Campania

Tasting Notes: Per Una Volta #1 is an ancestrale method Rosato produced from a blend of Aglianico, Barbera, and Olivella. This fresh and bright frizzante is the perfect companion to both seafood dishes or pork belly.... 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

Estate History: Since 1977, Giuseppe Apicelli and his family have been producing wine in Tramonti, right in the heart of the Amalfi Coast. Yet while the family may seem “newer” to winemaking than others, their vines... Read More

Tasting Notes: The Cantine Olivella Catalanesca del Monte Somma Kata is produced from the obscure Catalanesca variety, and grows at the foot of Mount Somma, nestled in the heart of the Vesuvius national park in Campania. The un-grafted... Read More

Tasting Notes: Casa d’Ambra’s Ischia Rosso has unique notes of licorice, dark berries, thyme and hints of vanilla. Fuller in body but retains a velvety texture and a rounder tannic mouthfeel. This is a blend of Piedirosso... Read More

Tasting Notes: Casa Setaro’s Aglianico is harmonized by its meaty and dark herbal aromas but fresh drinkability on the palate. Notes of dried herbs, licorice, and supple red & black berries are present but are quickly lifted... Read More

Tasting Notes: The De Conciliis Naima is a deeply spiced, darkly fruited expression of Aglianico. Extended bottle aging has mellowed the tannins to create a decadent palate rich in purple fruit, earth, game and wild herbs. This... Read More

Tasting Notes: The De Conciliis Vino Spumante Brut Metodo Classico Maybe is a blend of 10% Fiano and 90% Aglianico made into a sparkling wine. The color is bright straw yellow, with a fine and persistent perlage. The scent is... 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: The Fonzone Taurasi Riserva Scorzagalline comes from grapes coming from the highest section of the Aglianico vineyard of Tenuta Fonzone, on the top of a hill located in Contrada Scorzagalline(Paternopoli). Grown... 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: 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: The Luigi Maffini Kleos - meaning “famous” in Greek - is 100% Aglianico. In the glass it's a vibrant ruby color, and it opens with a blockbuster nose of black cherries, plums, currants with white... Read More

Tasting Notes: The Luigi Tecce Irpinia Rosato La Cyclope is sourced from 85-year-old vines that look more like tree-vines, with a trunk in the middle, and numerous radiating outward shoots on what looks like bush vines on a pergola.... 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 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: Costa d’Amalfi Rosato is characterized by a vivid pink color and an intense hint of cherry, red currants and pomegranates, mixed together with notes of mediterranean herbs. Produced from grape varieties Piedirosso... Read More