2022 Fatalone Primitivo Gioia del Colle

Fatalone is a historic family winery that was the first to produce and bottle Gioia del Colle Primitivo as a single varietal wine in 1987. They have always practiced organic farming which they consider "a life-style in the respect of Nature and every living creature starting with ourselves, and not only as a trendy business model.” Their production is 100% sustainable and their wines are made with zero CO2 emission, solely with their organic grapes. Primitivo has been established as a genetic equivalent to zinfandel, though it should come as no surprise that California and Apulia offer very different growing environments, and thus produce very different wines. This is a bombastic, earthy, potent red that has maximized the potential of southern Italy's blazing heat and Adriatic/Ionian sea breezes. Pair this with orechiette with sausage and broccoli rabe, minestrone soup, or a fresh burrata with an arugula salad.