Fiano

WINE TALK
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At the beginning of each year I like to take a quick step back and set some professional and personal goals for the year. For wine related goals, I will continue to concentrate the majority of my wine buying dollars on my favorite regions (Burgundy, Northern Rhone, Piedmont & Austria). But each year I like to pick something to focus on and learn about. Last year the focus was the wines and food of Sicily and it was great fun diving deeper into that region. This year I was thinking about going deep into a specific grape and after a couple of lovely Fiano di Avellino’s recently it has perked my interest.

So I would like the help of the Berserker community. Can you list your favorite producers of Fiano? What are considered the top/gold standard of producers? Wine shops that have a good selection of Fiano? Books that discuss Fiano? What are the classic pairings for Fiano that you have enjoyed? Any help would be appreciated!

2

It’s a fabulous idea, you’re gonna be very happy you made it :slight_smile:
There are quite a number of excellent producers these days. Here is a short list just off the top of my head:

Ciro Picariello
Guido Marsella
Vadiaperti
Clelia Romano
Filadoro
Villa Raiano
Rocca del Principe
Villa Diamante
Tenuta Sarno 1860
Pietracupa

There’s a lot to explore.

3

It’s a fabulous idea, you’re gonna be very happy you made it :slight_smile:
There are quite a number of excellent producers these days. Here is a short list just off the top of my head:

Ryme
Unti
Cowan
Harrington

There’s a lot to explore.

Sorry, Cernos…I just couldn’t resist. Me bad. neener
Tom

4

:slight_smile: :slight_smile: :slight_smile:

(First name’s Tvrtko, FWIW).

5

As in Florida Jim? Makes a Fiano? Wow. Don’t see him much around wine fora these days, no wonder, he’s been keeping busy elsewhere. I miss his presence, he wrote some of my favourite tasting notes ever and generally just made a lot of sense in a very elegant, understated way.

6

Donnachiara makes a nice Fiano. I do not know where the grapes are grown but they have Aglianico vineyards on the west coast to Italy.

7

I appreciate the kindness.
My Fiano was made sous voile, which makes it somewhat atypical. It turned out pretty nice though and it’s not expensive. Goes well with most Mediterranean fare.
Best, Jim

8

Trying to get back on track, how about Benito Ferrara?

9

Great Greco but I have never seen the Fiano for sale so have never tried it.

10

Actually, we’re no longer making Fiano at Harrington since another producer nabbed one of our vineyard sources and the other vineyard was ripped out for a housing development. Bummer, I enjoyed those wines.

The others you listed are very good and Jim Cowan’s in particular is quite distinctive.

11

Good, if not quite fantastic like their Vigna Cicogna Greco (or even their entry-level Greco, for that matter).

12

Clelia Romano was my Fiano epiphany.

13

Thanks for the suggestions so far!

14

Sorry for the thread drift, but if you don’t mind, I’m curious what your “lessons learned” were from your dive into Sicilian wine last year?

I personally find Mount Etna to be the most exciting “up & coming” region in Italy today.

15

I’m surprised that no one has named Terredora di Paolo, one of the most readily available, and consistently good Fiano di Avellinos.

P Hickner

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Clelia Romano (Colli di Lapio) Fiano di Avellino is my “go to” fiano.
Mastroberardino also makes an excellent Fiano Sannio.
For a fiano in more of an “orange” style, I really like Pierluigi Zampaglione (Don Chisciotte) Fiano.