Maybe the highest honour we could have ever desired to receive. Our Fatalone Organic Wines selected in the 7th edition, the latest, of the World Atlas of Wine by Jancis Robinson and Hugh Johnson: the most comprehensive and in-depth overview of the wines and the geographical areas of wine production from all over the world edited by the two most renowned and respected opinion leaders in the wine journalism world. Our Fatalone Primitivo Riserva was selected among the four most representative wines of Southern Italy with the assertion: “one of Puglia’s most consistently complex Primitivos”. The organic and 100% sustainable Fatalone winery is also particularly proud to have been mentioned among the most “notable producers” from Puglia and the only “notable producer” in our appellation area: the D.O.C. Gioia del Colle.
Doctor Wine 2025: 96 points awarded to our Fatalone Primitivo Riserva 2021
Our Gioia del Colle DOC Primitivo Riserva Fatalone 2021 was awarded 96 points on the guide “Doctor Wine: Guida Essenziale ai Vini d’Italia 2024.”
Doctor Wine 2025 Fatalone Primitivo Riserva 2021
The Doctor Wine: Guida Essenziale ai Vini d’Italia 2025 is curated by Daniele Cernilli, also known as “Doctor Wine”. In order to receive the Doctor Wine seal of approval, the wine must receive a tasting score of 96 and above.
Our Fatalone Teres featured on FORBES as a top ultimate summer pairing
Our rosato Puglia IGT Primitivo Fatalone “Teres” was recently featured on Forbes Magazine as ONE OF THE TOP FIVE ULTIMATE SUMMER WINE PAIRINGS. Our Fatalone “Teres” is a traditional Apulian rosato made by us with racemi, a secondary budding of the Primitivo grape. It can be enjoyed chilled in the summer and paired with your favorite summer dishes. Follow the link above for great suggestions. Let us know if you try it too by tagging us! We’d love to hear from you.
PANIERE D’ITALIA & ITALIVE.IT 2023 Award for our Riserva Fatalone
Our Gioia del Colle DOC Primitivo Riserva Fatalone was recently awarded the Paniere d’Italia and ITALIVE.IT 2023 Award in the excellent artisanal wine category for Puglia!
The ITALIVE.IT 2023 Award recognizes products “capable of enhancing the Italian food and wine heritage” and of “artisanal production, not present in the large-scale distribution. The key word that unites the selected products is Genius Loci, the ability to extract the identifying values of a territory and its culinary tradition.”
The award was presented on April 19th in Rome during the IV Congress “Future Respect, all together for sustainable development.”
Doctor Wine 2024: 96 points awarded to our Fatalone Primitivo Riserva 2020
Our Gioia del Colle DOC Primitivo Riserva Fatalone 2020 was awarded 96 points on the guide “Doctor Wine: Guida Essenziale ai Vini d’Italia 2024.”
This year, Doctor Wine: Guida Essenziale ai Vini d’Italia 2024 turns 10! The guide is curated by Daniele Cernilli, maybe better known as “Doctor Wine”. In order to receive the Doctor Wine seal of approval, the wine must receive a tasting score of 96 and above. Our Gioia del Colle DOC Primitivo Fatalone 2022 was also included in the guide and received an excellent score of 94 points.
You can read the full review here:
Vitae 2024: “Quattro Viti”, top recognition awarded to our Fatalone Riserva 2020
We are proud to announce that our Gioia del Colle DOC Primitivo Riserva Fatalone 2020 has just received th
e prestigious “Quattro Viti” award. This is the top recognition awarded by the wine guide “Vitae: La guida Vini 2024”, edited by the Italian Association of Sommeliers. The award is conferred to wines receiving 91 points or more or “wines with an excellent stylistic and organoleptic profile.”
You can read the full review, here:
DOCTOR WINE 2023: 97 POINTS FOR OUR FATALONE PRIMITIVO 2021
Our Gioia del Colle DOC Primitivo Fatalone 2021 was awarded 97 points on Doctor Wine: Guida Essenziale ai Vini d’Italia 2023.
The wine guide Doctor Wine: Guida Essenziale ai Vini d’Italia 2023 is curated by Daniele Cernilli, who is also known as “Doctor Wine”. In order to receive the Doctor Wine seal of approval, the wine must receive a tasting score of 96 and above. Our Gioia del Colle DOC Primitivo Riserva Fatalone 2019 was also included in the guide and received an excellent score of 94 points.
You can read the full review here:
Decanter Magazine, October 2021, awards Primitivo Fatalone Riserva 94 points
Our organic Gioia del Colle DOC Primitivo Riserva Fatalone 2018 was recently featured in the prestigious and internationally renowned, Decanter Magazine, October 2021 edition. Our Riserva Fatalone 2018 was awarded a top score: 94 points.
Alessandra Piubello, a talented wine journalist, writes about “Top 20 Puglian Primitivo”. Only twenty wineries are featured, all of them representing excellent wines in our region. When describing the appellation Gioia del Colle DOC, Piubello states: “Here, the Primitivo expresses a particular style: elegant, fresh, savoury and cellarworthy.” In the article, our Primitivo Riserva Fatalone was described as “emblematic of its variety and terroir” and “astoundingly beautiful”.
Undoubtedly, we are honored to have been included in the list and specially proud to represent our territory and the Gioia del Colle DOC.
I Vini di Veronelli 2022 Guida Oro: 94 points and Three Golden Stars for Fatalone Riserva 2018
The new edition of the “I Vini di Veronelli” Gold Wine Guide 2022 was presented in Mantova on November 12th. More than 16,000 wines were submitted for tasting representing wineries from all over Italy.
We are proud and honored to be part of the Tre Stelle Oro with our own organic Gioia del Colle DOC Primitivo Riserva Fatalone 2018. Out of more than 16,000 wines, only 399 wines received the Three Golden Stars this year. To receive this prestigious recognition, the wine must achieve a rating of at least 94/100. According to the wine guide, this year’s “Tre Stelle Oro” or Three Golden Stars represent the best vines and wines in all of Italy. We are proud and honored to be part of the Tre Stelle Oro with our own organic Gioia del Colle DOC Primitivo Riserva Fatalone 2018.
Slow Wine 2022- Fatalone Riserva Top Wine and Vino Slow
Our organic Gioia del Colle DOC Primitivo Riserva Fatalone 2018 has been granted the prestigious recognitions of Top Wine and Vino Slow 2022 by Slow Wine. We have been present in this International Wine Guide for several years now. Nonetheless, we are grateful and honored to receive this acknowledgment. We work hard to produce wines that embody the characteristics of a “Slow Wine”, organic wines representative of their territory, with no use of chemicals in the vineyards and, as always, wines with a great quality-price ratio.