Feudi di San Gregorio, Falanghina

€19.99

This is a delicious trip to the sunny south of Italy; tranquil blue limpid water, market stalls with tomatoes, peaches and all sorts of seafood. If you've been there, this is the white to match. Rounder, fuller and tastier than most north-Italian white wine, this is a celebration of sunshine, ripeness and la dolce vita. Full of peach and ripe lemon flavours, this is a gorgeous white for drinking on its own or with seafood, salads and even barbecues.

Falanghina is grown all over the south of Italy, but has a special home in Campania. The specific region that Feudi di San Gregorio have their vines is the area called Sannio, which is to the north and east of Naples. Falanghina ia one of the ancient varieties, its name coming from - wait for it - classical times, the word falangae meaning the stakes used in the ground to support the vines, which itself comes from the word falange which was the spear used by the phalangisti who belonged to the phalanxes of the Roman and Greek armies. These were the shielded units of masses of soldiers who carried long pokey spears between their all-protecting spears as they marched through much of Europe. And that's where the delicious, soft, round and fruity wine gets its name...

Like the Greco di Tufo and Fiano di Avellino, this Falanghina is aged in steel tanks on its fine lees, but in this case it ages a month longer as, in truth, it's not naturally as complex as its neighbouring grapes, so the extra time is most welcome to extract more quality. It's then bottled with minimum intervention and all of the delicacy, structure and texture are preserved in a lovely sunny glass of Tyrrhenian loveliness.

Region: Campania

Country: Italy

Grape(s): Falanghina

Style: Structured, Medium-Light, Meditation, Fruity, Fresh, Elegant, Complex

Best food matches: Seafood, Salads, Poultry, Pork, Pizza, Cheeses

Alcohol: 13%

Why buy from us?

When you buy wine from The Allotment Wine Co. you're helping a small Irish company that in turn supports small, sustainable wine producers who grow the grapes and make amazing wines. We only work with partners who share a deep respect and connection with the land and its traditions, witnessed in a firm commitment to quality and sustainability. All of which makes for better wines.

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Hi, I'm Chris Gifford.

And you're very welcome to The Allotment Wine Co.

When you wine from me, you're supporting a small Irish business which in turn supports small, sustainable wine producers, as well as other small, dedicated Irish wine importers.

When selecting wines, I look for partners who share a deep respect and connection with the land and its traditions, witnessed in a firm commitment to quality and sustainability. All of which makes for better wines.