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Where is Salice Salentino wine from?
Salice Salentino is a red wine from Salice Salentino, in Salento, Apulia, Italy. It is a DOC wine made mainly from Negroamaro and Malvasia Nera.
Salice Salentino at a glance
| Classification | DOC |
|---|---|
| Appellation | Salice Salentino |
| Style | Red wine |
| Grapes | Negroamaro, Malvasia Nera |
| Village or town | Salice Salentino |
| Subregion | Salento |
| Region | Apulia |
| Country | Italy |
| Coordinates | 40.3833, 17.9667 |
Salice Salentino
Salice Salentino, Apulia, Italy
DOC
Negroamaro from the heel of Italy
- Appellation
- Salice Salentino
- Grapes
- Negroamaro, Malvasia Nera
Salice Salentino is a Negroamaro-based red from the flat Salento peninsula, around the town of Salice Salentino in the province of Lecce. It became a DOC in 1976, and the local Leone de Castris house released Five Roses, described as the first rosé bottled in Italy, in 1943.
Producers to know
- Leone de Castris
- Cantele
- Candido
Salice Salentino: questions and answers
Where is Salice Salentino wine from?
Salice Salentino is a red wine from Salice Salentino, in Salento, Apulia, Italy. It is a DOC wine made mainly from Negroamaro and Malvasia Nera.
Which country is Salice Salentino from?
Salice Salentino is from Italy, in the Apulia wine region.
What grape is Salice Salentino made from?
Salice Salentino is made mainly from Negroamaro and Malvasia Nera.
Is Salice Salentino a red or a white wine?
Salice Salentino is a red wine.
Who are the best producers of Salice Salentino?
Producers to know include Leone de Castris, Cantele and Candido.
More wines from Apulia
Sources: en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org, quattrocalici.it, leonedecastris.com
Last reviewed October 2026.