In Campania The vine has very ancient origins, prior to the Roman era and perhaps also the Greek one. A tangible testimony of this link with the past is the form of breeding of Etruscan origin, the suggestive trees. Still used for the cultivation of the Asprinio of Aversa, in the north of the region, it allows a very expanded development in height with great productivity. The vine, a unique case in the world with the exception of some area of Northern Portugal, climbs the trees up to incredible heights, transforming the harvest into a test of acrobatics, with stairs of over 20 meters. In the south of the region, the Greek low -sapling system is more used, with vigorous pruning and rather poor productivity. In addition to the aspresso, others also vines more cultivated have ancient origin, such as theAglianico, resulting from the Hellenic vine introduced by the Greeks, from which one of the most structured and long -lived wines of all national production is obtained, the Taurasi, unique DOCG red of the region. Two white berry vines also have ancient origins, the Greek Arrived from Tessaglia and the fiano, probably with even more remote roots, linked to the Phoenicians. Today, both the Fiano di Avellino both the Greek of tuff I am DOCG. Other native white berry vines are white, forastra, fox tail and Falanghina, while among those with a red berry there are diski, Casavecchia and Piedirosso Or for ’and Palummo or foot of Colombo, whose curious name derives from the shape of the Racimolo, which resembles the foot of Columbus. Also in this region there is no lack of vines from other Italian or foreign regions, such as Sangiovese, Aglianico, Cabernet Sauvignon and Barbera. The overall production in 2009 was around 1,830,000 hl of wine, with a clear prevalence of the reds.
