Australian Gourmet Traveller - (05)May 2019 (1)

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Asforthewine,aimforthedistinctive,fragrantwhites

andstructuredredsofAltoAdige.“Mostareavailable

bytheglass,soyoucanreallyhavesomefundrinking,”

saysCaraturo.ViaBolzano48, 39057 AppianoSulla

StradadelVino, +39 04 7163 3100, pillhof.com

PUGLIA

Il Turacciolo,Andria

“Everythingat thiswinebar,setinthe18th-century

PalazzoCeciGinistrelli,hasa story,”saysformerwine

importerandPuglianativeSabinoMatera,“soallow

hostLucianototakeyouona gastronomictourofthe

neighbouringcountryside.”Pugliais synonymouswith

rich,fruit-forwardreds,andSantaLucia’svelvetyIl

MelogranonerodiTroiaandCantele’sboldTeresa

Manaranegroamaroarefineexamplesoftheformat.

They’reenhancedbygrilledcaciocavallocheese

madefromPodolicacow’smilk,andcopiousshavings

ofAltaMurgiatruffles.PiazzaVittorioEmanuele4,

76123 Andria, +39 388 199 8889➤

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fromtop:La

Subida,nearthe

Italian-Slovenian

border;Il Santino,

Florence.PREVIOUS

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thevillageof

Serralungad’Alba,

Piedmont;wineat

RoscioliSalumeriacon

Cucina, Rome.

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