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Wines of Campania

We've taken an interest in the wines, both new and historic, of the Campania region of Italy - the area around Napoli and Vesuvius. Here, and on the neighbouring islands, the Romans perfected traditions begun by the area's original Greek settlers, founding the roots of modern Italian winemaking.

We are in the process of developing this page, which currently contains a number of our reviews of wines from Campania. Sections on the geography and heritage of the region's wines will follow soon. We are also developing information on Eno-Turismo in Campania, a great way to see the amazing countryside, and to understand better the origins and processes of the wine industry by visiting a number of the small producers scattered across the region.

Please e-mail us at wines@larpnet.com with any comments or suggestions.

Agriturismo in Campania www.terranostra.campania.it - per le aziende agrituristiche della Campania

Reviews and recommendations

Falanghina, 1998
Feudi di San Gregorio, Sorbo Serpico (AV), Italy
www.feudi.it
Drunk: London 1/6/00
A superb lightly dry white wine. Goes well with seafood and, er, summer.
Quality: 5/6

Value for money: 4/6 (£6.30)

Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio, Mastroberadino, Atripalda (AV), Campania, Italy 1999
www.mastro.it
Drunk: Positano, 29/9/00
Nice red, celebrated locally, but we found this one lacked subtlety without the more complex flavours of other local red wines. (But the white version is wonderful.)
Goes well with: Beef (though we drank this with pasta and seafood, which seemed a wise choice in Positano).
Quality: 4
Value for money: 4 (£10, Italy, restaurant)

Fiano di Avellino 'Radici', Mastroberadino, Atripalda (AV), Campania, Italy 1999
www.mastro.it
Drunk: Positano, 28/9/00
Delicious dry but rich white, with hints of fruit (pear and hazelnut, according to the label). One of the region's oldest and best (see also listing for Fiano di Avellino itself). Radici (for cultural 'roots') is the version 'relaunched' by Mastroberadino and is made with specially selected grapes.
Goes well with: Antipasti, fish, shellfish
Quality: 5.5
Value for money: 5 (£13, Italy, restaurant/£5.30, Italy )

Aglianico 'Rubrato', Feudi di San Gregorio, Sorbo Serpico (AV), Italy 1997
www.feudi.it
Drunk: London, 25/11/00
Powerful rounded solid red, but with a light fruity taste on top, and hints of vanilla. Good, though not San Gregorio's best.
Went not so well with risotto, but would be great with heavier red meats.
Quality: 4/6
Value for money: 4/6 (£6.49)

Greco di Tufo, Mastroberadino, Atripalda (AV), Campania, Italy 1999
www.mastro.it
Drunk: Napoli, 15/5/00
Our favourite white - dry, crisp and refreshing, a subtle tangy lingering aftertaste.
Quality: 5.5/6
Value for money: 6/6 (£5, Italy; £11.50 London)

Fiano di Avellino , Mastroberadino, Atripalda (AV), Campania, Italy 1999
www.mastro.it
White. One of the oldest wines in constant production, it take its name from Pliny's description 'apiano' after the Roman bees who made these grapes their favourite.
Value for money: (£5.30, Italy)

Falerno del Massico, Villa Matilde, Cellole (Monte Massico), Caserta, Italy 1998
www.fattoriavillamatilde.com
Drunk: London 17/11/00
Red. Pleasant oaky-fruity flavours, medium acidity, delicate and light for a stronger fuller bodied wine.
Went well with pasta and peas, but would also be good with heavy red meats and sauces.
Quality: 5/6
Value for money: 5/6 (£3.85, Italy)

Lettere della Penisola Sorentina, Cantine Grotta del Sole, via Spinelli, 2, 80010 Quarto (NA), Italy, 2002 (11%)
www.grottadelsole.it
Drunk: Napoli June 2003
A traditional wine from the Sorento Peninsular. This is one of several local varieties dating from Roman times, largely forgotten until recently, which Grotta del Sole have been researching and reviving in collaboration with the University of Naples. It's a great surprise to find it that fizzes! Usually served cold, this is a refreshing, light tasting wine. Bubbles in red wine are extremely strange, but a clear fresh taste when you get used to it. Just what you need in the great heat of a Neapolitan summer on the coast.
Quality: 3.5/6
Value for money: 4/6 (£3.00, bought in Napoli)

Fiano di Avellino "Pietracalda", Feudi di San Gregorio, Sorbo Serpico, Italy, 2000. (13.5%)
www.feudi.it
Drunk: London, 25 February 2002
Outstanding bold gold-coloured dry white whine. Strong fruit an vanilla favour, with a rounded rich aftertaste. This was like drinking gold. Highly-rated by Gambero Rosso, who claimed it tasted of cakes. We didn't spot that. Gorgeous in any case.
Quality: 5.5/6
Value for money: (£11), 5/6

Falerno del Massico Primitivo, Michael Moio, vialle Regina Margherita, 8134 Mondragone (CE) Italy, 2000 (14.5%)
Drunk: London July 2003
Full bodied, strong, fresh, fruity red; nicely combining a fresh citrus acidic taste with a dry flavour and aftertaste.
Went well with: Fantastic with beef.
palate.
Quality: 5/6
Value for money: 5.5/6 (£5.00, bought in Napoli)

Gragnano della Penisola Sorentina, Cantine Grotta del Sole, via Spinelli, 2, 80010 Quarto (NA), Italy, 2002 (11%)
www.grottadelsole.it
Drunk: London July 2003
Robust-tasting light and fizzy texture, with strong grape-juice flavour; slightly tangy even leathery (from newly fermented grape skins?). Unlike anything else we've tried, a more distinctive, strong taste that its sibling, Lettere. Fresh, served at 10-12oC.
Quality: 4/6
Value for money: 4.5/6 (£3, bought in Napoli)

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