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Leverano Negroamaro DOC (or Negro Amaro Rosso DOC) is made from the grape Negroamaro (85-100%), with the permitted addition of local red grapes (0-15%).
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This red wine has the same grape composition as the rosé type, Leverano Rosato DOC, namely Negroamaro (50-100%), Malvasia Nera di Lecce and/or Montepulciano, Sangiovese (0-40%), with the permitted addition of other local red grapes.
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This rosé wine has the same grape composition as the red wine, Lizzano Rosso DOC, meaning Negroamaro grapes (60-80%), with the permitted addition of Montepulciano and/or Sangiovese, Pinot Nero, Bombino Nero (0-40%) and Malvasia Nera and/or Malvasia di Lecce (0-10%).
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Salice Salentino Rosato DOC is made from Negroamaro grapes (80-100%), with the permitted addition of Malvasia Nera di Brindisi and/or Malvasia Nera di Lecce (0-20%), and is grown around the city of Salice Salentino, west of Lecce.
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San Severo Rosso DOC is made from Montepulciano (70-100%) and Sangiovese grapes (0-30%). As young, the wine is ruby red, but it becomes garnet with age. Occasionally, one may encounter bright, almost rosy wines of this type.
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Did you know?
That Italy in 2011 was the worlds largest wine producer?
Most tourists who have visited Valle d’Aosta (Aosta Valley), have probably never given the region’s name or wines a second thought. Here it’s about skiing on the dramatic slopes around Breuil-Cervinia, at the base of the gigantic mountain, Matterhorn. But the region offers exciting things to do in the après-ski department.
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