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Capri

Capri wine guide: the wine region in Italy, its Piedirosso, the red wine and white wine it makes, and what to pour it with.

Country
Italy
Climate
Mediterranean
Signature grape
Piedirosso
Styles
red · white
3
Signature grapes
7
Bottles to find

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

Growers build the wines around Piedirosso, filling out the blend with Falanghina and Greco Bianco.

The climate is mediterranean.

The vineyards themselves read as coastal, slopes and steep sites.

Red wine and white wine is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows made primarily from piedirosso and earthy and fruity notes.

Labels here fall under the DOC.

At the table these bottles work with seafood, light pasta dishes and fresh vegetables.

Climate
Mediterranean
Terrain
CoastalSlopesSteep sites
Styles
redwhite

In the glass.

Red: Made primarily from piedirosso, Earthy and fruity notes.

Grapes planted here.

Classifications.

  • DOC

Bottles to look for.

  • Capri Triple Sec Liqueur, Italy
  • Caprisius Amaro di Capri, Italy
  • Caprisius Gin, Capri, Italy
  • Caprisius Special Edition Gin, Capri, Italy
  • Masseria Frattasi Capri, Campania, Italy
  • Scala Fenicia Capri Bianco, Campania, Italy
  • Solaro Capri Gin, Italy

At the table.

  • Seafood
  • Light pasta dishes
  • Fresh vegetables

Nearby regions.

Capri: common questions

01.
What grapes is Capri known for?
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Piedirosso is the signature grape of Capri. Falanghina and Greco Bianco are also planted here.
02.
What kind of wine does Capri make?
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Capri produces red wine and white wine.
03.
Where is Capri?
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You will find Capri in Italy, where it is a wine region.
04.
What food goes with Capri wine?
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Try seafood, light pasta dishes and fresh vegetables.

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

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