Top 100 white wines of Campania
Discover the top 100 best white wines of Campania as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the white wines that are popular of Campania and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Cradle of southern Italy's great wines on volcanic soils. Majestic Aglianico in red: structured, deep and tannic with notes of black cherry, candied plum, leather and spices, sublimated in age-worthy Taurasi DOCG, the "Barolo of the south". Identity whites of Irpinia: opulent Fiano di Avellino (honey, hazelnut), mineral iodine Greco di Tufo, aromatic Falanghina (peach, flowers). Also supple Piedirosso.
~42,000 ha around Naples and Vesuvius.
Structured and full-bodied dry whites with a pale golden colour, broad palate and moderate acidity, with signature aromas of white flowers (acacia), ripe yellow fruit (pear, peach, apricot), honey and volcanic mineral notes. A sunny Campanian profile. Grown mainly in the Vesuvius and Sannio areas, it features in the DOC whites of Campania (Vesuvio, Sannio). An indigenous Italian white variety from Campania, its name meaning "fox's tail" (shape of the bunches).
white wines from the region of Campania go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of blanquette of monkfish and scallops, zucchini and goat cheese quiche or roasted pumpkin seeds.