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Michelin one-star plus a Michelin Green Star (a Michelin Green Star in the 2026 guide in the 2022 Italian selection), inside a turn-of-the-century castle in the Primitivo wine country.
Why you'd make Manduria a full day rather than a wine-tasting stopover. Chef Pietro Penna, trained under Sergio Mei at the Four Season in Milan and Eric Briffard at the two-star George V in Paris, came back to Puglia to cook the food he grew up with, reworked with French technique. The estate's own garden supplies most of what's on the plate; the wine list naturally leans into Primitivo and Negroamaro from the surrounding vineyards. The 1900s Schiavoni castle setting, with olive trees outside the windows, is part of the experience. Pair the eight-course menu with the wines and stay the night in the Vinilia Wine Resort upstairs.
- Neighborhood — Manduria
- Price — €€€€
- Order — the eight-course tasting with paired wines
- Michelin — 1
- book ahead
- Michelin star
- Michelin Green Star
From the HALA guide, reviewed August 2026.
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