Gold in them thar hills? No, nothing to do with the California Gold Rush, in case you were wondering. Here, we’re talking about the gentle slopes of Irpinia in the Campania region of south-west Italy. And the gold? The three gold medals scooped up at the London Wine Competition…

In the coastal town of Furore  where the rocks rise vertically over the sea on the Amalfi coast, Marisa Cuomo’s vineyard is located. The estate has been established since 1980 and occupies 10 hectares. The grapes of Marisa Cuomo grow on pergolas in the vineyards set on terraces that…

“Without a story, there is no life as life is made up of vignettes of loving, learning and overcoming.” Without a story, to me, there is no wine, in a holistic sense. Sure, there is the bottle, the liquid poured in the glass – red, white or rose’ –…

For Christmas 2017, Italian fashion house Dolce & Gabbana teamed up with family-run pasta makers, Pastificio Di Martino to produce a limited edition of festive pasta tins. A handy little stocking filler retailing at a mere £88! While you’re sitting down to recover from the shock, let me assure…

When we think of eating home made pizza or pasta, the emphasis is on the flour, it’s got to be 00 flour or it won’t be authentic enough. Right? That’s true to a point, but what about the yeast; the humble partner to flour in many recipes? Without yeast,…

Think of Naples and your mind conjures up images of Vesuvius, Pizza Margherita, and of course Espresso Coffee. Kimbo, a company which has been established for over 50 years by the Rubino brothers, started their business in their father’s bakery in Naples. Word soon spread that a delicious coffee…

Campania Wines would like to introduce you to two special wines, whose resemblance to the wines, enjoyed by the ancient Romans, are available for you today from the Villa Matilde Winery. Villa Matilde Wines began in the 1960s, when Francesco Paolo Avallone, a lawyer with a passion for ancient…

Social distancing, wearing face coverings, and cancelling your holiday due to local lock downs, and not knowing when things will get back to some sort of normality. We too at Campania Wines were looking forward to a few weeks on the Amalfi Coast this year, sipping an after dinner…

We at Campania Wines pride ourselves in ranging only authentic products from the Campania region of Italy. And one of the most prestigious distillers of the region, producing a variety of liqueurs and baba’s is The Antica Distilleria Petrone . Petrone was officially founded by Domenico Petrone in the…

It all began with Nonna Benigna. As a young girl during the Second World War, she did not want to follow her parents’ simple country life, but to manage their property through her love of nature, she conserved and looked after the un-grafted grape vines that Sorrentino Vini treasure…