- Spaghetti with San Marzano tomato sauce, basil, and hot red chile flakes
- Roasted chicken legs marinated with anchovy paste and balsamic vinegar
- Braised salmon with tomato sauce, Moroccan black olives, garlic, and preserved lemons
This lively Primitivo, a variety native to Puglia on Italy's Adriatic coast (and a supposed cousin of Zinfandel), is very fresh in style and opens with alluring notes of chocolate covered cherries. Packed with juicy red cherry fruit and baking spices, this medium-bodied wine gets a jolt of vibrancy from bright acidity and ends with plush, finely-grained tannins on the finish. A great everyday match for high acid foods - think dishes that incorporate tomatoes, vinegar, lemon, etc.
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