The coasts of Campania, as well as its islands, are dotted with vineyards, even steep ones, that look out to the sea and represent an invaluable wine heritage.
Campania, located along the Tyrrhenian coast, boasts vineyards that stretch along the coasts and beaches, with the sea as a backdrop, creating a unique and striking landscape. The combination of the green of the lush vines with the deep blue of the sea and the blue of the sky gives a magical and unique atmosphere. This combination of scenic beauty and wine production makes the sea-view vineyards a true enological treasure to be discovered.
Wineries with vineyards overlooking the sea, close to the coast, are often included in wine and food routes that allow visitors to discover the secrets of local viticulture. They offer tastings with an evocative panorama, allowing you to immerse yourself in Campania’s wine culture and tradition throughout the year, enjoying the colors of the seasons that change from time to time. Many of these wineries practice heroic viticulture, with terraced vineyards stretching across the bristling mountain slopes, maintained with dry-stone tuff walls that follow the curves of the terrain and adapt to the morphology of the landscape. Manual labor is the only way to produce grapes in these hard-to-mechanize areas, where the orographic features of the place make everything very difficult.
Tourist destinations of enormous beauty
The areas best known for having vineyards close to the waters of the Tyrrhenian Sea are the Amalfi coast, the Sorrento coast, Ischia and Capri. The wineries of the Vesuvius, positioned dominantly over the Bay of Naples, also offer breathtaking views. But Campania is long, and the coastline stretches about 350 kilometers from the northern border with Lazio to Calabria, crossing the Phlegraean Fields, the Domitian coast (Falerno del Massico DOC area) and the Cilento, not forgetting the winemaking tradition of the enchanted island of Procida, revived only a few years ago.
The combination of the Mediterranean climate, sun exposure and proximity to the sea creates ideal conditions for growing grapes, kissed by the sea breeze that deposits salt on the grapes. The vineyards in Campania overlooking the sea represent a invaluable oenological heritage. The vineyard of Punta Licosa, in that part of coastal Cilento linked to the myth of Leucosia, for example, is a corner of great environmental value, protected by the site of community interest and a nature reserve, with the sea guarding the grapes capable of giving wines of great quality and personality.
Incredible varietal richness
Campania boasts an incredible varietal richness, among the most cultivated grapes in the sea-view vineyards are the Biancolella, the Forester, Falanghina, Ginestra, Fenile, Ripoli, Pepella, Biancazita, Caprettone, Fiano, Tintore, the Aglianico, the Piedirosso, the Guarnaccia, the Sciascinoso and many other local biotype grapes that contribute to typical and expressive wines of the area. The form of vine training also changes from kilometer to kilometer of coastline, going from pergola to guyot, from sapling to spurred cordon.
The geological conformation of the coast is almost entirely volcanic, ensuring complex and richly aromatic wines. Each sip is a sensory journey, and the vineyards in Campania overlooking the sea represent something unique.
We have selected 8 sea-view wines from just as many wineries that champion the beauty of the coast on behalf of the many other wineries as well.
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