24 Jan

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In Opera Food’s new episode an irresistible encounter between land and sea: an Apulian octopus stew to be enjoyed with Visellio, Tenute Rubino’s monovarietal Cru made from Primitivo Were it not for the timeless charm of its baroque architecture, Lecce would well deserve a visit for its restaurants alone. This charming city in the area known as Salento offers all the authentic flavours of Puglia, thanks to generations of locals who have worked to preserve the area’s traditional cuisine. Locals and restaurateurs such as the...

12 Dec

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A new episode of Opera Food celebrates the best ingredients of Puglia: stuffed cuttlefish served by the restaurant Porta Nova in Ostuni meets Giancòla, a pure Malvasia Bianca. Ostuni, the white city. A place like no other, in Italy or elsewhere. Here, "every house is a belvedere, every trattoria offers a ‘Bellavista’, in every window there’s a poet gazing into the plain below, where olive trees change their colour with every breath of wind". The words of journalist Ettore Della Giovanna perfectly express the timeless unicity...

19 Nov

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For our eighth video recipe, Opera Food takes us back to Numero Primo, Tenute Rubino’s wine bar which serves delicious aubergine boats paired with a glass of chilled rosé. Opera Food’s journey among the flavours of Apulian food and Tenute Rubino’s finest wines continues. In this new video we visit once again Numero Primo, an elegant winery on the seafront of Regina Margherita in Brindisi, where we will learn how to prepare their delicious aubergine ‘boats’ to be enjoyed with a glass of Saturnino, a rosé...

12 Nov

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Opera Food takes us back to Osteria degli Spiriti to revisit a timeless classic dish from Salento: broad bean puree and mussels to enjoy with a glass of Punta Aquila. A broad bean puree, made delicate and creamy by the addition of mashed potato, served with succulent mussels and a generous drizzle of extra virgin olive oil. A complex palette of textures enlivened by a fragrant scattering of toasted bread croutons. Simple ingredients brought together in a refined combination inspired by tradition, a dish which can...

15 Oct

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The pairing with Tenute Rubino’s Mimante in the fifth video recipe of the Opera Food series. A wine obtained from Minutolo grapes meets the cod tempura created by Porta Nova in Ostuni.  In the past weeks lovers of Apulian cuisine have had a chance to learn more about the region’s rich heritage of flavours and test their culinary skills experimenting at home with the video recipe series created by Opera Food, enjoying delicious dishes paired with the wines of Tenute Rubino. An unmissable event for anyone who...

08 Oct

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Pescaria’s succulent fish rolls paired with Tenute Rubino’s Lamo in a new video recipe brought to you by Opera Food – a reminder that red wine and fish can indeed be a thing Pan loaf, pecorino cheese, fennel seeds and lemon peel, then cherry tomatoes, capers, anchovies, olives and, of course, a delicate and tender-fleshed white fish such as umbrine: these are the very simple ingredients combined in Opera Food’s sixth video recipe, a series of culinary tutorials dedicated to the traditional dishes of Puglia...

24 Sep

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In Opera Food’s new video recipe, the wine bar Numero Primo serves Apulian Frise with a glass of Sumaré, Tenute Rubino’s sparkling brut Not just for its beaches, or for Salento’s countless natural and cultural attractions, or for the summer nightlife and festivals such as La Notte della Taranta. Even those who train all through the winter to achieve the perfect beach body have to admit: when choosing Puglia as their summer holiday destination they are also after a healthy dose of good food and good...

17 Sep

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An easy to prepare dish and a glass of  Torre Testa Rosé: a delicious yellow pepper tartlet with Apulian Burrata meets Tenute Rubino’s signature Susumaniello Rosé The journey continues with the third instalment of Opera Food’s video recipes featuring the wines of Tenute Rubino, a journey through the flavours of the Italian region of Puglia and its culinary traditions. Today, we stop in Lecce to visit the elegant Osteria degli Spiriti where we’ll discover a dish created by chef Tiziana Perangeli: a yellow pepper tartlet...

31 Aug

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Enjoy the combination of Giancòla and spaghetti with a sea bream tartare created by the fish bar “Pescaria” of Polignano a Mare - Opera Food’s second video recipe in partnership with Tenute Rubino Summer is a wonderful season, especially when it is experienced with taste, for example by enjoying a stunning Apulian sunset with some tasty fish and a glass of pure Malvasia Bianca such as Giancòla. But now autumn is almost upon us, al fresco drinking on the promenade and starry nights can already feel like...

25 Jul

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A new video-recipe series opens with the wines of Tenute Rubino. A refreshing and scrumptious way to enjoy an unforgettable summer at the table. The wine-pairing with Saturnino marks the beginning of a first series of twelve video-recipes  featuring the wines of Tenute Rubino. On show, the talent of several gifted chefs working in the Salento area and a selection of labels chosen by Luigi Rubino and Romina Leopardi, to achieve the most intriguing and delicious wine&food combinations. On the one hand, the chefs’ craftsmanship and elegant...