Nowhere on earth are natural beauty, food, and wine so intimately entwined as in Italy, and the soaring interest in that delicious trinity finds full flourish in Puglia, where valleys of vineyards, hillsides of olive trees, fields of wheat, and seas teeming with life conspire with ancient traditions to make the region irresistible to gourmets and connoisseurs.

 Yet it has become clear in the past decade that Puglia, in the  southeastern part of the country (including the “heel” of Italy’s “boot”) is also now in the vanguard of innovation in viticulture, while vigilantly based on historic traditions.  Today Puglia produces 32 wines in the DOC appellation and four DOCGs, with new IGT wines coming out all the time.