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  Negroamaro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Negroamaro is a red grape variety native to southern Italy.
Wines made from Negroamaro tend to be very rustic in character, combining perfume with an earthy bitterness.
In Puglia it produces some of the best red wines, particularly when blended with the highly scented Malvasia Nera, such as in Salice Salentino.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Negroamaro   (101 words)

  
 Caccianferno
This wine is produced from temperature-controlled maceration of Negroamaro e Malvasia Nera grapes.
Negroamaro and Primitvo vine varieties are the special "main characters" of this precious gift.
This wine is produced from Negroamaro grapes aged in French oak barrels.
www.osteriacaccianferno.it /en/carta_dei_vini_en.htm   (370 words)

  
 The Negroamaro / Negro Amaro Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Negroamaro produces some of the tastiest, most bargain worthy wines in the world.
Negroamaro should be capable of amazingly enjoyable wines here in California, and great ones too, if ever given a chance.
Hanson describes Negroamaro as "a cross between the fruitiness of Zinfandel and the silky smoothness of Pinot Noir." His wine makes an excellent case for that interpretation.
home.earthlink.net /~goodclose/negroamaro.html   (638 words)

  
 Apulians
Perrucci is pinning a lot of his hopes on the potential of Primitivo, a grape variety, which in the last decade has been proved to be identical to Zinfandel.
Negroamaro is more vigorous than Primitivo, and even more susceptible to peronospera and oidium.
Negroamaro provides the acidity, Malvasia the aroma, and Primitivo the structure.
www.beveragebusiness.com /bbcontent/art-arch/mmnesto02.html   (2964 words)

  
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Copertino can be produced from pure "Negroamaro", even if it is preferable to add at least 20% of "Malvasia nera" and "Moltepulciano" (other varieties of grapes) to soften it's flavour, making it velvet smooth and delicately tannic.
Infact the high quality of the Copertino we have selected is maintained by the careful balance of the qualities found in all three types of grapes, and in favourable years also the "Sangiovese" variety.
It is made from "Negroamaro" grapes and may be blended with 10 - 20% of the "Malvasia Nera" variety either from the Brindisi or Lecce area; a way of making it softer and more perfumed.
web.tiscali.it /riglietta/rubric.htm   (613 words)

  
 Water into Wino: italy
It’s 85% Negroamaro and the rest Malvasia Nera, a typical blend for a Salice Salentino.
I have enjoyed several negroamaro based wines in the past, most of which were Salice Salentinos, but I've also had a few Copertinos.
A 95% blend of negroamaro and 5% Malvasia nera, it is similar to the more recognizable Salice Salentino, but this comes from the town of Copertino.
waterintowino.typepad.com /water_into_wino/italy   (2902 words)

  
 Apulian wines: V.Q.P.R.D.
There are two types: Red "Rosso" (Negroamaro 80-100%; Black Malvasia of Lecce, Sangiovese and Montepulciano max 20%), it can be tasted with red meats and feathered game, medium-seasoning hard cheese; Rosé "Rosato", with the same red grapes variety, can be served with fish with sauces and barbecued poultry.
The wines are Rosso and Rosato (Negroamaro 100% and fl Malvasia of Lecce or Brindisi, Montepulciano, Sangiovese max 30%): they can be served with grilled red meat, roast meat and aged cheeses.
There are: Rosso (Negroamaro until 100%; Black Malvasia of Brindisi and/or Lecce, Sangiovese max 30%), good with furred game and red meats, and Rosato, (same grape variety as red), excellent with salads of stewed vegetables and with " 'Ncapriata " (a salad made up of beans, spicy peppers, onions and tomatoes with olive oil).
www.apulianwines.com /english/vqprd.html   (1364 words)

