Primitivo di Manduria is a table wine, also available as Dolce naturale, Liquoroso secco and Liquoroso dolce naturale, specially suitable for desserts. Produced from Primitivo grapes, the name means the grapes ripe early. The ‘ordinary’ wine has a nice red colour verging on the purple or orange if aged; the flavour is mild, distinctive, and the taste is nice, rounded, well-balanced, slightly velvety when aged.
Matches - How to consume it:
The table wine goes well with elaborate, rich dishes, such as cured salami and cold pork meats, pasta dishes with rich meat sauces, roasted or stewed pork and lamb, red meat and game, mature cheese. The Dolce naturale is excellent with unleavened, thick cakes, red berry jam tarts, doughnuts, fried cheese with honey and spices, cakes, macaroons. The Liquoroso is preferably served with more elaborate desserts, such as rich cream cakes, while the Liquoroso secco goes well with short pastry cakes.
How to recognize it:
As well as mentioning the Registered Designation of Origin, the label must include all the information laid down by the law: native region; designation, in which the cultivar from which the wine comes is matched to the geographical area in which it is grown; nominal volume of the wine; bottler’s name or corporate name and address; bottler’s number and code; country; batch number; ecological information.
When to find it:
All year round
Notes:
The table wine is served in balloon glasses at a temperature of 18-20°C
Sources: By the editorial staff Updated on: 14/07/2010
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