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Ischia

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

Country
Italy
Climate
Mediterranean
Signature grape
Biancolella
Styles
white · red · sparkling
3
Signature grapes
8
Bottles to find

Ischia is a wine region of Campania, Italy.

Growers build the wines around Biancolella, filling out the blend with Forastera and Piedirosso.

The ground underneath is free-draining and volcanic.

The climate is mediterranean.

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

White wine, red wine and sparkling wine is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows ample body, freshness and floral notes.

At the table these bottles work with seafood, pasta, light salads and grilled vegetables.

Serve chilled.

Soil
Free-drainingVolcanic
Climate
Mediterranean
Terrain
SlopesSteep sitesTerraces
Styles
whiteredsparkling

In the glass.

White: Ample body, Freshness, Floral notes.

Grapes planted here.

Bottles to look for.

  • Cantine Antonio Mazzella 'Enaria' Biancolella Ischia, Campania, Italy
  • Cantine Antonio Mazzella 'Vigna del Lume' Bianco Ischia, Campania, Italy
  • Cantine Antonio Mazzella Biancolella Ischia, Campania, Italy
  • Cantine Antonio Mazzella Nero 70 Vendemmia Tardiva Ischia, Campania, Italy
  • Cantine Antonio Mazzella Per'e Palummo - Piedirosso Ischia, Campania, Italy
  • Cantine Carlo Mazzella Biancolella Ischia, Campania, Italy
  • Cantine di Crateca 'Crateca' Biancolella Ischia, Campania, Italy
  • Casa d'Ambra 'Mario D'Ambra' Ischia Rosso, Campania, Italy

At the table.

  • seafood
  • pasta
  • light salads
  • grilled vegetables

Serving and cellaring.

  • Serve chilled.

Nearby regions.

Ischia: common questions

01.
What grapes is Ischia known for?
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Biancolella is the signature grape of Ischia. Forastera and Piedirosso are also planted here.
02.
What kind of wine does Ischia make?
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Ischia produces white wine, red wine and sparkling wine.
03.
Where is Ischia?
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You will find Ischia in Italy, where it is a wine region.
04.
What food goes with Ischia wine?
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Try seafood, pasta, light salads and grilled vegetables.

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

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