s classic varieties.

Paolo Patruno is one of the boutique producers of Gioia del Colle in Puglia.

The historic Azienda Vitivinicola Francesco Candido is known for the production of Salice Salentino, notably the estate’s flagship ‘Duca d’Aragona’.

One of the oldest wineries in Italy, Apollonio produces a range of excellent wines from Puglia. While the focus is on the traditional grapes of Salento, the winery is also helping to lead a campaign to showcase Copertino as a premium wine producing appellation.

Tenute Rubino produce a number of high quality cru wines in Puglia.

The historic Leone De Castris winery pioneered the Negroamaro Rosato style with their Five Roses wine. Today this large winery produces a range of varietal wines throughout Puglia.

The Cantele winery produces fruit driven wines from Negroamaro in Salento.

Producing around four million bottles a year, Paolo Leo is one of the bigger players in the Salento area of Puglia. That being said, the company produce some excellent value wines, particularly in the DOCs of Primitivo di Manduria and Salice Salentino.