Vineka Zito Primitivo Di Manduria DOC

Vineka Zito Primitivo Di Manduria DOC from Puglia, Italy. Intense and powerful red wines of great elegance and finesse. The wine has a deep red colour that opens to violet hues. On the nose, it offers hints of red fruits and berries, supported by a pleasant undertone of spices. It reaches the palate with a rich, warm, deep flavour, enriched with fruity, enveloping aromas, with a harmonious tannic texture and pleasant freshness. Solid final persistence. The recommended serving temperature is 18°-20° C.

Wine house VINEKA

Vineka was founded in 2016, with the mission of bringing beautiful Puglian wines from Salento and the Valle d’Itria to the world, while encouraging the local area by rediscovering its untapped potential. Since then, the project has grown as founder, Guglielmo Zito envisioned.

Born in Martina Franca, Guglielmo got a taste for winemaking when he studied the basics of agroeconomics at a young age and gained practical experience here in the Valle d’Itria. He then worked as an export manager in London before setting up his first company in 2009, importing wine to the UK and later to Central and Northern Europe.

In 2016, he decided to focus on personally supervising every step of the production process and moved back to his hometown in Valle d’Itria. There, with his partner Milda Andrikonyte, he started producing his first Puglian wine label, VINEKA.

The team at Vineka has always remained committed to sustainable winemaking. We have moved away from high-volume sales and instead choose to work closely with the local area and draw on the expertise of established growers. Besides the first label, Vineka, two other labels were created: ZITO and ITALY. Both were successful in Italy and abroad, attracting the attention of wine buyers on both sides of the Atlantic looking for quality.

Today, Vineka operates in the Italian and international markets, with a carefully balanced collection of Puglian wines ranging from the simplicity of local tradition to the exclusivity of fine wines.

Winery VINEKA aims to introduce wine lovers to some iconic grape varieties native to Salento, such as Primitivo di Manduria, Susmaniello and the historic, almost forgotten Verdeca, a true gem found here in “trulli land”. Our commitment to the craft of winemaking is, above all, a tribute to the Valle d’Itria.