On April 2nd Ro and I co-hosted a fundraiser to help our neighbors Tara and Emily Sullivan raise money for charity in connection with their participation in the Boston Marathon. The wine tasting was held at their parents’ home. Over 60 people attended the fundraiser and based on the amount of food and wine consumed it appears as if all had a good time. Only Southern Italian wine, olive oil and cheese products were served.
Above the tre Lucani; all three have great-grandparents that were born in the Province of Potenza. The town of origin is listed next to their names. Three descendants of Potenza are all holding products from Potenza. Dave is holding a tin of Passannante Michele olive oil from Rionero in Vulture, Potenza. Tom is holding Caggiano Pecorino cheese from his great-grandparents home town of Forenza, Potenza. Joe is holding a bottle of 2009 Caselle Aglianico del Vulture DOC Riserva from Rionero in Vulture, Potenza.
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The following is a listing of the wines and olive oils from Southern Italy that attendees enjoyed.
White Wines
2010 Coda di Volpe Irpinia DOC, Azienda Agricola Perillo
2014 Falanghina Campi Flegrei DOC, Azienda Agricola Agnanum di Moccia Raffaele
2014 Fiano di Avellino DOCG, Ciro Picariello
2012 Picoli Greco di Tufo DOCG, Cantina Bambinuto
Red Wines – Aglianico Grape
2011 Aglianico di Baal Colli di Salerno IGT, Casa di Baal Azienda Agricola
2006 Vigne Cinque Querce Taurasi DOCG Riserva, Salvatore Molettieri
2009 Caselle Aglianico del Vulture DOC Riserva, D’Angelo
2009 Macchia dei Goti Taurasi DOCG, Cantine Antonio Caggiano
Red Wines – Other Grapes
2012 Zer05 Falerno del Massico Primitivo DOP, Cantine Regina Viarum
2008 Ragis Campania IGT, Azienda Agricola Le Vigne di Raito
2011 Piancastelli Terre del Volturno Rosso IGT, Terre del Principe
2012 Cardemone Tramonti Costa d’Amalfi DOC, Azienda Agricola Reale Andrea
Olive Oil
Piero Petrillo, Montemiletto, Avellino, Campania
Chiusa dei Longobardi, Pontecagnano Faiano, Salerno
Passannante Michele, Rionero in Vulture, Potenza, Basilicata
Tre Olive Melia Collina, Feroleto Antico, Catanzaro, Calabria
4 Comments
Ron Pepe
May 2, 2016 - 3:50 pmBob – in going thru our Dad’s belongings,as we prep to sell the house, came across info that indicates Alfonso Pepe was born in Maschito, Potenza (province) – Located Northeast of Basilicata, it is a small town covering a hill named Mustafà, about 594 metres (1,949 ft) above sea level. It is bounded by the comuni (Municipalities), of Forenza, Ginestra, Palazzo San Gervasio, Venosa. Have you seen Maschito? We can discuss May 14. Thanks to Rose for stopping by today. This blog is outstanding. Ron Pepe
Bob
May 2, 2016 - 9:38 pmSo your Grandfather is from Maschito which borders Forenza. During our last trip we visited a winery in Maschito – Musto Carmelitano. Coincidentally We had planned on serving the wine on May 14th. I feature Musto Carmelitano in one of my earlier blogs written in Italy. Ro and I had lunch in Maschito. There is another winery, Cerentino, which has its vineyards in Maschito and its cantina in Rionero in Vulture. I plan to post a blog the next day or two that features Cerentino and three other wineries whose wines are not available in the USA. Did you check out Southern Italy Wine Facebook page. There is a photo of the three Lucani (Lucano is the ancient name of people from Potenza) – Tom, Joe and Dave.
Michael Bonadies
May 5, 2016 - 4:26 pmNice line up, cuz. Which was the top pick in each category?
Bob
May 7, 2016 - 5:11 pmLoved them all equally!