Grapes and Ghosts of Chester County
Pennsylvania’s Va La showcases Italian varietals and Italian heritage.
Campania
Feudi di San Gregorio Fiano di Avellino 2011
A smoky white to carry you into Autumn.
Mastroberardino Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio Rosso 2011
Stock up for summer.
Rocca dei Sanniti Aglianico del Taburno (2006)
If you like stinky cheese and stinky wine, this Chairman’s Selection Aglianico may be for you.
Grotta del Sole Piedirosso dei Campi Flegrei (2010)
Piedirosso (literally “red feet”, for their red stalks) is a red grape native to Campania that’s more often used for blending than as a single varietal wine. It is, however, the sole grape in Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio Rosso, a famous red grown on the banks of Mount Vesuvius (but that’s another story for another […]