Vesevo www.vesevo.it

The vine-growing history of Campania is all written in Book IX of The Odyssey, where Homer tells us about the “spontaneous” cultivations along the Tirranean coast (Gulf of Naples). Part of what was to become Magna Grecia was already known at the time as “land of wine” or rather “land of the vine posts” (Enotria) which proves that wine-making in this area goes way back before the days of Ulysses, Mycenaen sailors and the Phoenicians and the spreading on behalf the ancient Greek of many prestigious oriental vine species, pruning and farming methods that had only ever been used in Caucasus and Asia Minor.

The Campania wines were much sought after by the high classes of Patrician Rome until the dreadful eruption of Mount Vesuvio that everyone believed would put an end to all local cultivation. Throughout the centuries, the inhabitants were given back all that had been taken away from them two thousand years before. All the lava crumbled and gradually turned into a very fertile land that was rich in minerals that were fundamental for the growing of wine grapes of unique complexity and fineness.

To pay homage to Mount Vesuvio, that made the history of the Parthenopean territory in good times and bad times, the company decided to use the name VESEVO, after the ancient name of the volcano.  Thanks to the favourable conditions of the land and the microclimate, the winemakers and agronomists at Vesevo carried out a careful selection of the best vineyards so as to choose the best time of the year for harvesting and make the wines from the best grapes available.
Now all the modern technology and winemaking experience enables Vesevo to produce wines that embody the best interpretation of thousands of years of winemaking tradition.  Today Vesevo produces a stellar line up of wines, which includes a Taurasi, Greco di Tufo, Fiano d’Avellino, Allianico, and Falanghina.