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Costa d'Amalfi

Costa d'Amalfi wine guide: the wine region in Italy, its Aglianico, the red wine and white wine it makes, and what to pour it with.

Country
Italy
Climate
Mediterranean
Signature grape
Aglianico
Styles
red · white · rosé
4
Signature grapes
3
Producers listed
3
Sub-regions
8
Bottles to find

Wine from Costa d’Amalfi comes out of Campania, Italy, where it sits as a wine region.

The signature grape is Aglianico, backed by Piedirosso, Falanghina and Biancolella.

The climate is mediterranean, running sea breezes.

The vineyards themselves read as hillsides and steep sites.

The region is known for red wine, white wine and rosé wine, plus one more.

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

The named areas within are Furore, Ravello and Tramonti.

Producers worth knowing include Ettore Sammarco, Marisa Cuomo and Tenuta San Francesco.

Pour them alongside seafood, pasta with light sauces, vegetable risottos and grilled vegetables.

Serve chilled.

Climate
MediterraneanSea breezes
Terrain
HillsidesSteep sites
Styles
redwhiterosésparkling

Grapes planted here.

Classifications.

  • DOC

Producers worth knowing.

01 Ettore Sammarco
02 Marisa Cuomo
03 Tenuta San Francesco

Bottles to look for.

  • Cantina Tagliafierro 'Tredici' Costa d'Amalfi Tramonti Bianco, Campania, Italy
  • Ettore Sammarco Selva delle Monache Bianco Costa d'Amalfi Ravello, Campania, Italy
  • Ettore Sammarco Selva delle Monache Rosato Costa d'Amalfi Ravello, Campania, Italy
  • Ettore Sammarco Selva delle Monache Rosso Costa d'Amalfi Ravello, Campania, Italy
  • Ettore Sammarco Vigna Grotta Piana Costa d'Amalfi Ravello, Campania, Italy
  • Giuseppe Apicella Costa d'Amalfi A' Scippata Riserva, Campania, Italy
  • Giuseppe Apicella Costa d'Amalfi Tramonti Bianco, Campania, Italy
  • Giuseppe Apicella Costa d'Amalfi Tramonti Rosato, Campania, Italy

At the table.

  • Seafood
  • Pasta with light sauces
  • Vegetable risottos
  • Grilled vegetables

Serving and cellaring.

  • Serve chilled.

Inside the region.

Nearby regions.

Costa d'Amalfi: common questions

01.
What grapes is Costa d'Amalfi known for?
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Aglianico is the signature grape of Costa d'Amalfi. Piedirosso, Falanghina and Biancolella are also planted here.
02.
What kind of wine does Costa d'Amalfi make?
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Costa d'Amalfi produces red wine, white wine, rosé wine and sparkling wine.
03.
Where is Costa d'Amalfi?
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Costa d'Amalfi is a wine region in Italy.
04.
What food goes with Costa d'Amalfi wine?
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Try seafood, pasta with light sauces, vegetable risottos and grilled vegetables.

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

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