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Vesuvio

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

Country
Italy
Climate
Mediterranean
Signature grape
Piedirosso
Styles
red · white · rosé
6
Signature grapes
5
Producers listed
8
Bottles to find

Vesuvio is a wine region in Campania, Italy.

Growers build the wines around Piedirosso, filling out the blend with Coda di Volpe, Aglianico, Falanghina and Greco, plus one more.

The ground underneath is volcanic.

The climate is mediterranean.

The vineyards themselves read as elevated and slopes.

Red wine, white wine and rosé wine, plus two more is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows raspberries, original spices, fresh with a lively effervescence and concentrated flavors.

Labels here fall under the DOC.

Names to look for on a shelf: Bosco de’ Medici, Feudi di San Gregorio, Mastroberardino and Sorrentino.

At the table these bottles work with beef & venison, tomato-based dishes, chocolates & caramel and spicy foods.

decant before pouring.

Soil
Volcanic
Climate
Mediterranean
Terrain
ElevatedSlopes
Styles
redwhiterosésparklingliquoroso

In the glass.

Red: Raspberries, Original spices.

Sparkling: Fresh with a lively effervescence.

Liquoroso: Concentrated flavors.

Grapes planted here.

Classifications.

  • DOC

Producers worth knowing.

01 Bosco de' Medici
02 Feudi di San Gregorio
03 Mastroberardino
04 Sorrentino
05 Villa Dora

Bottles to look for.

  • Bosco de' Medici 'Lavaflava' Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio, Campania, Italy
  • Bosco de' Medici 'Lavarubra' Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio, Campania, Italy
  • Cantine Olivella 'Lacrimabianco' Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio Bianco, Campania, Italy
  • Cantine Olivella 'Lacrimanero' Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio Rosso, Campania, Italy
  • Casa Setaro 'Aryete' Caprettone Vesuvio, Campania, Italy
  • Casa Setaro 'Contradae 61.37' Vesuvio Bianco, Campania, Italy
  • Casa Setaro 'Don Vincenzo' Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio Riserva, Campania, Italy
  • Casa Setaro 'Munazei' Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio, Italy

At the table.

  • Beef & Venison
  • Tomato-based Dishes
  • Chocolates & Caramel
  • Spicy Foods
  • Mediterranean Dishes

Serving and cellaring.

  • decant before pouring.

Nearby regions.

Vesuvio: common questions

01.
What grapes is Vesuvio known for?
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Piedirosso is the signature grape of Vesuvio. Coda di Volpe, Aglianico, Falanghina and Greco are also planted here.
02.
What kind of wine does Vesuvio make?
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Vesuvio produces red wine, white wine, rosé wine and sparkling wine, plus one more.
03.
Where is Vesuvio?
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You will find Vesuvio in Italy, where it is a wine region.
04.
What food goes with Vesuvio wine?
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Try beef & venison, tomato-based dishes, chocolates & caramel, spicy foods and mediterranean dishes.

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

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