Top 100 red wines of Campania
Discover the top 100 best red wines of Campania as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the red wines that are popular of Campania and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Campania
Campania is a region that forms the "tibia" of the boot of Italy, and whose largest city is Naples. Its name comes from Campania felix, a Latin phrase meaning roughly "happy land". The region has strong historical links with wine and vineyards, dating back to the 12th century BC, and is one of the oldest wine regions in Italy. The considerable influence of ancient empires, including the Greeks, Romans and Byzantines, means that some of the varieties in this region are linked to historical legends.
The region is also famous for the production of Falerno (Falernum), one of the oldest wines in Italy. Although rooted in tradition, today's wines can be Fruity, Young, robust or well-structured.
Discover the grape variety: Merlot
Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.
Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Campania
red wines from the region of Campania go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of autumn leaves, pasta with neapolitan sauce and mushrooms or irish stew.
Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Campania
On the nose in the region of Campania often reveals types of flavors of tobacco, strawberries or leather and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or oak. In the mouth in the region of Campania is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
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