We're staying in Masseria Li Mennuli for a few days and wow, do I like Puglia all over again.

Yes, we've had some spring rain. We've also had some spectacular light and clouds, including a big ol' rainbow today.

Some Primitivo vineyards are under water, and folks are worried. We're just south of Manduria, where the famous Primitivo di Manduria comes from.

We've learned a lot. Like "Primitivo" doesn't have anything to do with primitive. It's an early ripening grape, so the word relates to "primo", or the first to harvest.

As far as restaurants go, we've not had a bad meal here. The seafood is top notch, and the traditional dishes, like fave and ciccoria and wonderful.

And the festival season has started already. The picture above is from the local St. Baggio festival.