Campania

Tasting Notes: This vibrant white wine, a blend of indigenous Biancolella and Forastera grapes from the volcanic island of Ischia, is refreshing and complex, dry on the palate with a well-balanced structure and notes of lemon... Read More

Tasting Notes: The Benito Ferrara Greco di Tufo Vigna Cicogna is layered and rich, with excellent tension and a clean, mineral finish. Full and bright, this is a knockout example of the Greco grape.... Read More

Tasting Notes: The Cantine Giuseppe Apicella Piedirosso is 100% Piedirosso, providing a bright ruby color that you can see through when you hold it up to the light. Unfiltered and from Pre-Phylloxera vines, it is less juicy than... Read More

Tasting Notes: The Collio di Lapio Fiano di Avellino has an elegant nose willed with white peach, almonds and fresh spring flowers. The mineral body coming from the calcareous-clayey soils perfectly offsets the rich, round mouth-feel,... Read More

Tasting Notes: This limited-production wine (180 cases) is straw-colored with inviting aromas of peach, chamomile, toasted nuts, and a hint of soy. On the palate, it is beautifully rounded with a supple texture and flavorful body,... Read More

Tasting Notes: The Enodelta Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio Rosso is a blend of 85% Piedirosso (local called “Per ‘e palummo”, i.e. pigeon’s talon) and 15% Aglianico this has a bright ruby red color, intense... Read More

Tasting Notes: Zesty white pepper and pink grapefruit peel notes accent the crunchy white peach and stone flavors in this light-bodied, crisp white. Lively. Ideal as an aperitif, it can also accompany various types of appetizers,... Read More

Tasting Notes: The color of the Patrimo is a ruby red, clear and impregnable at the same time. Perfumes of marmalade of delicate black fruits are evident, as are sweet spices, eucalyptus, vanilla and coffee. The tannins are sweet,... Read More

Tasting Notes: Bright, ripe red fruits with earthy elements make this savory red a fantastic partner at the dinner table. The Guastaferro Irpinia Aglianico Memini has a brilliant spicy edge, with lip-smacking cherry fruit, notes... Read More

Tasting Notes: Campi Taurasini offers a glimpse into the historic winery’s vineyards, revealing the remarkable potential of Aglianico when crafted in the style of a young Taurasi. Rich notes of black cherry, anise, dark... Read More

Tasting Notes: I Favati’s Greco di Tufo is vibrant and refreshing, with delicate notes of crisp apple and white flowers. These elegant flavors are perfectly balanced by a bright, savory acidity that lingers on the finish,... Read More

Tasting Notes: I Pentri’s Falanghina is fuller in body and rounded in texture. Notes of apricot, crushed flowers, baking spice, and raw honey can be found and the finish is bright, savory and dry.... Read More

Tasting Notes: Piante a Lapio is made from 80-to-100-year-old Fiano planted in Lapio’s high-altitude volcanic soils, it is fermented spontaneously in casks of chestnut and acacia from local forests, and aged in those same... Read More

Tasting Notes: The Poliphemo Viti Vecchie R18 (formally a Taurasi Riserva that Luigi decided to declassify to Campania Aglianico) has a savory quality with dark-fruited and exotic nuances of roasted plum, savory herbs and a tactile... Read More

Tasting Notes: Deep plummy purple in the glass the Luigi Tecce (formally a Taurasi Riserva that he declassified to Campania Aglianco) Puro Sangue blooms with a nose of ripe beach plums, violets and earthy thyme. On the palate... Read More

Estate History: A visit to Luigi Tecce can get you emotional. Luigi himself is a ball of them, and his Aglianico from Taurasi elicits them. His grandfather’s 'masseria' (farmhouse) and vineyards are located in the... Read More

Tasting Notes: The Liscone Aglianico del Vulture offers a brilliant ruby red appearance and presents an aromatic profile of pronounced dark fruits, such as black cherry and plum, intertwined with delicate floral hints. The palate... Read More

Tasting Notes: The Marisa Cuomo Fiorduva is bright yellow with golden hues. The scent is reminiscent of apricots and fresh flowers, with a hint of tropical fruit. The taste is smooth, dense and characterized by a considerable... Read More

Tasting Notes: The Marisa Cuomo Furore Bianco is a blend of 60% Falanghina and 40% Biancolella, grown near the sea on the Amalfi coast. Resplendent and fresh with a brisk aroma of sea air and citrus, this lip-smacking white has... Read More

Tasting Notes: Falanghina is the signature grape of the Sannio DOC. This indigenous grape is known for its fresh, mineral, perfume-y and fruit-forward flavor profile, though it can be made in many different styles, including sparkling... Read More