Vigneti del Salento Zolla Primitivo di Manduria

It’s the home to some of Italy’s most flavoursome and best value reds, it’s picture perfect postcard stuff and it looks a lot like the heel of a boot when you look at it on a map – we’re talking about southern Italy, Puglia to be precise.

It’s where Zoll aPrimitivo comes from, made by the Vigneti del Salento crew (who are part of the mammoth Farnese wine group in Italy).

Primitivo is the grape and it’s the same grape as Zinfandel (also just called Zin) which is the signature style in places like California. Primitivo actually means “early ripening” which is why this style results in wines that are medium to full bodied, luscious and full of spicy fruit flavours like dark berry and cherry.

Pronouncing Italian wine names can be a bit of a mouthful, but don’t let it put you off!