Puglia
San Severo
When most folks talk about Pugliese wines they talk about the High Octane Primitivo's and Negroamaro wines from the southern end of the heel. I say get over it! The best wines in Puglia are those from further north and particularly those made in part or exclusively from Uva de Troia. This grape has rich flavor but also a lot of class in the right hands. The autochtonous white variety "Bombino Bianco" is definitely the most interesting of the white idigenous grapes of the area. For many years there was some speculation that the legendary Edoardo Valentini's great Trebbiano D'Abruzzo was not Trebbiano at all, but a "nativized" clone of Bombino from nearby northern Puglia! One taste of this pure Bombino and you'll be wondering too. The winery produces many great products but to begin we will focus on two that are ridiculously good values, Bombino Bianco and Casteldrione, a pure Uva de Troia.