Top 100 red wines of Campania - Page 2
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.
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.
Its origin is not very precise, it has been cultivated for a very long time in northern Italy, ... . It can be found in Argentina, ... in France it is almost unknown. It would have a link of relationship with the garganega, the refosco dal peduncolo rosso and the corvina.
red wines from the region of Campania go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of quick meatloaf, pasta with basil or rack of lamb with herbs.
On the nose in the region of Campania often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or citrus and sometimes also flavors of earthy, blackberry or minerality. In the mouth in the region of Campania is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.