Terre di Cosenza Wine: Grapes, Style and Bottles

Signature grapes

Producers listed

Sub-regions

Bottles to find

Wine from Terre di Cosenza comes out of Calabria, Italy, where it sits as a wine region.

Growers build the wines around Magliocco, filling out the blend with Greco Bianco, Mantonico, Aglianico and Nero d’Avola, plus two more.

Vines root into clay, loam and sand.

The climate is mediterranean.

The vineyards themselves read as coastal.

Red wine, rosé wine and white wine, plus three more is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows crisp and aromatic, greco bianco and mantonico, presenting fresh and lively characteristics and sweet, plus two more.

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

The named areas within are Condoleo, Donnici, Esaro, Pollino and San Vito di Luzzi, plus two more.

Producers worth knowing include Cantine Spadafora, Masseria Falvo and Tenute Ferrocinto.

Pour them alongside grilled meats, pasta with tomato sauce, aged cheeses and seafood dishes.

decant before pouring.

Keeps for 5 to 10 years.

Soil

ClayLoamSand

Climate

Mediterranean

Terrain

Coastal

Styles

redroséwhitesparklinglate harvestPassito

In the glass.

White: Crisp and aromatic, Greco bianco and mantonico.

Sparkling: Presenting fresh and lively characteristics.

Late harvest: Sweet, Derived from late-picked grapes.

Passito: Rich and sweet.

Grapes planted here.

01 MaglioccoDominant Read → 02 Greco BiancoSignificant in Whites Read →

03 MantonicoSignificant in Whites

04 AglianicoBlending Read → 05 Nero d'AvolaBlending Read → 06 Cabernet SauvignonBlending Read → 07 MerlotBlending Read → 08 Greco Nero Read → 09 Gaglioppo Read → 10 Lacrima Read →

Classifications.

Producers worth knowing.

01 Cantine Spadafora

02 Masseria Falvo

03 Tenute Ferrocinto

Bottles to look for.

Cantine Spadafora '1915' Magliocco Terre di Cosenza Donnici, Calabria, Italy
Cantine Spadafora 'Telesio' Riserva Terre di Cosenza Donnici, Calabria Italy
Cantine Spadafora Lunapiena Bianco Terre di Cosenza Donnici, Calabria, Italy
Cantine Spadafora Vigna Fiego Rosso Terre di Cosenza Donnici, Calabria, Italy
CerzaSerra Melina Terre di Cosenza, Calabria IGT, Italy
Giuseppe Calabrese Terre di Cosenza Pollino, Calabria, Italy
Masseria Falvo 'Cires' Terre di Cosenza, Calabria, Italy
Masseria Falvo 'Don Rosario' Rosso Terre di Cosenza, Calabria, Italy

At the table.

Grilled meats
Pasta with tomato sauce
Aged cheeses
Seafood dishes

Serving and cellaring.

decant before pouring.
Keeps for 5 to 10 years.

Inside the region.

01 Condoleo

02 Donnici

03 Esaro

04 Pollino

05 San Vito di Luzzi

06 Colline del Crati

07 Verbicaro

Nearby regions.

01 CalabriaItaly Read →

Terre di Cosenza: common questions

01.

What grapes is Terre di Cosenza known for?

Magliocco is the signature grape of Terre di Cosenza. Greco Bianco, Mantonico, Aglianico and Nero d'Avola are also planted here.

02.

What kind of wine does Terre di Cosenza make?

Terre di Cosenza produces red wine, rosé wine, white wine and sparkling wine, plus two more.

03.

Where is Terre di Cosenza?

Terre di Cosenza is a wine region in Italy.

04.

What food goes with Terre di Cosenza wine?

Try grilled meats, pasta with tomato sauce, aged cheeses and seafood dishes.

05.

How long does Terre di Cosenza wine age?

Keeps for 5 to 10 years, though it varies by producer and vintage.

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