  
 Tours to Piemonte, Tuscany, Puglia and Campania. Italy's premier wine regions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The red wines of Puglia come primarily from the grape varieties Primitivo, Negroamaro and Uva di Troia, the last is found most in the Castel del Monte district.
Negroamaro is the primary grape used alone or in the blends in the fairly well known DOC region located in the center of the Salentine peninsula called Salice Salentino.
At its best Negroamaro can transcend its name - fl bitter - and be a complex, medium bodied wine with smoky aromas and flavors of raspberries, cherries, and spices, taste characteristics that can resemble a New World Pinot Noir with an Old World twist.
www.shopwineanddine.com /puglia.cfm   (426 words)

  
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Negroamaro represent ¼ of all the Puglian viticultur.
Negroamaro growths in all Apuglia, however, in the Salento region (that goes from Taranto to Brindisi to Lecce up to the eastern city of Otranto) performs the best.
Alchool: 13% Winemaker’s note: Negroamaro color is deep ruby with fl almost fl.
www.splashpaint.com /sites/site_catelli/documents/FactSheet-negroamaro.doc   (777 words)

  
 Western Wines - Our Wines - Mezzomondo Negroamaro
The Negroamaro grape is native to Puglia, the region which forms the 'heel of the boot' of Italy.
It is deep in colour with notes of dried fruit and ripe berries, and well-balanced with soft, rounded tannins.
The Negroamaro grapes used to produce this Southern Italian red were grown in the Salento IGT region of Puglia, where the climate is Mediterranean with hot temperatures and generally dry conditions.
www.western-wines.com /wines/wine.php?wsid=86   (175 words)

  
 C A S A C A T E L L I   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
On the palate it has flavors of plum, flberry and raspberry, together with hints of violet, hay, tobacco and spices.
Negroamaro color is deep ruby, and in fact is nearly fl.
On the palate it is fruity with hints of apple, pear, fresh plums and dried prunes.
www.splashpaint.com /sites/site_catelli/01wines.html   (187 words)

  
 Negroamaro - The Wine Specialist - Wine Online - Spirits and Wine Retailer
Intense ruby red in color, the aromas are fine and lingering with notes of cherry and tobacco flavors.
This is a delicious, well-made example of Italy's Negroamaro varietal.
Made from the negroamaro grape, this red from Salento has fresh flavors of cherry and red currants accented by floral and herbal aromas.
www.winespecialist.com /results?varietalid=1441   (200 words)

  
 Vini Manes - Il Vino   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Produced with Negroamaro native grapes, grown in the sunny Salento territory according to the oldest local traditions.
It is made of Negroamaro and Malvasia grapes, grown on the wide and sunny vineyards of Salento according to old traditional techniques.
The wine is made from an accurate selection of Negroamaro grapes grown on the wide and sunny vineyards of Salento.
www.aziendagricolamanes.it /ing_ilvino.html   (327 words)

  
 GENOTYPE, ROOTSTOCK AND IRRIGATION INFLUENCE ON WATER RELATIONS, PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND WATER USE EFFICIENCY IN GRAPEVINE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Two cultivars ('Negroamaro' and 'Verdeca') and three rootstocks (140 Ru, 420 A and Kober 5BB) characterized by different vigour and resistance to arid soil were investigated to test their response in terms of water use efficiency, quantum yield and water potentials, under irrigated and nonirrigated growing conditions in Southern Italy.
As mainly indicated by stem water potential, the irrigated vines showed a better water status; in the nonirrigated vines, the relative drought inhibition in leaf gas exchanges were not very marked.
Negroamaro and Kober 5BB, both characterized by high vegetative vigour in comparison to 'Verdeca' and 140 Ru, respectively.
www.actahort.org /books/449/449_65.htm   (321 words)

  
 EEC - Imports
These stunning wines are made from Primitivo (Zinfandel) and Negroamaro, the traditional varieties of Puglia, by none other than leading Australian winemaker, Chris Ringland.
Chris had never encountered Negroamaro before but was quick to identify that this dark, robust variety from the hot and dry plains of Salento had the potential to produce wines of the very highest quality.
It is the dark, savoury, earthy nature of Negroamaro combined with its tight, powerful structure that gives this wine immense appeal.
www.eastendcellars.com.au /html/lacorte2.html   (1091 words)

