
Campania Wine Italy
Learn about Campania wine, common tasting notes, where the region is and more ...
A winemaking renaissance is underfoot in Campania as more and more small, artisan and family-run wineries redefine their style with vineyard improvements and cellar upgrades. The region boasts a cool Mediterranean climate with extreme coastal, as well as high elevation mountain terroirs. It is cooler than one might expect in Campania; the region usually sees some of the last harvest dates in Italy.
Just south of Mount Vesuvio, the volcanic and sandy soils create aromatic and fresh reds based on Piedirosso and whites, made from Coda di Volpe and Falanghina. Both reds and whites go by the name, Lacryma Christi, meaning the "tears of Christ." South of Mount Vesuvio, along the Amalfi Coast, the white varieties of Falanghina and Biancolella make fresh, flirty, mineral-driven whites, and the red Piedirosso and Sciasinoso vines, which cling to steeply terraced coastlines, make snappy and ripe red wines.
Farther inland, as hills become mountains, the limestone soil of Irpinia supports the whites Fiano di Avellino, Falanghina and Greco di Tufo as well as the most-respected red of the south, Aglianico. Here the best and most age-worthy examples come from Taurasi.
Farther north and inland near the city of Benevento, the Taburno region also produces Aglianico of note—called Aglianico del Taburno—on alluvial soils. While not boasting the same heft as Taurasi, these are also reliable components of any cellar.
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Mastroberardino Naturalis Historia Taurasi 2011Aglianico from Campania, Italy
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Feudi di San Gregorio Falanghina 2019Falanghina from Campania, Italy
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La Capranera Paestum Falanghina 2020Falanghina from Campania, Italy
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Mastroberardino Radici Taurasi 2015Aglianico from Campania, Italy
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Mastroberardino Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio Bianco 2020Other White Wine from Campania, Italy
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San Salvatore Pian di Stio Paestum Fiano 2018Fiano from Campania, Italy
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Feudi di San Gregorio Greco di Tufo 2019Greco from Campania, Italy
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Terredora di Paolo Greco di Tufo Loggia della Serra 2020Greco from Campania, Italy
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Terredora di Paolo Fiano di Avellino 2020Fiano from Campania, Italy
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Feudi di San Gregorio Aglianico Rubrato 2017Aglianico from Campania, Italy
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Mastroberardino Redimore Aglianico 2019Aglianico from Campania, Italy
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La Capranera Paestum Fiano 2019Fiano from Campania, Italy
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La Capranera Paestum Aglianico 2020Aglianico from Campania, Italy
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Cantine Caggiano Tauri Irpinia Aglianico 2020Aglianico from Campania, Italy
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Cantine Caggiano Tauri Irpinia Aglianico 2019Aglianico from Campania, Italy