Primitivo Red Wines from Italy

Primitivo Red Wines from Italy – Episode #336

October 18, 2007

Gary explores the fun wild and exciting world of Primitivo.

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Wines tasted in this episode:

Villa Fanelli Primitivo ZetaPrimitivo di Manduria
2005 Felline Primitivo Di ManduriaPrimitivo di Manduria
2004 Savese Picchieri Primitivo TerrarossaPrimitivo di Manduria

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October 19, 2007

Benji
No QOTD answer today, but liked the GigaOM interview you linked up in the forums. Om, he seemed a little antagonistic when didn’t answer his question right away…and you didn’t hesitate to lay it on the line! Nice job, seemed like a fun show w/ some friendly hosts.

Have had only one Primitivo and despised it (it was the 2003 Feudi di San Gregorio “Ognissole” di Manduria), but after viewing this show, I’m willing to give it another try. I’ll try to find the Felline, Fanelli, or equivalent the next time I’m in the mood for Italian. Thanks GV.
October 19, 2007

Harley Stan
Cool episode today,
QOTD-Prime rib and horseraddish straight from the root none of that pre-made canned stuff with all the goodies to go with it
October 19, 2007

DomtheSomm
Holy CRAP!! Costco.com is selling 05 Bordeaux futures….
October 19, 2007

DomtheSomm
One last thing G….How about doing a show on Pinotage….I am not all that thrilled about this grape but I did run accros some interesting pinotage/cab sauv blends from south africa. Interesting if anything!!

Lata – domthesomm
October 19, 2007

DomtheSomm
Ok V, nice choice for the day! I totally dig on Primito too, but we normally use it as a blending wine for our Zinfandel…which is tasting pretty doggone good, it’s too bad the only time I get to taste it is when I am doing barrel tours. Anyways, QOTD…I would like to make paiaia (spelt that wrong) and bust out a Rioja, and enjoy it with some friends. Thats how I do it….wine….friends….friends and wine!! Too bad for Joe Torre….I thought for sure you would have tipped your hat to a great man!

Caio – Domthesomm
October 19, 2007

t_moderne
Nice topic. Primit is a solid $10 drink it quick cause it won’t last type of wine for me. Open it – fruit and spice and drinkable. Leave it open over night – and you have to pour it down the drain. Dried out and tired.

QOTD – I would cook a simple dish with a bottle of Lynch Bages and shared with the ones I love.
October 19, 2007

DulaMae
Gary, you rock. I am a self proclaimed people hater but you make me want to go hug my neighbor

QOTD: I went to a beer pairing dinner and was served braised lamb cheeks with roasted cipollinis and a raspberry-cherry jam sauce prepared by Chef Charles Wiley. It was by far one of the most delicious things I have ever tasted. If I could recreate this dish I would make it for my Dad who passed away in 2001. He was a food lover who could never afford the kind of things he wished he could try. He opened my eyes to diversity in food (and in life in general) and I owe him a lot for that. I think he would be proud that I was excited to try lamb cheeks when half the table was petrified.
October 19, 2007

C-Lo
Nice show Gary. QotD: I think I would cook a full fledge Thanksgiving meal. The turkey on the grill, the homemade stuffing, gravy from the turkey drippings, and a pecan pie. And I would make it for my father. He’s a big-time chef, and he does it up right on Thanksgiving – I would want to give him the joy that he gives to me and my family every Thanksgiving. Food and wine is a big deal in my family, and it would be nice to give back in the same way. Keep it real.
October 19, 2007

Robin C.
Just two hours ago in my French class orangina was mentioned, and now Gary mentions it. I had never heard of it before. I don’t think it’s a sign of anything because I hate sweet orange drinks.
Primitivo sounds sort of intriguing. I don’t think I’ve ever had it.
QOTD: I’d like to make a standing rib roast with yorkshire pudding and green beans with a plate of cheeses and figs and berries for dessert. For my husband and a couple of friends.
October 18, 2007

E
Love the dirty dirty zin.

Love the A Mano for the price and availability–if you can find it, you need to try their white, half Fiano and half Greco and really nice. Plus, they’re bottling in screwcaps now!

I actually picked up the ‘03 Terrarossa last year (I think Tom Ciocco had something to do with it) and while it was interesting, it was either muted or corked, I’m not sure which. Not enough to turn me off, but still.

QOD: Cassoulet in the crockpot, all day long, and Madiran to go with it! For afters, either key lime pie if I can manage to find the limes, or Irish chocolate cake (for which the secret ingredient ought to be self evident).
October 18, 2007

Roberto
QOTD- Coc-au-vin. chicken and wine. Old French farmhouse recipie. Especially on day #2 (let ‘er steep) with some Bordeaux, my wonderful wife and my 2 sons, 26 and 6.