  
 Cantine Conte di Cavour L'Arazzo Negroamaro - Wine International - the definitive guide from the essential wine magazine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
This wine and the winery that produces it are typical of the revolution tha tis blowing through the vineyards of Italy.
A century old and based in Piedmont, Conte di Cavour now makes IGT wines under the L'Arazzo label at the other end of the country, in Sicily and Puglia, using local grapes such as the Primitivo and Negroamaro neat, while blending the Nero d'Avola with Merlot and Cataratto with Chardonnay.
Such behaviour is not unusual in the New World, of course, but it is hard to imagine an Alsace estate producing wine from Languedoc-Roussillon and Corsica.
www.wineint.com /winedetails.asp?prod=376519   (129 words)

  
 Lee's Wine Club - Wine Reviews from 2005
They have projects both in the north of the country, in Trentino Alto-Adige and also in the south, such as this excellent Salento Negroamaro from Puglia, which is the "heel" of the Italian Peninsula.
The Negroamaro grape varietal is interesting in itself, as it is an indigenous varietal that grows only in the Southern part of Italy and on the island of Sicily.
The house of Nobili Palazzoli make this delicious and fruit-forward wine from 100% ungrafted old-vine Negroamaro and the result is evident in the bottle, as the wine has tremendous concentration and a flavor profile unlike most other Italian wines.
www.leeswineclub.com /leeswineclub/reviews_04.html   (5655 words)

  
 Wine bow presents - Italian Wine Producers
The La Corte estate is located in the region of Puglia, not far from the town of Lecce and in the heel of Italy’s boot, has distinguished itself as the most innovative producer of indigenous varietals from this region.
Focusing on old-vine versions of the Negroamaro and Primitivo varietals, La Corte offers consumers a series of fruit-driven and balanced wines in an exciting package combined with the value usually associated with the products of southern Italy.
The “vigne vecchie” or “old vine” versions, La Corte Negroamaro and La Corte Primitivo, each aged more than a year in oak, are concentrated wines with refined tannins and mouthfilling structure.
www.winebow.com /wine_producer.asp?producer=641   (180 words)

  
 Taurino Salice Salentino Riserva 2000 - 67 Wine and Liquor - Wine Online - Spirits and Wine Retailer
85% Negroamaro, 15% Malvasia Nera from the Salento area.Intense ruby red with orange reflections on the outside rim of the wine.
Intense and persistent nose with aromas of red woodsy berries.
On the palate the wine is dry, well balanced and full bodied with a slightly bitter finish.
www.67wine.com /158438   (152 words)

  
 Surprisingly savory red from southern Italy - Today: Wine - MSNBC.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
One of the best known of the Negroamaro wines is Salice Salentino, and there are a number of well-priced examples of it.
But that’s not the case with the Portulano, which is 90 percent Negroamaro and 10 percent malvasia nera.
I was struck at first by its refreshing acidity, which gives the wine a nice initial lift in the mouth before the dark berry fruit, including blueberry and flberry, as well as some cherry, emerge.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/4799722   (568 words)

  
 Water into Wino: Terre di Epicuro Negroamaro 2002
My constant search for a quality table wine has inspired another $7 purchase of this 100% Negroamaro from Salento.
I'm no big fan of negroamaro, so maybe I'm prejudiced...but maybe your taste is evolving.
It happnes to me periodically, too--a reliable "house wine" loses its allure and I find myself having to seek another one.
waterintowino.typepad.com /water_into_wino/2006/01/terre_di_epicur.html   (250 words)

