🍇 Greco

Greco is the name of several white grape varieties of southern Italy. The best known gives the wine Greco di Tufo. The name is linked to the Greeks who, according to tradition, brought the vine.

The grape grows in Campania, especially in Irpinia, where Greco di Tufo is made. There are also wines on Capri, and in Matera (Basilicata) and Calabria. Greco di Tufo takes its name from the town of Tufo, where the soil contains volcanic tuff. Greco wine is usually dry, with good acidity and notes of peach, almond and citrus.

It is important to understand that "Greco" is not one grape but several that share a name and differ in origin. So the zone on the label is worth checking. The wine goes well with fish and seafood and keeps reasonably long. Greco counts as Italian wine, like many local grapes of the south. Each region gives its own shade of taste.