Apollonio Salice Salentino

Training system: old bush vines. Trunks are kept short: 40-60 cm high. Few buds (6-8) in order to ensure high-quality yields. Climate: mediterranean. It is mild thanks to the influence of the sea which offers long sunny (average sunshine hours per year: 2 600) dry (500-600 mm/yr) summers to the salento peninsula. Cold season is short and mild. The adriatic coast from the town of otranto to that of santa maria di leuca is rainier than the ionian coast towards gallipoli where north african winds blow more frequently. The areas north of otranto have a slightly lower temperature due to the influence of the balkan peninsula. Region: mostly flat areas dotted with a few low hills. From a geological point of view the region has a calcareous structure. Except for a few areas its ground is mostly rocky made up of stony layers and chalky banks. Harvest: hand picking after the grapes are fully ripe. In order to obtain a good structure harvest is delayed so as to facilitate the