Stefano Farina Primitivo del Salento IGT 2025 750ml

This 2025 Primitivo comes from La Rosa del Salice, the Stefano Farina family's estate in Salento, the hot, flat heel of Italy's boot.

Farina started in 1939 as a small family business near Erba, in Lombardy, and grew over four generations into a wine group with vineyards in Piedmont, Tuscany and Puglia. The founder's first traded wines came from Puglia, so the Salento property is something of a homecoming.

Primitivo is the same grape California calls Zinfandel. Its Italian name points to how early it ripens, and the wine is labeled under the Salento IGT designation.

Young Salento Primitivo tends toward dark plum and blackberry fruit with a soft, warm finish. Drink a vintage this fresh in its first couple of years, while the fruit is up front.

Choose the Tormaresca Torcicoda Primitivo for a bigger, more structured bottle; pick this one for weeknight pours and pizza night.

Give it a light chill, about 60°F, and serve it with orecchiette and sausage, grilled lamb or a pepperoni pie. There's more red wine to browse, and California's version of the grape lives under Zinfandel. Pick it up at our Brooklyn store or get same-day delivery in Brooklyn, Manhattan & Queens.