Susumaniello is a rare, ancient red Puglian grape, grown in the Salento Peninsula.
\nIts name comes from the local dialect and it means “Little Donkey”. Old timers told us that the name comes from the enormous load the vines bear when young, so heavy that they could only be borne by a donkey, but others say that it is so called because it is so difficult to manage, like a donkey.
\n“Finally we have a grape with the same personality as the winemaker” Elvi told me\u2026 (I hope she meant hard working and reliable, but she may have actually meant stubborn). I could not resist the challenge of working with this precious and unique variety.
\nThis is a wine where the earth, people and the terroir shine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Susumaniello is a rare, ancient red grape from the Salento peninsula. In the Salento dialect, Susumaniello means Little Black Donkey. Old farmers say it derives from the vines habit of loading themselves with grapes, others claim it is for the stubborn character and reluctance to be tamed. Finally a grape and a winemaker with the same personality! This is a radiant wine like its land, a wine that speaks the language of the people here.<\/p>","link_video_qr_code":"https:\/\/amanowine.s3.amazonaws.com\/2026%2F02%2FSUSUMANIELLO_ENG.mp4","anteprima_video_qr_code":1142,"annata":"2023","denominazione":"Puglia IGP Protected Geographical Indication","uve":"100% Susumaniello","zona_di_produzione_delle_uve":"Brindisi, San Vito dei Normanni","vinificazione":"The ripe grapes arrive at the cellar, are crushed and cooled. Fermentation at approximately 16 degrees C proceeds for several weeks","maturazione":"The wine rests in concrete tanks for 6 months and ages in bottle for 6 months","note_di_degustazione":"Intense ink color with violet reflections. Fragrance of blackberry and dark chocolate, then blueberries, violets, Mediterranean scrubland. A full-bodied wine with elegant tannins and a long, clean finish that invites another sip","abbinamenti_consigliati":"Red meats such as beef and pork; legume soups and roasted octopus","temperatura_di_servizio":"15-16 \u00b0C","gradazione_alcolica":"13%","scheda_tecnica":1490},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/amanowine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/1273","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/amanowine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/amanowine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amanowine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1273"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amanowine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/854"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/amanowine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amanowine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=1273"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amanowine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=1273"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amanowine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=1273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}