Manduria

MANDURIA: Alternate name for the Primitivo (di Gioia) grape now known to be the Zinfandel of California.

MANDURIA: Alternate name for the Primitivo (di Gioia) variety.
MANICLE: Variety grown in the area of Bugey, France. Reported to yield a mediocre, "muddy" wine. No other details as yet.

Primitive Manduria - 100%
Viticulture and winemaking
It has medium leaf, pentagonal, five; cluster medium, long, conical-cylindrical simple, or double-winged, medium compact, medium berry, spheroidal, with medium-thick rind, ...

Primitivo di Manduria
Primitivo is the most common grape of the central part of Apulia and with which is produced the famous Primitivo di Manduria, one of the most famous DOC areas of this region.

The DOCs of Castel del Monte, Salice Salentino, Copertino and Primitivo di Manduria have the best reputation. There is little wine of interest on Sardinia, but Sicily is an Italian wine region on the up.

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