Region of Italy: Campania

Producer: Cantina Giardino

Vintage: 2020

Vitigno: Falanghina

Light, fresh, and salty from soils rich in volcanic minerals near Benevento. Four days macerations on skins and aging in big botti. Believed to be a white grape used to make the famous Falernian wines for the tables of the Roman Emperors and mentioned already by Pliny the Elder, falanghina's name seems to refer to the Greek falangos and then phalange in Latin, with a curious reference to the poles used to support the vines.

Daniela and Antonio always wanted to work with this grape but only found some great vineyards near Benevento in most recent times and the first vintage was 2019. According to Cantina Giardino, falanghina is a fascinating grape that, in its simplicity, gives wines ready to drink earlier than coda di volpe, fiano, and greco.

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