Campania

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: 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 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: 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 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: 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

Tasting Notes: It’s not hyperbolic to say that without the Mastroberardino estate, this “3rd ‘Noble’ Red wine of Italy” made from the Aglianico grape,might have been lost to time. They reinvigorated... Read More

Tasting Notes: Explosive youthfulness, fresh and intense notes of fruits: pear, white peach: and white flowers, on a background of rosemary. On the palate it is brightly dancing and elegant with a wonderfully fresh structure.... Read More

Tasting Notes: A fresh and dynamic wine. Rich, spicy, fruity and elegant. Black cherry and licorice aromas, well balanced acidity, subtle accents of dried herbs, blackberries.

Tasting Notes: Pallini Limoncello is the most Italian of drinks. Limoncello in general, has long been Italy's favorite liqueur. It first became fashionable a century ago, with the zest of fresh lemons being steeped in sugar... Read More

Tasting Notes: Pallini Limoncello is the most Italian of drinks. Limoncello in general, has long been Italy's favorite liqueur. It first became fashionable a century ago, with the zest of fresh lemons being steeped in sugar... Read More

Tasting Notes: Voluptuous and juicy, the flesh is loaded with a delicate but intense flavor - the true taste of the Italian summer. These peaches were the favorite of Virgilio Pallini Sr, and his wife used to preserve them in... Read More

Tasting Notes: A bright, complex, and mineral-driven Greco di Tufo, the 'Le Arcaie' offers a vibrant bouquet of lemon, apricot, yellow peach, and white flowers, with underlying hints of cinnamon, elderflower, and toasted... Read More