Tenuta Sorrentino sits on the southern slope of Mount Vesuvius in Boscotrecase, a third-generation family estate working roughly 35 hectares of vines on volcanic, sandy soil inside the Vesuvius National Park. Production centres on five native Campanian grapes, Caprettone, Falanghina, Catalanesca, Piedirosso and Aglianico, vinified across three lines: a certified-organic Classic range, the single-vineyard Crù Prodivi selection, and a Vesuvian sparkling line led by DòRè, the only metodo Lacryma Christi spumante grown entirely on the volcano.
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Guided walk through the Sorrentino cellar on the slope of Mount Vesuvius, covering the harvest and ageing rooms and the work behind the Lacryma Christi DOC and Crù Prodivi lines. Booking via the estate is required.
Book this experienceSommelier-led tasting of the estate's Vesuvio DOC and Pompeiano IGT wines, including the Lacryma Christi Bianco and Rosso, Falanghina, Piedirosso and Aglianico bottlings, served with local snacks. Booking required.
Book this experienceScenic walk through the terraced vineyards on the volcano, between roughly 200 and 500 metres of altitude, taking in the five native Campanian varieties grown on the estate and views over the Gulf of Naples. Booking required.
Book this experienceGuided walk through the Sorrentino cellar on the slope of Mount Vesuvius, covering the harvest and ageing rooms and the work behind the Lacryma Christi DOC and Crù Prodivi lines. Booking via the estate is required.
Book this experienceThe estate's modern chapter began in 1990, when Paolo Sorrentino and Angela Cascone turned a long-running family farm in the Vesuvian foothills into a focused wine business. The continuity reaches back to the late 1800s through grandmother Benigna, who kept the vineyards working through the Second World War, and forward through three siblings, Giuseppe, Benny and Maria Paola, who now run viticulture, commerce and hospitality in turn. Tenuta Sorrentino has been certified organic since 2001, and pairs that certification with rainwater capture, solar power, biodegradable packaging and cover-cropped vineyard floors. The vineyards are terraced between roughly 200 and 500 metres above sea level on the volcano's loose, mineral-rich sand, with rows oriented to the slope and pruning matched to each grape. Yields are kept disciplined, around 6,000 to 8,000 kilograms per hectare depending on the wine, so that the volcanic character of the soil reads cleanly in the glass. The flagship Vesuvio DOC bottlings, Lacryma Christi Bianco "5 Viti", Lacryma Christi Rosso, Falanghina "Macerina '91" and Piedirosso "7 Moggi", anchor the Classic line. The 1991 Falanghina Vesuvio was rediscovered by Paolo Sorrentino from old family pergolas and vinified using cold maceration, one of the early vintages of varietal Falanghina on the volcano. The Crù Prodivi line takes the philosophy further, isolating single vineyards for varieties that reward closer attention. Aglianico Pompeiano IGT "Don Paolo" comes from a parcel at around 500 metres on the high side of the estate; Catalanesca and Caprettone are bottled as monovarietals from the same volcanic terrace. The Bubbly line pivots on DòRè, a millesimato Vesuvio Caprettone Spumante DOC made from grapes grown on the cone itself, alongside a Piedirosso rosé spumante that explores what the local red grape can do in metodo classico hands. Visitor activity runs through the estate year-round. The cellar is open for guided wine tours, sommelier-led tastings of the award-winning DOC and IGT bottlings, and walks through the terraced vineyards with Vesuvius and the Gulf of Naples in view. Pompeii sits seven kilometres away, Naples around 25, the Sorrento and Amalfi peninsulas under an hour, which is why the on-site Vesuvio Inn doubles as a wine-country base for visitors building a Campania itinerary. For the wine map this is one of the few estates publishing an organic, single-vineyard reading of Vesuvio DOC and Pompeiano IGT alongside a sparkling Lacryma Christi grown on the volcano. It is the page to start from for readers wanting Campanian volcanic whites and reds with a clear estate identity behind them.
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