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Wine Tour
Since ancient times
the Campania is known for wines of excellent
quality as Falerno, Greek, Faustiniano the
Caleno, considered the 'Wines of the
Emperors' and praised by the greatest
classical writers: Cicero, Pliny, Martial,
Tibullus. These wines have found in this
region their area of choice, thanks to the
characteristics of the area and the
sophisticated techniques of cultivation and
winemaking.
The Campania region in Italy is the third to
have more after the DOCG Piemonte and
Tuscany. Currently, in fact, is produced
within 21 DOC wines, among which the three
DOCG: Fiano di Avellino, Greek di Tufo and
Taurasi found on the territory of Irpinia.
Irpinia is a land full of vineyards.
The territory is divided into two sides of
the Apennine ridge, the 'Tyrrhenian' and 'Adriatic',
has unique characteristics which, although
variable from area to area, make the
prestigious vineyards. Aglianico, Fiano and
Greek, traditional varieties are more
represented in this area and constitute the
productive base of the three DOCG wines:
Taurasi, prince of the red wines of the
South, Fiano di Avellino and Greek di Tufo ,
two white wines from the unique scent.
These are three of the highest quality wine
production, so as to constitute the only
DOCG Southern Italy. The area of production
of Aglianico mainly coincides with the hills
flanking the river Heat, while the Fiano and
Greek are grown on the hills near the river
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