Puglia

Puglia

(Puglia in Italian, in Pùgghie barese , Foggiano and tarantino , Puia in Salento , in Poulye Francoprovenal formerly Apulia ) , known more commonly Apulia or Puglia is a region in Italy, located in the southeastern countries. His gentile is Apulian . The region has 4,083,050 inhabitants1 and capital is Bari . Bounded on the north by the Molise laCampanie west and Basilicata to the southwest , the area is washed by the Adriatic Sea to the east and the Ionian Sea to the south. The region includes the provinces of Bari, Barletta -Andria -Trani , Brindisi, Foggia , Lecce and Taranto.

The wine is born in the land ,

The Romans and before them the Etruscans cultivated the vine. The vineyard extends in all the Italian regions of Veneto to Sicily. Largest producer , but also leading exporter , Italy is the wine country.

In contrast , the new world wines Italy has its own red and white grapes , there are more than fifty Barbera , Grignolino , Verdicchio bianco ...

Italy has had to meet European regulations , and now offers national designations recognized in the consolidated Denominazioni di Origine Controllata , Denominazioni di Origine Controllata e Garantita and also Vini da tavola (table wine ) .

Indulge in one of the best wines in Italy , where the soil makes sense : Sassicaia .

In the fourth century Brindisi we beat a coin bearing the image of Arion , the poet Greek inventor of rave music that accompanied the harvest , wearing grapes. At that time , Rome was still confined within its walls and the wine was already boasted a long history with the people of Puglia.

Almost a thousand years later , Decimo Giunio Giovenale , the satirist described Taranto : " hardened wines " and recalled that Pliny the wines of Puglia "non CARENT gloria " no lack of glory. Today , in many dialects , the wine is called " mjere " Latin " merum " pure wine , healthy .

So today , limestone and clay soil of the region, sand, karst , mild climate , low rainfall , hot and dry summers bringing excellent conditions for growing grapes . The grapes of Troy, the " Bombino ", the " Verdeca " the White Alessano the " Primitivo ", the " Negro amaro " gives majestic , rich reds , bright pinks, delicate and generous whites until sparkling with natural fermentation. However, some wines of Puglia still hang a reputation for " wines assembly ."

Wines large bodies with high gradation , and it is true that until a few years ago , it was a safety valve , a lifeline for the wine industry in many other regions of Italy and European countries . And this is still true today, when last year it was discovered that a wine deemed a remote region of Puglia actually came without any correction , just with a different label.

Beyond having some prejudices die hard, however, the wines of Puglia, organized and stylish, experiencing increasingly growing success in Italy and in the world. The merit of this result is the wine radical transformation , a qualitative revolution , which began in the sixties .

New varieties were introduced and traditional vine was gradually replaced . Wines of Puglia have proven their versatility becoming valuable and often delicate wines of haute cuisine . The result today is a quality production with 25 DOC wines , but also recognized directly in prestigious competitions , and indirectly , in canteens many fine restaurants Lombard and Tuscan or found new wines and "historical" , ingredients carefully for international market demand

After describing ancient Italy until Metaponto ( Matera level ) , we need to talk about areas that are beyond this point. The first is Iapigia ( Iapygia ) the Greeks call Messapia , indigenous distinguish at the Salento (the part around the headland of Iapygia ) and Calabria . North of this set is a population which the Greeks call Peucezi or Dauni but natives call Apulia as the entire region is after the Calabria (including indigenous ) call ( the people ) the Pauliens