Wine Tasting

 

Wine, the nectar of the gods. That of Vesuvius, already known to the Romans and loved by the god Bacchus, depicted in Pompeii on the slopes of the volcano, covered in grapes. The Coda di Volpe, Piedirosso and Aglianico varieties are just some of those that go into making the famous Lacryma Christi, white and red. A Campanian tradition that goes back to ancient times. "Here is Vesuvius, just now verdant with shady vineyards, here fine grapes made the vats overflow; Bacchus loved these leaps more than the hills of Nisa, on this mountain the Satyrs in the past performed their dances". This is what Martial wrote in the 1st century AD about the world's most famous volcano, which was already covered with rows of vines in Roman times. Two thousand years later, the tradition still continues and the various grape cultivations produce one of the region's most renowned DOP products, Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio. Transfer from your hotel to the winery. Walk through the vineyards with an explanation of the production process at every stage; visit to the cellars where fermentation takes place in French oak barrels and, finally, tasting of typical Campanian products, accompanied by high quality wines.