Campanica | Monitoring Italy's Campania region around Naples

WORKING WITH OLD PIEDIROSSO VINES PLANTED ON THEIR OWN ROOTS Also known as Per e Palummo, Piedirosso is grown throughout Campania, including on Ischia island. Campi Flegrei wines (Phlegraean Fields is one giant smoldering super-volcano, with dozens of craters spread over about 80 square miles) can be hard to track down outside Italy but can be worth the effort. Some of my favorite Piedirossos from the zone are a pair of intense riservas by Cantine del Mare. All vineyards - the most dramatic of which are just above the Mediterranean coast in volcanic pebbles and sand - are planted ungrafted, or without phylloxera-resistant rootstock. Naples’ Volcanic Wines | Wine Spectator