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Off the beaten track: 10 hidden gems in Southern Italy

There are seriously underrated wines in Italy’s hot south if you know where to look, says Susan Hulme MW, who selects a few examples from 10 of her favourite producers.

Southern Italy rightly has a value-for-money reputation, but it also has the potential to rival great wine regions, thanks to a warm Mediterranean climate, distinctive and characterful grape varieties and a long history of winemaking that goes back to the time of ancient Greece and Rome.

Yet as recently as the mid-1990s, southern Italian wines were still languishing in the doldrums.

Happily, in the last 20 years, much has begun to change; new sub-zones like Campi Flegrei DOC, Cilento and Paestum have created a buzz alongside the historically famous DOCGs of Fiano di Avellino and Taurasi, and the recently trendy Etna DOC. It is clear the south has a very strong hand to play.


Scroll down for Susan Hulme MW’s wine picks from 10 of her favourite Southern Italy producers



See Susan Hulme MW’s wine picks from 10 of her favourite Southern Italy producers

 


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