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Focus

Black Malvasia of Brindisi

The numerous grape varieties named Malvasia often share only the name, which is probably drawn from the Greek harbour of Monemvasia.

News

The Tasting Panel, April 2010

The April issue of 'Tasting Panel': Lana Bortolot write about the renaissance of Apulia's wine.

Decanter, March 2010

Steven Spurrier writes about his impressions of his journey to Apulia in an article appearing in the prestigious Decanter magazine.

Brindisi promoted to Capital of Wine

Tenute Rubino introduces the international jury of the oenological contest 'La Selezione del Sindaco' to Apulia's wine-making excellence.

Vinitaly, Tenute Rubino innovation and tradition

Vinitaly 2010: Five days in Verona with Puglia in the heart. Tenute Rubino's novelties offered to buyers, journalists and wine lovers.

Tenute Rubino presents Tenute del Sole

Tenute del Sole: Tenute Rubino's new oenological project. A tribute to Apulia and its most important grape varieties.

Torre Testa 2006 wins the '5 Grappoli'

Tenute Rubino wins the '5 Grappoli of the AIS' with Torre Testa 2006. Luigi Rubino: 'Prize at an outstanding wine of the territory'.

Articles

Salento, Apulia: lands of great wines

In Brindisi and in Salento (Apulia) inimitable quality wines are created, characterized by a strong and expressive territorial connotation.

Salento: a land of great traditions

Salento is land of authentic religiousness, as well as of gaiety. Sacred and profane coexist surprisingly in the traditions of the region.

Brindisi, a sea town

Brindisi, a sea town, the 'Door to the East', a great road centre in Roman times, revealing cultural and architectural influences.

Coniglio (rabbit) con lambascioni

Rabbit with lambascioni. Ingredients: rabbit, lambascioni, extra virgin olive oil, salt and pepper.

Extra virgin olive oil

Extra virgin olive oil Tenute Rubino. Well-balanced and fine, with a rich structure and very fruity. Cultivar: Cellina di Nardò, Coratina and Leccina.

Saturnino, rosè, Igt Salento

A dynamic and lively wine with a light and fine structure, Saturnino, rosè, Igt Salento, enchants for its harmony and well-balanced elegance.

Vermentino, white, Igt Salento

Complex and gifted with a strong personality, Vermentino, white, Igt Salento is a rich and fascinating wine with a magnificent almond finish.

Marmorelle bianco, white, Igt Salento

Fresh and jovial, Marmorelle Bianco, Igt Salento, it has a strong and dynamic personality, combined with a fascinating and fragrant complexity.

Torre Testa, red wine Igt Salento

A real gift from Apulia, Torre Testa, Susumaniello 100%, Igt Salento, is a rare and precious wine, a milestone of the Italian oenology.

Negroamaro, red wine, Igt Salento

Negroamaro, red wine, Igt Salento; Negroamaro 100%, it's a rich and persuasive fruity wine with balanced acidity and well-defined tannins.

Marmorelle rosso, red wine, Igt Salento

Marmorelle rosso, red wine, Igt Salento. Negroamaro 85% and Malvasia Nera 15%; a spontaneous and smooth wine with a modern and dynamic personality.

Jaddico, red wine, Doc Brindisi

Jaddico, red wine, Doc Brindisi. Negroamaro 70%, Montepulciano 15%, Malvasia Nera 15%. A rich and deep wine, of superior and intense personality.

Aleatico, red wine, Igt Puglia

Aleatico, red IGT Puglia, wine is a deep and voluptuous, beautifully evokes the minerals of the earth that created it.

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Tenute Rubino: company profile

Tenute Rubino: quality and culture of the territory. An additional value for Salento: The new frontier of the Italian oenological excellence.

Tenute Rubino: the estate

Jaddico, Uggio Santa Teresa, Marmorelle, Punta Aquila.

The Cellar: The heart of the winery

The wine-making procedures are sensitive to the peculiarities of each varietal located in its specific vine-site.

Tenute Rubino: the wines

The production consists of a range of 11 wines, most of which are monovarietals.

Wine tourism in winery

The winery is open from Monday to Friday, from 09.00 h. to 13.00 h. and from 15.30 h. to 17.30 h.

Tenute Rubino: show location

The vinification cellar is located on the outskirts of Brindisi, strategically close to the estates of the winery.

Tenute Rubino: contacts

Luigi Rubino and the Staff of Tenute Rubino winery are at your disposal: here below are the contacts where you can address any requests.

Images

Brindisi e mare: Torre Testa

Torre Testa, antica Torre d'avvistamento contro le invasioni turche è un simbolo del territorio di Brindisi.

Image associated to the following element: Uggio, grape harvest: view from above

Uggìo, grape harvest: view from above

The baskets are gathered along the rows of the estate of Uggìo, in the hinterland of Brindisi. The teamwork is the 'golden rule' of Tenute Rubino.

Grape harvester carries the grapes

The grape harvest lasts for about two months, according to the ripening times of the different varieties. The work paces are established by nature.

Grape harvester: close-up 01

Involvement, sense of membership, pride. The work is an important element in Tenute Rubino. The women are a resource to be exploited.

Grape harvester: close-up 02

The women of Salento call by name. Cultural identity and social responsibility of business: in this way Tenute Rubino exploits land and work.

Tenute Rubino, worker in the vineyards

The Harvest in Tenute Rubino. The grapes have reached the right degree of ripening in the estate of Uggìo. Today White Malvasia is harvested.

Women in harvest in Tenute Rubino

The harvest in Salento also plays also a social role, along with an economic-productive one. Culture, territory and enological quality.

