🍷 Antheres
Antheres: sweet wine by Mastroberardino from Atripalda in Irpinia; Irpinia Aglianico DOC Passito.
Antheres is a sweet wine by Mastroberardino from Atripalda in Irpinia. It is made from Aglianico alone. The label says Irpinia Aglianico DOC Passito. Irpinia DOC is the protected designation covering the whole province of Avellino.
According to the house, after the hard 1950s and 1960s it was Antonio Mastroberardino who brought Fiano back among the leading grapes of the province of Avellino. According to the sheet, the vines are on average 25 years old, the vineyard lies 600 m above sea level, 4,000 vines per hectare.
The grapes are dried until noble rot develops on the berries; the wine is aged for 9 months in oak barrels; then 48 months in bottle. The house suggests serving it at 18 °C, with cheese, after the meal.
Other wines of the same estate: Melizie, Mastroberardino Falanghina del Sannio, Mastroberardino Fiano di Avellino.
The WHO reminds: there is no safe level of alcohol.
Facts
| Cultivars | Aglianico |
|---|---|
| Region | Irpinia, Campania |
| Country | Italy |
| Legal basis | Irpinia Aglianico DOC Passito |
How it connects to Wine
🍷 Antheres ← → ← 🍇 Aglianico → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 🍷 Mastroberardino
- Related to
- 📍 Irpinia, 🍇 Aglianico
- Similar and different
- 🍷 Sweet wine
Frequently asked questions
What grapes is Antheres made from?
100% Aglianico.
Where is Antheres made?
Mastroberardino from Atripalda in Irpinia; the label says Irpinia Aglianico DOC Passito.
Is Fiano a grape without history, a modern novelty?
No. Fiano was known in Roman times as Vitis apiana, the grape whose berries bees loved; it nearly vanished in the 1950s and 1960s, and the Mastroberardino house brought it back to Irpinia’s vineyards.
Similar
🍷 Mastroberardino Irpinia Aglianico · 🍷 Lacrimarosa · 🍷 Melizie · 🍷 Redimore · 🍷 Morabianca · 🍷 Naturalis Historia
⚠️ Wine contains alcohol: adults only, drink in moderation. Wine usually contains sulphites; egg white or milk proteins are sometimes used for fining — important for allergies and for vegans.
Sources
- Mastroberardino (official site): technical sheet Antheres
- eAmbrosia — EU register of geographical indications: PDO «Irpinia»
- WHO/Europe: No level of alcohol consumption is safe for our health (04.01.2023)