🍷 Novaserra
Novaserra: white wine by Mastroberardino from Atripalda in Irpinia; Greco di Tufo DOCG.
Novaserra is a white wine by Mastroberardino from Atripalda in Irpinia. It is made from Greco alone. The label says Greco di Tufo DOCG. Greco di Tufo DOCG is the protected designation for Greco whites from around Tufo in Irpinia.
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, 4,000 vines per hectare, a yield of about 60 quintals per hectare.
White vinification in steel tanks for about 20 days at 16–18 °C; then 3–4 months in bottle. The house suggests serving it at 12–14 °C, with fish, seafood, cheese, white meat, pasta with light sauces, vegetable dishes.
Other wines of the same estate: Radici Fiano di Avellino, Stilèma Fiano di Avellino, Stilèma Greco di Tufo.
The WHO reminds: there is no safe level of alcohol.
Facts
| Cultivars | Greco |
|---|---|
| Region | Irpinia, Campania |
| Country | Italy |
| Legal basis | Greco di Tufo DOCG |
How it connects to Wine
🍷 Novaserra ← → ← 🍇 Greco → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 🍷 Mastroberardino
- Related to
- 📜 Greco di Tufo, 🍇 Greco
- Similar and different
- 🍷 White wine
Frequently asked questions
What grapes is Novaserra made from?
100% Greco.
Where is Novaserra made?
Mastroberardino from Atripalda in Irpinia; the label says Greco di Tufo DOCG.
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 Greco di Tufo · 🍷 Stilèma Greco di Tufo · 🍷 More Maiorum · 🍷 Mastro Bianco · 🍷 Mastroberardino Falanghina del Sannio · 🍷 Mastroberardino Fiano di Avellino
⚠️ 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.