The historical traces would indicate the ancient homeland of Primitivo in the region that was once called Illyria and that today corresponds to Croatia and Montenegro. It is thought that Primitivo was brought to Puglia between the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries by Slavic refugees, called Schiavoni, or Greco-Albanian people fleeing Ottoman persecutions. In fact, before being called “Primativo” at the end of the 700s this vine existed in Puglian vineyards under the name “Zagarese.” The one who first selected it and gave it the name we know today was the priest of Gioia del Colle, Don Filippo Francesco Indellicati, a botany enthusiast. He planted it in contrada Terzi and baptized it Primativo for the early ripening of the grapes. The excellent enological results favored its spread, especially in the 19th century, like wildfire, particularly in the Bari Murgia and the Taranto area.