Back in the day in the UK, there was spaghetti and there was macaroni, and spaghetti bolognaise and macaroni cheese (the British way!) were standard fare on every supper table—but in recent years, there’s been a pasta explosion. Here at Campania Wines, we import the very best pasta from…

One of the most gratifying parts of my job at Campania Wines is discovering new winemakers and developing good relationships with them which result in the honour of being allowed to sell their wines in the UK. San Salvatore is my latest find and it’s a very special place—made…

Dare to be different! Serve something that isn’t Prosecco… Oh my goodness! I’m not sure whether the UK population deserves congratulating or admonishing. The fact is that, between us, we drank a third of all Prosecco produced in 2016. That’s a lot of Prosecco. Worldwide sales are up by…

“We could never have loved the earth so well if we had had no childhood in it.” You may be wondering why, in an article about an Italian vineyard, I’m quoting from Mill on The Floss, that archetypal English novel by George Eliot. Simply because it was Maria Felicia…

To say we’re delighted about this news is possibly the understatement of the year. Ever since our website was launched in early 2016, you wouldn’t believe how many positive comments we’ve had about the fresh new look and the ease of navigation. (Actually, I take that back, because you’re…

Lapilli translates as small stones. Its Falanghina is certainly causing 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 rip out heritage vines to replace…