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Discovering Fiano, a Little-Known Italian Grape

March 24, 2021 by BettyKaufman Leave a Comment

Ready to get to know a wonderful wine? Introducing Fiano, a white Italian wine grape variety that is grown primarily in the Campania region of southern Italy and on the island of Sicily. Have you tried it? I hadn’t, until I tried WineShop At Home’s recently released 2020 Fiano, which is great. Tasting the wine prompted me to get to know the grape more and share my findings with you. Thank you to Wine Folly, WineMag, who calls the grape Campania’s Rising Star, and Sauced & Found for their help with this article.

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Filed Under: Wine Regions Tagged With: Campania, Fiano

Greco-Fiano, a Great Southern Italian Wine

December 18, 2019 by BettyKaufman Leave a Comment

On my birthday, I got to try my first ever Greco-Fiano at Le Plonc Wine Bar in Mountain View. This white wine is from Campania (or Campagna), a region towards the top of the Italian boot. Being new to this wine, I was eager to do some research, which you’ll get to read about in this post. Thank you to wine.com, Into Wine, DiWineTaste, RudeWines and WineSearcher for their help with this article.

Campania, the home of Greco-Fiano
Campania, the home of Greco-Fiano
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Filed Under: Varietals and Wine Styles Tagged With: campagna, Campania, Fiano, greco, greco-fiano

Exploring Campania Wines

January 21, 2015 by BettyKaufman 8 Comments

Campania
Campania

Welcome to the final article of my Italian varietal series. The focus of this article is Campania, which lies on Italy’s “lower shin” and is home to Napoli (Naples), the region’s main city. Although often considered Rome’s poor relation, Campania has a lot to commend it, including Capri, the Amalfi Coast, Limoncello 🙂 and Mt. Vesuvius, famous for destroying Pompeii in the late first century. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Wine Regions Tagged With: Campania, Fiano, Italian wine regions, Pallagrello

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