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Sannio

Sannio wine guide: the wine region in Italy, its Falanghina, the red wine and rosé wine it makes, and what to pour it with.

Country
Italy
Climate
Mediterranean
Signature grape
Falanghina
Styles
red · rosé · dry white
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Signature grapes
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Sub-regions
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Bottles to find

Sannio is a wine region of Campania, Italy.

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

The climate is mediterranean.

The vineyards themselves read as hills and hillsides.

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

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

The named areas within are Sannio Guardia Sanframondi, Sannio Sant’Agata dei Goti, Sannio Solopaca and Sannio Taburno.

Climate
Mediterranean
Terrain
HillsHillsides
Styles
redrosédry whitesparkling

Grapes planted here.

Classifications.

  • DOC

Bottles to look for.

  • Cantina del Taburno Falanghina del Sannio Taburno, Campania, Italy
  • Fattoria La Rivolta Coda di Volpe Sannio Taburno, Campania, Italy
  • Fattoria La Rivolta Falanghina del Sannio Taburno, Campania, Italy
  • Feudi di San Gregorio 'Serro Cielo' Falanghina del Sannio, Campania, Italy
  • Feudi di San Gregorio Falanghina del Sannio, Campania, Italy
  • Fontanavecchia Falanghina del Sannio Taburno, Campania, Italy
  • Il Poggio Falanghina del Sannio Taburno, Campania, Italy
  • La Guardiense 'Janare' Aglianico Sannio, Campania, Italy

Inside the region.

Nearby regions.

Sannio: common questions

01.
What grapes is Sannio known for?
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Falanghina is the signature grape of Sannio. Aglianico, Piedirosso, Greco and Fiano are also planted here.
02.
What kind of wine does Sannio make?
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Sannio produces red wine, rosé wine, dry white wine and sparkling wine.
03.
Where is Sannio?
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Sannio is a wine region in Italy.

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

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