The southern Italian region of Campania forms the shin of Italy’s boot like shape and has Naples as its capital. The name of the region comes from the Latin Campania felix, fertile countryside, by the Romans.

Campania has a long history of wine production, dating back to the 12th Century BC that has been influenced by the ancient empires that have ruled the area, including the Greeks, Romans and Byzantines. The area also produces Falerno (Falernum), one of the most ancient wines in Italy but despite the long tradition, today’s wine style range from easy to drink to wood aged wines. The region is home to several DOC and 4 DOCG.

Campania, like many Italian regions, is home to an impressive array of grape varieties. Its most important red variety is the Aglianico, the grape behind the region's two most famous red wines, Taurasi called the Barolo of the south, and Aglianico in all its denominations, Greco and Fiano, especially the famous Greco di Tufo and Fiano di Avellino and the Falanghina, planted almost everywhere in the region.

Alongside the main grape varieties, there are some worth mentioning such as the Biancolella and Forastera, that form the backbone of the white wines of Ischia. The Piedirosso, red, and the Caprettone and Catalanesca grown in the area surrounding the Vesuvius Volcano and the white Coda di Volpe.