Castel del Monte & Alta Murgia is a wine area in Apulia's Bari hinterland. Castel del Monte Bombino Nero DOCG belongs to the Central Murgia basin and requires at least 90% Bombino Nero. It is made as rosé around Castel del Monte. Castel del Monte Nero di Troia Riserva has a defined production territory centred on Minervino Murge and neighbouring Bari-area municipalities. Other appellations include Castel del Monte, Castel del Monte Rosso Riserva, Barletta and Moscato di Trani.
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Elsewhere in Apulia
- Daunia & Foggia (northern Apulia)9 producersIn northern Apulia, Daunia & Foggia includes the appellations San Severo, Cacc'e mmitte di Lucera, Orta Nova, Rosso di Cerignola and Tavoliere delle Puglie.
- Murge Centrale & Valle d'Itria (Trulli country)2 producersGioia del Colle, on the Murgia plateau, is associated with Primitivo. Gravina, Locorotondo, Martina and Ostuni are also listed within this part of Apulia.
- Salento Peninsula (Lecce & lower Brindisi)3 producersCentral Salento lies between the Ionian and Adriatic Seas. Its hot, dry summers are moderated by cool night breezes and strong day-to-night temperature swings, while the Terre del Negroamaro territory is associated with clay soils.
- Taranto & Ionian Arc1 producerTarantino IGP covers Taranto province and permits sparkling, passito, red-grape novello and late-harvest wines. Primitivo di Manduria is one of the area's listed appellations.