Beneventano IGT

Wine from Beneventano IGT comes out of Campania, Italy, where it sits as a wine region.

Aglianico leads the plantings, with Falanghina and Piedirosso alongside it.

Vines root into clay and limestone.

The climate is mediterranean.

The vineyards themselves read as hills and mountains.

Red wine, white wine and rosé wine is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows crisp and aromatic and typical of falanghina.

Quality is codified by the IGT, which is worth reading off the label.

Producers worth knowing include Fattoria La Rivolta, Masseria Frattasi and Nativ.

Pour them alongside grilled meats, pasta with tomato sauce, seafood dishes and spicy foods.

Serve at 15 to 18°C.

Keeps for 5 to 10 years.

In the glass.

White: Crisp and aromatic, Typical of falanghina.

Grapes planted here.

Classifications.

• IGT

Producers worth knowing.

Bottles to look for.

• Antica Masseria Venditti 'Vient e Voria' Bianco Beneventano IGT, Italy
• Cantina dei Monaci Falanghina Beneventano IGT, Campania, Italy
• Fattoria La Rivolta 'Simbiosi' Beneventano IGT, Campania, Italy
• Fattoria La Rivolta 'Sogno di Rivolta' Beneventano Bianco IGT, Campania, Italy
• Fattoria La Rivolta 'Vigneti di Bruma' Aglianico Beneventano IGT, Campania, Italy
• Fattoria La Rivolta 'Vigneti di Bruma' Falanghina Beneventano IGT, Campania, Italy
• Fattoria La Rivolta 'Vigneti di Bruma' Rosato Beneventano IGT, Campania, Italy
• I Borboni 'Luna Janca' Coda di Volpe Beneventano IGT, Campania, Italy

At the table.

• Grilled meats
• Pasta with tomato sauce
• Seafood dishes
• Spicy foods

Serving and cellaring.

• Serve at 15 to 18°C.
• Keeps for 5 to 10 years.

Nearby regions.

Beneventano IGT: common questions

More from here: every wine region in Italy, or the wider Campania guide.