The Consortium
The Vesuvius Wine Protection Consortium embodies a heritage of cultures and traditions that represent the driving force of a network of producers open to new challenges to affirm the values, authenticity and distinctiveness of a territory: the Monte Somma - Vesuvius geological complex.
The Vesuvius Wine Protection Consortium embodies a heritage of cultures and traditions that represent the driving force of a network of producers open to new challenges to affirm the values, authenticity and distinctiveness of a territory: the Monte Somma - Vesuvius geological complex.
The Consortium, which was founded in 2007 by a group of far-sighted winemakers, obtained in 2015 the regulatory recognition by the Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies (Ministerial Decree n. 45784 of 24.06.2015), with the exclusive conferral of the erga omnes obligations and the task of promoting, enhancing and handling the interests connected with the Vesuvio DOP, Pompeiano IGP and Catalanesca del Monte Somma IGP denominations.
In terms of certified volumes, the representativeness of the membership stands at 70.63% for the Vesuvio DOP, 72.00% for the Pompeiano IGP and 100% for the Catalanesca del Monte Somma IGP (data provided by the control and certification body Agroqualità S.p.A.).
400
Hectares
114
Wine Entrepreneurs
11.000
Hectoliters Produced
35
Types of Wines
"Si narra che un pezzo di Paradiso precipitò nel Golfo di Napoli quando Lucifero fu scacciato. Cristo, addolorato per la perdita di colui che era stato l’angelo più buono, pianse. Là dove caddero le sue lacrime, nacquero delle viti il cui vino si chiamò per questo Lacryma Christi."
"Si narra che un pezzo di Paradiso precipitò nel Golfo di Napoli quando Lucifero fu scacciato. Cristo, addolorato per la perdita di colui che era stato l’angelo più buono, pianse. Là dove caddero le sue lacrime, nacquero delle viti il cui vino si chiamò per questo Lacryma Christi."
— Carlton Sparks, Executive Officer
The Territorial System of the Monte Somma - Vesuvius Rural Complex has a territorial surface of 215.8 square kilometres, equal to 18% of the provincial territory. It includes the territories of 17 municipalities, all falling within the province of Naples.
The Territorial System of the Monte Somma - Vesuvius Rural Complex has a territorial surface of 215.8 square kilometres, equal to 18% of the provincial territory. It includes the territories of 17 municipalities, all falling within the province of Naples.
The vine with its 391 hectares characterises the landscapes of all the municipalities that form the System, and is mainly cultivated in companies whose business centre falls within the municipalities of Terzigno (86.6 hectares of vines), Boscotrecase (82.4 hectares of vines) and Trecase (67.1 hectares of vines). Just over half (52%) of the vineyard area is declared with a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) for the production of Vesuvio DOC and Lacryma Christi DOC wines.
Vesuvio PDO and Pompeiano PGIThe cultivation of vines and the production of wine have always characterised the history of the Vesuvian area, starting with the first Greek settlements in the 18th century BC of Ischia and Cuma.
The Vesuvius Wine Protection Consortium counts 114 members between winemakers, family-run agriculture companies, vintners and bottlers, representing the most modern manufacturing realities, including some of the largest ones.
Masseria dello Sbirro
masseriadellosbirro.it
Montesommavesuvio
info@montesommavesuvio.com
Vesevus
giuseppe@sorrentinovini.com
Fioravante Romano
info@fioreromanovini.it
Poggio delle Baccanti
info@poggiodellebaccanti.it
Azienda Vinicola Sannino
info@sanninovini.com
Cantina del Vesuvio
info@cantinadelvesuvio.it
Fuocomuorto
info@fuocomuorto.it
Terredora Di Paolo
amministrazione@terredora.com
Tenuta Le Lune del Vesuvio
info@lelunedelvesuvio.it
De Falco Vini
defalcovini@tin.it
Vinicola De Angelis
info@cantinedeangelis.it
Antiche Radici
info@anticheradicisrl.it
Cantine Olivella
info@cantineolivella.wine
Cantine Federiciane
amministrazione@federiciane.it
Cantine degli Astroni
info@cantineastroni.com
Cantine Scala
info@cantinescala1830.it
Casa Vinicola Setaro
info@casasetaro.it
Cantina Tizzano
servizioclienti@cantinatizzano.com
Villa Dora
info@cantinevilladora.it
Poggio Ridente
info@poggioridentevesuvio.it
Cantina La Mura
info@vinicolailcantiniere.it
La Cantina del Vulcano
lacantinadelvulcano@gmail.com
Romano Michele Vini
info@micheleromanovini.com
AltaVigna
info@altavigna.it
Tenuta La Mura
info@tenutalamura.it
Cantine Matrone
info@cantinematrone.it
Bosco De' Medici
info@boscodemedici.com
Sorrentino Vini
info@sorrentinovini.com
Cantine Villa Regina
info@cantinevillaregina.it
Tenuta Augustea
vini.nocerino@libero.it
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