The pinnacle of what can be achieved with Falanghina, Naples own white grape variety and probably its most ancient expression, due to the fact that the wine is fermented on the skins, just like a red wine. From a low yielding vineyard on the lsopes of the Astroni crater in Naples proper, the juice and grape skins are fermented together in large oak cask, with frequent stirring of the lees, this is an opulent, but well structured wine with loads of white fruits and grapefruit skin notes. A full bodied wine with apricot and peach fruit and finely chisseled acidty, with a finish that goes on and on. ABC (anything but chardonnay)!

a step up on the Falanghina ladder, this wine comes from a single vineyard. Low yields and a slow fermentation in steel and large oak vats have resulted in a full-bodied, well structured wine showing opulent white fruits and fine chisseled acidity on a creamy palate. The finish goes on and on. Great with fish based pasta dishes (gnocchi with shrimps for example!) but goes equally well with chicken in cream sauce (cock au riesling, but this time with Falanghina) and veal. And very good value for money!

And now for something completely different: a crisp white wine with a creamy edge and bursting with white fruit and pink grape fruit from the volcanic slopes of Naples' suburbs. Made from the indigenous Falanghina, this wine is the so called entry level, but with bags of personality for the price!

Lacryma Christi, meaning "tear of God" is an ancient wine from the area around Naples. According to myth God one day recognized in the gulf of Naples an edge of sky removed by Lucifer. He cried and where the divine tears fell so rose the vines of the Lacryma Christi. The wine itself is a much more earthly pleasures and comes in a white and rosato version. This white wine is a skilful blend of Falanghina (there it is again!) with Caprettone, another very old grape from this region. The wine shows rich fruit pierced through by lemony acidity and with cut lemon and grapefruit flavours on the palate. A very original and accessible style bound to make lots of friends.