  
 Welcome to the WineZap Wine Club
It is nicely balanced except for a slight edginess to the tannin.
Crafted from some of the oldest native varietals in Italy (negroamaro and primitvo) and grown on 70 to 80 year old vines, the wines themselves are made with very modern and exacting equipment and techniques developed in California.
As a grape, Mark says negroamaro is “a cross between the fruitiness of zinfandel and the silky smoothness of pinot noir — tons of flavor reward, complexity and elegance; notes of plum, the heart of an apricot-colored rose, cherry, vanilla, and toasted hazelnut.”
www.winezap.com /wineclub/wineNote.cfm?w=20475&v=2001   (204 words)

  
 Old World Rosés
From Salento, in Puglia, the heel of the boot of Italy.
The bottle reads: "Our Negroamaro Rosato is made by allowing contact with the skins for between 12 and 18 hours -- until the correct intensity of colour is achieved.
The free-run juice is then fermented slowly in stainless steel tanks at around 15 degrees celsius." It has a rich, almost roasted flavor, plus very light minerality and bright fruit flavors.
www.cheesemistress.com /oldworldrose.htm   (1637 words)

  
 Palama
Here the weather tends to be hot and dry, contributing to the characteristic rich, “cooked” quality often found in these wines.
Metiusco Rosso is made with 50% Negroamaro, and 20% Malvasia Nera -- the two main components of the region’s most famous red, Salice Salentino – plus 25% Montepulciano and 5% Primitivo.
The wine never touches wood, (the grapes having been fermented and aged in stainless steel to preserve their fruit), thereby demonstrating the quintessence of what Italy’s southern grape varieties can do.
www.jgwines.com /Factsheets/palamametrosso2002.html   (209 words)

  
 Vino Italian Wines and Spirits, NYC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Although it is often vinified as a sweet wine, Conti Zecca's Malvasia Bianca is made as a dry white, a wonderful expression of this classic grape variety.
A fuller bodied wine made from primitivo, negroamaro and sangiovese grapes, typical of the region from which it hails.
A lush example of the classic earthy Salento wines which are based on Negroamaro and Malvasia Nera.
www.vinosite.com /6paks/6pak_puglia.html   (351 words)

  
 Aglianico
Puglia's three major grape vareties are Negroamaro, Primitivo, and Malvasia Nera.
The Negroamaro goes into southern Puglia's most established reds: Salice Salentino (along with a small percentage of Malvasia Nera) and the worthy Copertino (which can include Malvasia Nera, Montepulciano, and Sangiovese).
It is believed that this thick-skinned, deeply colored grape with its propensity to thrive in the difficult conditions this far South is related to the Greek vine Xinomavro; others believe it is purely indigenous to Puglia.
www.italianwinemerchant.com /IWM_Weekly_e-letter/IWM_06_21_05_Southern_Italy.htm   (2173 words)

  
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Negroamaro (80%) and Malvasia nera from Brindisi (20%).
In situated grounds in the Salentina peninsula in province of Brindisi and Lecce, for a long time dedicated to the grapevine and predisposed the cultivation of valuable plant for grapevine which the "Negroamaro" and the fl "Malvasia" of Brindisi, it bears the DOC Salentino Willow.
Wine from all meal, for the his cool full-bodied, well it accompany the courses of all days long particular the dishes from regional kitchen.
www.wineitalia.net /private/wines/cll/cll01.asp   (351 words)

  
 Siena Imports Inc. Finest Italian Wines   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Its 20 DOC's are comprised of three basic varietals: Primitivo, a varietal genetically linked to Zinfandel; Negroamaro, and Malvasia Nera.
Puglia is currently undergoing a metamorphosis: once sprawling co-op estate organizations are scaling down production and using modern trellis systems instead of the large tendone, or canopy, framework.
TASTE: A concentrated red from the Puglia region, Squinzano is a blend of Negroamaro and Malvasia Nera grapes.
www.sienaimports.com /SI/Region/Puglia.html   (302 words)

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