I know this is more of a food sub, but I asked r/wine and no one answered. I figure there's more Italians here.
Anyway, my wife and I love Falanghina wine and at this point have tried roughly a dozen different bottles available in the US and others in Italy.
As far as i can tell, there's four types: Beneventano, Irpinia, Campania and Del Sanino (not pictured above). I know these are are historical areas but are there any processes or requirements that would make a bottle from one type better than the other?
The reason I'm asking is because while there isn't really a bad Falanghina, we've found the Beneventano ones like Vernice above tend to be our favorite and maybe a notch above the rest. I was curious if there was maybe a technical reason for that or just coincidence.
by ChiefKelso
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I’m no expert but I believe that Falanghinas produced near Benevento are made from Falanghina Beneventana grapes, whereas those produced in and around Naples are usually made from Falanghina Flegrea grapes.
See https://italianwinecentral.com/variety/falanghina/.
Beneventano e campania are IGT, meaning the grape is typical from the area and at least 85 percent of the grape is used. It is the lowest level protection
Del sannio and irpinia are DOC , they indicate smaller areas where the wine is particularly good. On top DOC wines must be approved by a commission that tastes them and their physical chemical parameter must fall into the one dictated by the regulations.