Lovin’ the shout out to your peeps Gar-bear!
Know what? We all do this together. Like one huge party every night with you as the wine steward (sancace’?) I’m learning A LOT about my palate- my tastebuds have been on a constant vacation since finding your show (I am still a workin’ man but my mouth is out galavanting) AND I LOVE IT! I make about 30 gallons of wine every year and am getting better at that also.
I wish the entire world was on the same page as all of us watching WLTV. (OK so I’ve had a glass or two) DO NOT STOP.
October 18, 2007

Vinsant
Dennis “oil can” Boyd…you are killing me Smalls!
October 18, 2007

DC7
Great show once again. I’m going to Barboursville Vineyard, Va Sat. with my girlfriend and her Women for WineSense group. By the end of the day, they’ll all know about WLTV!!
October 18, 2007

KyleLikesTies
Black tea & Asian spices … how intriguing! … -and- for $12? Sounds like a steal.

QoTD: I would love to be able to make chocolate soufflÃ©, maybe with some crÃ¨me anglaise to go with it … -and- I’d make it for *everybody* I know, because, let’s face it, nothing says love like chocolate and a *whole* bunch of egg yolks
October 18, 2007

Dominus
Great show and a slant on my usual dinner banter question of “if you could have dinner with anyone, dead or alive, with whom would it be?” So to answer your QOTD:

I would love to cook (trust me, I can cook) a nice Viennese dinner, maybe wiener schnitzel for Wolfgang Mozart along with a friend of mine at work accompanied with a nice German Riesling Kabinett. Of course, Wolfie would serenade us with the Concerto for Flute and Harp during dessert.

Sante!
October 18, 2007

JOEinLA
Thanks Gary…!

Another nice topic choice. I enjoy Primotivo a lot!

QOTD:Im right behind Deano.. Surf and Turf…Filet minon with a little red wine reduction nect to a Maine lobster tail with the fresh melted butter. Creamed spinach. I guess the wine pairing would be a little tricky.
October 18, 2007

NathanN
Oh ya I would cook it for my wonderful wife
October 18, 2007

NathanN
Primitivo? Another Italian varietal I havenâ€™t tried.

QOTD: I would have to say a rack of lamb with a plumb sauce or something & a soufflÃ© for desert.
October 18, 2007

Grapedigger
What a coincidence! A friend of my wife dropped by this evening to give us a thank you gift, a bottle of Primitivo!! I was happy because I had never had that grape and started to read about it and its Zin controversy…Now, I go to WLTV to get my daily fix of “GV” and here you’re with a primitivo episode!! That’s scarry Are you psychic?!!
QOTD: I’d like to cook for my mother: Tabbuli for a salad and Stuffed (rice, meat and pine nuts) Zucchini and grapevines for a main dish followed by bacclava for dessert (that I’d buy). Cheers..
October 18, 2007

Lisa Strawberry
QOTD: A delicious vegetarian lasagne, served with a nice Tempranillo, to my darling husband…
October 18, 2007

Bill
Gary – another great show! Two things, both of which drive me nuts (I like being driven nuts!):
1. why do you rinse a CLEAN FRESH glass!! AH! This is a waste of wine!!
2. “PrimOtivo”?? Jesus – and you pronounced “SangiovesE” so beautifully the other day!!
October 18, 2007

Tommy Vernieri
I love grasshoppers, but the creamy alcoholic kind not the jumpy kind. I love Orangina too, I can’t imagine smelling that in a wine. Fortunately I also love tea and Primitivo so I’ll definitely be picking up some of that Felline. The 2001 A Mano Primitivo was the wine that really got me into wine. It was so metallic at first but after letting it breathe for a half an hour or so it was perfectly smooth and tannic. I wasn’t a big fan of their 2003 though.

I’ll have to think about the question of the day, I like cooking fancy stuff so that’s a tough one. My lurker wife says she would want to cook for Alton Brown, which sounds like a pretty good idea to me.
October 18, 2007

Pastafari Pirate
LuvLuvLuvLuvLuvLuvLuvLuv the Primitivo!!! OhYeah! Thanks for turning me on to a new one I haven’t tried yet!!

QOTD: I would cook my ‘famous’ chili relleno (stuffed poblanos or anaheims) stuffed with shredded chicken after it has been sautteed with olive oil, garlic, scallions, and ground chipotle pepper, stuffed with diced black olives, mushrooms, cheeses, and my secret spice combination. I’d cook it for Sophie Marceau or Karina Lombard, and they’d SWOOOOOOON for me.

btw, you want a GREAT $6-$7 red? Vina Antigua (Sangiovese / Bonarda) from Argentina. This stuff is incredible for only $6. I am FEELING the ArgenTINE thunder.
October 18, 2007

Bill Maitland
Gman
Loved the “like the girls used to feel Fonze” quote, beautiful, absolutely beautiful!! Another excellent episode.
October 18, 2007

Dominick M.
Homemade Chicken Pot Pie – and I’d make it for my fiance, Melissa. Best meal that SHE continuously makes for me but I have yet to make because my cooking skills are lacking.