Penisola Sorrentina

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

The signature grape is Falanghina, backed by Biancolella, Greco Bianco, Piedirosso and Aglianico, plus one more.

The climate is maritime/oceanic, running high sunshine and temperate.

The vineyards themselves read as hillsides and valley floor.

Sparkling red wine, dry red wine and dry white wine is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows bold, full-bodied wines with fruit-forward profiles and crisp and refreshing.

Inside it sit Gragnano, Lettere and Sorrento.

At the table these bottles work with seafood, pasta with tomato sauce and grilled vegetables.

In the glass.

Dry red: Bold, Full-bodied wines with fruit-forward profiles.

Dry white: Crisp and refreshing.

Grapes planted here.

Bottles to look for.

• Azienda Vinicola Sannino Herculaneum Penisola Sorrentina Gragnano, Campania, Italy
• Cantine Astroni Penisola Sorrentina Gragnano, Campania, Italy
• Cantine Federiciane Monteleone 'Lettere' Rosso Penisola Sorrentina, Campania, Italy
• Cantine Federiciane Monteleone Rosso Penisola Sorrentina Gragnano, Campania, Italy
• De Falco Penisola Sorrentina Gragnano, Campania, Italy
• Grotta del Sole 'Ottouve' Penisola Sorrentina Gragnano, Campania, Italy
• Grotta del Sole Penisola Sorrentina Gragnano, Campania, Italy
• Il Convento Limoncello, Penisola Sorrentina, Italy

At the table.

• seafood
• pasta with tomato sauce
• grilled vegetables

Inside the region.

Nearby regions.

Penisola Sorrentina: common questions

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