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Puglia Wine Buying Guide

Independent advice from Winestore Eccleston to help you choose your wines with confidence.

This guide is here to help you narrow our Puglia range to the wines most likely to suit what you're looking for today.

Puglia is famous for ripe, generous reds, but it also offers fresher reds, characterful whites and dry rosé.

Where Would You Like to Start?

I know the kind of wine I enjoy → Choose by wine style
I know what we're eating → Choose around the food
I know a producer I like → Choose by producer
I want to try something different → Explore different Puglia styles
I just want to see the wines → Browse all Puglia wines

Choose by Wine Style

Start with the style you normally enjoy. You do not need to know the grape names first.

Rich, Soft and Very Fruity

Primitivo is Puglia's classic rich, smooth red, with ripe plum, blackberry and a rounded texture.

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Need more help? Read the Primitivo guide

Fruity with More Savoury or Spicy Character

Negroamaro keeps plenty of dark fruit but adds herbs, spice and a drier, more savoury finish.

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Need more help? Read the Negroamaro guide

Susumaniello also gives dark fruit, but usually with more freshness, energy and shape.

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Need more help? Read the Susumaniello guide

Malvasia Nera is another good choice if you enjoy ripe fruit with softer spice and a warm southern Italian character.

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Fresher and More Structured Reds

Nero di Troia offers dark fruit with firmer structure and a fresher, less overtly ripe feel than Primitivo.

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Need more help? Read the Nero di Troia guide

Fresh and Characterful Whites

Fiano gives you a more aromatic, textured white style while still retaining useful freshness.

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Verdeca is typically fresh and lively, with citrus, herbs and a clean Mediterranean character.

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Vermentino is another fresh, dry option, with citrus, floral and herbal character and a lightly saline Mediterranean feel.

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Dry Rosé

Puglia rosé can be a useful middle ground when you want freshness with more flavour and body than a very pale, delicate style.

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Choosing for Food?

If the meal is already decided, our Puglia Food Pairing Guide will get you to the right style more directly.

Choose Puglia wine for your food

Choose by Producer

If you already know a producer, or want to compare different house styles, this can be one of the quickest ways to narrow the range.

San Marzano

Polished, fruit-driven Puglia wines across red, white and rosé, from dependable everyday bottles to powerful premium and icon reds.

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Read the San Marzano guide

Botromagno

A useful choice if you prefer freshness, structure and regional character rather than sheer richness.

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Read the Botromagno guide

Brunilde di Menzione

A strong route if you already enjoy rich Puglian reds and want to take that style a step further, with greater depth, structure and maturity.

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Read the Brunilde di Menzione guide

Boccantino

A useful route if you want to explore several approachable Puglian grapes and styles through one recognisable range rather than specialising in a single grape or producer style.

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Read the Boccantino guide

Produttori di Manduria

A strong choice if provenance matters to you: a historic Manduria cooperative rooted in Primitivo, with our range also showing a fresher side of Puglia through Verdeca.

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Read the Produttori di Manduria guide

Still Not Sure?

If you're interested in Puglia but none of the routes above has quite resolved the choice, you can simply browse the complete range and see what catches your eye.

Browse all Puglia wines

If none of these Puglia styles sounds like what you enjoy, another region or grape may simply be a better starting point.

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