Cantine Astroni
Napoli · Napoli (NA)
Established
1999
Varchetta family (roots to Vincenzo Varchetta, 1892; current company founded 1999)
Yearly production
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Location
Napoli
Napoli (NA) · Campania
Vineyard area
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Vineyards on the Astroni volcanic crater within Naples, a WWF nature reserve, including ungrafted pre-phylloxera vines on sandy soils; native Falanghina and Piedirosso of the Campi Flegrei.
Appellations
Campi Flegrei DOCPompeiano IGT
History
The Varchetta family's wine roots in the Phlegraean Fields reach back to Vincenzo Varchetta in 1892, but the current Cantine Astroni was founded in 1999 to protect and promote Campi Flegrei viticulture. Working the sandy, volcanic, often ungrafted vineyards on the Astroni crater within Naples, it is a reference for volcanic Falanghina and Piedirosso.
Wines
Illustrative selectionVigna Astroni Falanghina
Colle Imperatrice Falanghina
Tenuta Camaldoli Piedirosso Riserva
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Grapes of these appellations
Who else makes these wines
- Campi Flegrei DOC13 others
- Pompeiano IGT13 others
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