Top 10 Food & Drink in Salento, Puglia

WINE TASTING & WINERY TOUR On this tour you will get to experience Puglia and in particular Itria Valley in 'a glass' with our different wines, each one paired with local typical food. We will take you on a journey of discovery , throughout our family winery. You will learn about our way and philosophy of producing wine, experiencing the entire process from grape to glass by visiting the vineyards, the wine production room, the wine aging cellar and the farmers' museum. Eventually you will be welcome to the wine shop where you will enjoy a guided tasting of your wines combined with local products, in order to experience the truly authentic taste of southern Italy.

A visit to L'Astore Masseria means entering into the family home that has been in the family since 1935, the private home of Professor Achille Benegiamo, he was kind gentleman who shared with passion and devotion his home and his land. Surrounded by about 100 hectares of vineyards and olive groves, in Cutrofiano in the heart of the Italian heel nested equally between Gallipoli and Otranto, we will welcome you to stay in charming rooms which were converted from old stables, we will guide you though the history of oil, visiting our underground mill from the 1700's which is also one of the largest in Salento then into the underground wine cellar, the "wine Cathedral", where you will be intoxicated by the scents of the aging wines. L'Astore masseria, a multi-sensory experience.

Beautiful old masseria (local farm) restored with a preservative renovation and bringed back to a state of the art winery. Open daily for tours and tastings. We made great wines out of tipical indigenous grapes.

"The Feudi di Guagnano winery" was founded by five young entrepreneurs who share a simple but ambitious plan: to save the Negroamaro vineyards abandoned by now elderly winemakers, no longer capable of cultivating the vines. That is why producing wine is, above all, an act of love for our territory, North Salento, historically one of the most important regions in Italy for viticulture.

The Historical Comapny L'Acropoli di Puglia, owned and operated by the Lucarella Family since 1889, produces extra virgin olive oil using the traditional and time honoured methods followed by generations of the family's olive oil artisans.L'antico Frantoio oleario L'Acropoli di Puglia, condotto dalla famiglia Lucarella dal 1889, produce olio extravergine di oliva di elevata qualita con sistema tradizionale tramandato da padre in figlio da 4 generazioni.

Tenute Rubino opens the doors of its winery for exclusive cellar tours. Hear the story of a quality wine project in a dynamic productive reality. No matter if you are a seasoned winelover or an absolute beginner, our staff will be glad to show you the winemaking process and experience native local varieties from Salento like Susumaniello, Negroamaro and Primitivo. Are you experienced?

Reservation required...Discover the emotion of the long vinegrowing tradition of our territory, the spirit of rebirth by looking for our traces and origins. In the earth of the Valle d’Itria, 2 Km away from Locorotondo and Martina Franca, guided tour of the original house “Masseria”, built in 1700, the Winery “I Pàstini” and the most suggestive vineyards, such as the highquality autochthonous varieties Verdeca, Bianco d’Alessano , Minutolo, Primitivo and Susumaniello soul of our wines that will be explained and tasted.