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Red grape 🇮🇹 Puglia, Italy

Negroamaro

/ neh-groh-AH-mah-roh /

Southern Italy's sunny red — ripe dark fruit with an earthy, bittersweet finish.

Negroamaro — ‘black and bitter’ — is the signature grape of the Salento peninsula in Italy's heel. It gives dark, warming reds with ripe plum fruit and an earthy, slightly bitter finish, often softened with a little Malvasia Nera. It also makes some of southern Italy's best rosato.

Serve at

16–18°C

Glass

Red wine glass

Decanting

Not needed

Climate

Hot

Structure

How Negroamaro typically feels in the mouth.

BodyMedium+
AcidityMedium
TanninMedium
AlcoholMedium+

Aromas & flavours

What to look for in the glass.

Fruit

Black cherryPlumPrune

Earthy

TobaccoLeatherDried herbs

Finish

Bitter chocolate

Where it grows

The regions to know on a wine list.

Food pairing

Classic matches that work every time.

  • Orecchiette with sausage
  • Aubergine parmigiana
  • Grilled lamb
  • Barbecue
  • Aged cheese

Say it at the table

“Southern sunshine in a glass — ripe dark fruit with an earthy, slightly bitter finish. Generous and warming.”

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