Puglia’s “Four Little Kings”: Black Toya, Noir Bobino, Black Manro and Primitivo After seeing this title, you may ask, what exactly are the “Four Little Kings” of Puglia?

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And what is this weird name of "Three Blacks and One Pu"?

In fact, these four little kings are the four most famous red grape varieties in Puglia.

Then let’s go into this beautiful wine-producing region in southern Italy!

Puglia is located in southeastern Italy. If the entire Italian territory is compared to a "leather boot", then Puglia is in the "heel" part.

That's because the southern part of Puglia has been washed by sea water, forming an elongated peninsula, also known as the Salento Peninsula, so it looks like a long and slender heel shape.

Tourism resources here are particularly rich. Due to its long coastline, most seashores have open sandy beaches, among which there are rocky coves and spectacular coastal caves, attracting a large number of tourists.

Moreover, the inland area of ??Puglia is full of economic forests alternating with olive trees and large almond trees, which is a beautiful scenery.

If you like admiring unique architecture, you've come to the right place.

There are unique cone-shaped houses in Italy, called Trulli in the local language. They have white brick walls and gray conical roofs. On the dome of each Trulli is a small stone spire with a marble top.

There are various words and pictures on all the domes, some are Catholic symbols, and some are other secular works.

The resulting scenery truly has a magical, timeless atmosphere.

Trulli originated in the 19th century and are spread throughout Puglia, but the most beautiful one is in Alberobello, where the trulli constitute a residential area and were declared a human culture by UNESCO.

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In Puglia, grape growing and winemaking are one of the important economic pillars of the region.

The climate conditions here are very suitable for grape ripening, which can be seen from the fact that Puglia's name comes from the Latin "apluvia" - meaning "a place where it does not rain".

Puglia has a typical Mediterranean climate, with hot, dry and sometimes very arid summers, with sporadic rainfall.

It has an average of 300 days of sunshine every year, and the temperature at noon in summer often exceeds 40 degrees Celsius, but the cool breeze blowing from the Mediterranean effectively moderates the temperature in the vineyards, so grapes grown here usually store very high sugar levels during the growing season.

, and the fruity flavor is particularly strong.

In addition, the production area is mainly rocky hills and plains, and the soil is mostly chalk limestone from Quaternary sedimentary layers rich in iron.

These natural conditions have laid a superior environmental foundation for it to become an important wine-producing region in southern Italy.

The most important wine grapes here are the "Four Little Kings" we mentioned earlier: Toya Noir, Bobino Noir, Manro Noir and Primitivo.

Nero di Troia and Bombino Nero are the kings of northern and central Puglia, while Negroamaro and Primitivo are more popular.

Well-known star that stands proudly in southern Puglia.

? Nero di Troia Nero di Troia originated from a village called Troia in the province of Foggia in the northern part of Puglia.

It has a low yield. When the fruit bunches are ripe, they will show a deep purple color and have a high tannin content. It is usually used in blending with other varieties such as Bombino Nero.

But high-quality single-varietal Black Toya wines have quite a unique charm, with floral aromas like violets, more complex flavors such as licorice, sour cherries, dried herbs, olives, and even juniper berries.

Bombino Nero (Bombino Nero?) The original text of Bombino Nero is "Bombino", which is the same as the child Bambino in Italian, because this grape also has a very vivid translation called "Grape Baby".

In the area around Castel del Monte in Puglia, Bombino Nero is commonly used to make rosé and red wines with fresh and refreshing fruit flavors.

In particular, the rosé wine made from Bobino Noir is deeply loved by wine lovers.

The Castle of Monte (Castel del Monte) itself was built in the 13th century according to the order of Emperor Federico II of Svivea. The structure is geometric octagonal, including every small part belonging to the same logic and

rational framework.

Even after centuries of vicissitudes, it still stands tall and graceful.

Negroamaro Negroamaro means "black bitterness" in Italian, but in fact the wine it makes is not bitter and is very pleasant.