Introducing Piennolo; totally tasty tomatoes from Campania Have you ever wondered why many supermarket-purchased tomatoes in the UK are so tasteless?  You know what it’s like – you go on holiday somewhere in the Mediterranean, (the Campania region of Italy is our preference, of course!) There you are, on…

It’s said that when Jesus ascended into heaven from the Mount of Olives, he looked down upon the world he’d left behind and his eyes were drawn to the Bay of Naples. Such was the beauty he saw laid out before him that he was moved to tears which…

Today’s red wine we will be focussing on is called Stregamora which is a real hidden gem of Italian viticulture. It is a wine obtained from 100% Piedirosso grapes, a typical Campanian grape variety, which is also known in local dialect as “Per’ e palummo”, which describes the grape…

Lapilli works with local communes centred around the town of Avellino and dotted about the hills of Lapio, Forino and Candida. They listen carefully to the families who’ve toiled on the land for generations and know how to coax the very best out of the soil. Together, on small…

One of the main protagonists in the renaissance of Southern Italian wines, Feudi di San Gregorio has carved out a reputation for making truly world-class wines in less than 30 years. The company began in the mid 1980s with the aim of safeguarding local traditions and unlocking the potential…

The Pietracupa Winery was founded in the early 1990’s, situated in Montefredane, near Avellino, a mountainous terrain where elevation is key, in producing wines with great character. Here the young and talented Sabino  Loffredo took over the running of the winery in 1999, and quickly gained a reputation within…

Lapilli translates as small stones. And the new selection from Campania Wines is certainly causing major ripples in the wine lakes of the world. There’s something that makes Italian wines particularly special and that’s the fierce pride their producers have for indigenous grapes. Too many wine-growing areas are tempted…