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Irpinia (Avellino)

Irpinia (Avellino) includes Fiano di Avellino, Greco di Tufo, Taurasi and Irpinia. Its whites come from Fiano and Greco, while Taurasi and other regional reds are based on Aglianico.

Place
Irpinia (Avellino), Campania
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Fiano di Avellino · Greco di Tufo · Taurasi · Irpinia
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Atlas locationIrpinia (Avellino) · Campania40.98° N · 14.89° EOpen in Atlas

Within Campania, Irpinia (Avellino) includes Fiano di Avellino, Greco di Tufo, Taurasi and Irpinia. Its best-known wines make the grape names easy to follow: Taurasi comes from Aglianico, Fiano di Avellino from Fiano, and Greco di Tufo from Greco. Piedirosso and Sciascinoso are also permitted within Irpinia DOC.

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Elsewhere in Campania

  1. Amalfi Coast & Sorrento Peninsula1 producerAmalfi Coast & Sorrento Peninsula includes Costa d'Amalfi and Penisola Sorrentina. Costa d'Amalfi makes fresh whites from Falanghina and Biancolella, as well as dry, medium-bodied reds led by Piedirosso.
  2. Caserta & Northern Campania1 producerCaserta and northern Campania contain the wine areas of Aversa, Casavecchia di Pontelatone, Falerno del Massico and Galluccio.
  3. Cilento & Southern Salerno1 producerCilento & Southern Salerno is home to the Cilento appellation. Its wines include Fiano-led white blends and dry, full-bodied Cilento Aglianico, which must contain at least 85% Aglianico.
  4. Naples Bay & Phlegrean IslandsNo producers listed yetNaples Bay & Phlegrean Islands is one of Campania's wine areas. Its listed appellations are Campi Flegrei, Ischia, Vesuvio and Capri.
  5. Sannio & Taburno (Benevento)1 producerSannio & Taburno includes Falanghina del Sannio, Aglianico del Taburno, Sannio and Castel San Lorenzo. Sannio Falanghina is dry, fresh and slightly acidic, and Falanghina del Sannio may be made in several styles.

Producers in Irpinia (Avellino)

Producer profiles

  • Feudi di San GregorioFamily-owned Irpinian estate founded in 1986 as part of Campania's reconstruction after the 1980 earthquake, farming 740 acres across more than 800 plots for Greco, Fiano, Falanghina, and Aglianico.
  • Luigi TecceFourth-generation Aglianico estate in Paternopoli, farming century-old vines at altitude in the Irpinian hills with three wines made in old chestnut vats and large Slavonian casks.
  • Macchie Santa Maria CantineFamily estate in Montemiletto, Irpinia, founded in 2010 by Oreste De Santis from three generations of native-grape viticulture.
  • MastroberardinoFamily estate in Irpinia's hills, making Taurasi, Fiano di Avellino and Greco di Tufo from the native grapes their ancestors refused to abandon.
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  • MontevetranoSmall Campanian estate making a Cabernet Sauvignon, Aglianico and Merlot blend from a hillside in Salerno, with a pure-Aglianico second wine sourced from volcanic soils in Sannio.
  • Tenuta Cavalier PepeIrpinian family estate covering Taurasi, Fiano di Avellino and Greco di Tufo DOCG, with Aglianico-led reds at the top of the range.
  • Tralci HirpiniTralci Hirpini comes from Campania, Italy.
  • Vinosìa Aziende AgricoleFamily estate in Irpinia working Campania's three flagship DOCG appellations from volcanic hill vineyards, with over 130 years of grape growing behind the label.
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