Sorrentino
Boscotrecase · Napoli (NA)
Established
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Sorrentino family
Yearly production
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Estate
Location
Boscotrecase, Napoli (NA), Campania
Napoli (NA)
Vineyard area
35 ha
Boscotrecase, Vesuvius
Appellations
Pompeiano IGTCampania IGT
History
The Sorrentino family has farmed the slopes of Vesuvius at Boscotrecase for five generations, a tradition roughly three centuries old.
Grandmother Benigna preserved the ungrafted native vines through the war years.
Paolo Sorrentino and his wife Angela expanded the winery in the 1990s and opened it to visitors.
Wines
Illustrative selectionLacryma Christi del Vesuvio Rosso
Vesuvian red from Piedirosso and Aglianico.
Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio Bianco
Vesuvian white from Caprettone and Falanghina.
Vigna Lapillo
Single-vineyard volcanic white.
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