Vineyard in the estate of Punta Aquila

The harvest in Punta Aquila: all the most important farming operations in the vineyards are carried out by women. Sensitivity, experience, accuracy

Tenute Rubino: view of the vineyard

The vineyards of Jaddico on the coast of Brindisi. Deep and sandy soils, which are so fertile that a careful cultivation is necessary to limit the yields.

Vineyards: grapes in the sun

The grapes have reached the right degree of ripening and have been picked to be transported to the vinification cellar in Brindisi

The vineyards: bunch of white grape

White Malvasia, a native grape variety of great oenological significance. Rich and absolutely sound grapes for a great wine of Salento: the Giancola

Luigi Rubino, believing in the territory

A value added for Salento: entrepreneurial organization and culture of the territory, the foundations of the winning bet of Luigi Rubino.

Luigi Rubino: enhancing native grape varieties

Luigi Rubino believes in the enhancement of the native grape varieties, to get wines of territory, able to express the features of the Mediterranean vineyards.

Tenute Rubino: Tommaso and Luigi Rubino

Winery Tenute Rubino, Brindisi. Luigi Rubino with his father Tommaso.

Luigi Rubino in barrique cellar

Luigi Rubino, owner of the winery Tenute Rubino, in Brindisi, in barrique cellar.

Awareness of the value of the land

The land of Salento is particulary suitable for wine growing. The entrepreneurial project of Tenute Rubino is based on this awareness.

Women in the agriculture, for the quality

Estate of Jaddico: Tenute Rubino practices a meticulous and attentive viticulture to get the best in the production of the indigenous grape varieties.

A successful photographic portrait

A photographic portraits devoted to the harvester women of Salento. Elegance and simplicity for a face that has become a symbol for everybody.

Commitment and will in the sign of the women

To team with each other and share the productive project of Tenute Rubino. There are pride and sensitivity for the results, expressed also in women's faces.

The natural reserve of Torre Guaceto

The natural reserve of Torre Guaceto is one of the most longed-for destinations of the naturalistic tourism in Salento.

Terranova, centuries-old olive trees

The centuries-old olive trees of Serranova. Together with the vine cultivation, the olive growing dominates the agriculture of Salento.

The Harvest in Tenute Rubino: a break

It's midday and the harvest stops for lunch. In a little angle of shadow offered by a means (of carrying) it is a pleasure having a moment of relax.

Harvest in Tenute Rubino

The white Malvasia is one of the most renowned grape varieties of tradition in Apulia. It is characterized by aromatic load and organoleptic structure.

Cellar Tenute Rubino: view of barriques

Cellar Tenute Rubino, in Brindisi: view of barriques.

The cellar of Tenute Rubino: Barriques

The cellar of Tenute Rubino in Brindisi (Apulia): barriques.

Cellar Tenute Rubino: the barrique cellar

Cellar Tenute Rubino: the barrique cellar.

Cellar Tenute Rubino: stainless steel detail

Brindisi, Cellar Tenute Rubino: detail of the stainless steel fermenting vats.

Tenute Rubino, Brindisi: tanks in cellar

Tenute Rubino: the shining steel of the tanks in cellar. A place of work and wonders, also thanks to the use of the best technologies.

The Cellar: barriques in black and white.

The cellar of Tenute Rubino: barriques in black and white.

Tenute Rubino: diagonal of barriques

Brindisi, the cellar of Tenute Rubino: diagonal of barriques.

Bunches of Black Malvasia grape

At the end of September, the Black Malvasia grapes are about to be picked. The careful cultivation in the vineyards have produced the desired results

Bunches of Susumaniello grapes

A spectacle of Susumaniello grapes in the estate of Jaddico. In the first decade of October it is the last variety of Tenute Rubino to be harvested

Tenute Rubino, Susumaniello grapes

A row of Susumaniello. Architectures of the grapevine. An uncontaminated nature which marks the soul of a great wine of Salento: the Torre Testa

View of the estate of Jaddico

The vineyards of Jaddico are characterized by the closeness to the sea and by very loose, deep and sandy soils. The luxuriant nature gives spectacle

Brindisi, Jaddico, vineyard and sea

The presence of the grapevine in Jaddico is millenary. In those places already the ancient Romans grew the vineyards and produced wine

Brindisi, Jaddico, vineyard and heaven

Brindisi. The vineyards extend up to the sea and become main characters of the landscape. A spectacle of incomparable viticultural nature

Estate of Jaddico, ancient farm

The ancient farm in the estate of Jaddico, in Brindisi. Its restauration is included in the projects of the winery, also for the wine tourism.

Tenute Rubino, vineyard: bunch of grape

The harvest time of the bunches is established by the technical staff of Tenute Rubino, through the visual exam and the tasting of the grapes.

Tenute Rubino: grape

At the end of September, the morning dew wets the bunches of Susumaniello. The sea breeze will dry the moisture in the course of the day.

The cellar of Tenute Rubino: detail

Brindisi (Apulia), the cellar of Tenute Rubino:red pipe.

Tenute Rubino: cellar, stainless steel

The cellar of Tenute Rubino is a well-advanced structure, with the highly developed equipment, where a precision oenology is carried out.

Salento, farmhouse among the vineyards

In the estate of Jaddico, the eye rests on an ancient farmhouse, dating back to the XVI century. These rural buildings are typical of Salento.

Salento, agricultural territory

Agricultural territory in Salento. The wheat has been harvested and the hay has been gathered. In the estate of Jaddico the agricultural activities never stop.