Theme: Mainland Southern Italy Showdown

Type: Open

Location: The Belleforte

Date: 20th September

Time: 6.30pm

iGreco Gran Cuvée Millesimato Rosé 2016

Templo Malvasia del Molise 2020

Terredora Di Paolo Irpinia Falanghina 2022

Masca del Tacco La Ceppu 2021

Cantine Coppi Primitivo Vanitoso Riserva 2016

Ippolito Gaglioppo 160 Anni 2019*

Feudi di San Gregorio Taurasi Piano Di Montevergine 2018

Paternoster Aglianico del Vulture Don Anselmo 2015

*WOTN

🏷️ Notable DOCs/DOCGs:

• Fiano di Avellino DOCG

• Greco di Tufo DOCG

• Taurasi DOCG

• Falanghina del Sannio DOC

• Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio DOC

  
  

🌋 Climate & Soil:

• Volcanic soils around Vesuvius and Irpinia

• Cool inland elevations vs hot coastal plains

• Diurnal range supports freshness

  
  

💡 Fun Fact:
Fiano was once nearly extinct. Now it’s a DOCG, age-worthy white with serious texture and structure.

🔫 Mafia:

Camorra

🏷️ Notable DOCs/DOCGs:

• Biferno DOC

• Pentro di Isernia DOC

• Molise DOC (regional)

  
  

⛰️ Climate & Soil:

• Mountainous inland with cool nights

• Clay, marl, limestone mix

• Low intervention producers emerging

  
  

💡 Fun Fact:
Tintilia is an obscure local grape revived in recent decades - dark, wild, spicy, and full of character.

🔫 Mafia:

Società Foggiana

🏷️ Notable DOCs/DOCGs:

• Primitivo di Manduria DOC

• Salice Salentino DOC

• Castel del Monte DOCG

• Gioia del Colle DOC

• Locorotondo DOC (white)

  
  

🌞 Climate & Soil:

• Flat plains, sun-baked, Mediterranean influence

• Clay-limestone soils

• Hot vintages common, but some high-altitude areas inland

  
  

💡 Fun Fact:
Primitivo and Zinfandel are genetically identical - but Puglia’s version is often bolder, drier, and more rustic.

🔫 Mafia:

Sacra Corona Unita

🏷️ Notable DOCs/DOCGs:

• Aglianico del Vulture DOC

• Aglianico del Vulture Superiore DOCG

  
  

🌋 Climate & Soil:

• High-altitude vineyards (400–600m+)

• Volcanic soils from Monte Vulture

• Slow ripening = age-worthy structure

  
  

💡 Fun Fact:
Aglianico is often called the “Barolo of the South” for its tannic structure and ageing potential.

🔫 Mafia:

Basilischi

🏷️ Notable DOCs/DOCGs:

• Cirò DOC

• Greco di Bianco DOC

• Terre di Cosenza DOC

  
  

🌬️ Climate & Soil:

• Hot, dry, mountainous with sea breezes

• Poor, sandy and rocky soils

• Vineyards often terraced

  
  

💡 Fun Fact:
Legend says Cirò wine was offered to Olympic champions in ancient Greece. Talk about heavenly wine.

🔫 Mafia:

Ndrangheta

Templo Malvasia del Molise 2020 | Molise

Terredora Di Paolo Irpinia Falanghina 2022 | Campania

Masca del Tacco La Ceppu 2021 | Puglia

Cantine Coppi Primitivo Vanitoso Riserva 2016 | Puglia

Ippolito Gaglioppo 160 Anni 2019 | Calabria

Feudi di San Gregorio Taurasi Piano Di Montevergine 2016 | Campania

Paternoster Aglianico del Vulture Don Anselmo 2015 | Basilicata