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Piedirosso Campania

Origin

Campania, Italy

Growing regions

Very limited, essentially concentrated in Campania

Also known as

Per' e Palummo, Piede di Colombo, Palombina

Piedirosso from Campi Flegrei — an autochthonous red variety of Campania, also called Per’ e palummo ("pigeon foot" in Neapolitan), grown in the Campi Flegrei, the active volcanic field west of Naples, on volcanic soils rich in pozzolana and sulphur from the Phlegraean caldera — produces wines of unique fresh volcanic …