Gaia Felix keeps alive one of Italy's most striking viticultural traditions, training its vines up and around living trees in the centuries-old alberata system of northern Campania.
The Region
The estate works near Caserta, in the northern part of Campania within the Terre del Volturno area, on volcanic soils. This is the historic home of Asprinio, a high-acid white grape native to the region and grown almost nowhere else.
Vineyards & Farming
Farming is biodynamic. Most distinctively, the vines are cultivated using the alberata system, trained up and around trees rather than on conventional trellises, a heritage method that lifts the canopy high above the ground. The volcanic, mineral-rich soils lend the wines their stony cut and freshness.
Winemaking
The wines are made in a natural, minimal-intervention style that lets the racy character of Asprinio come through.
The Wines
Gaia Felix produces a sparkling Asprinio bottling called Publius, born of the volcanic vineyards near Caserta, along with the still Liternum, an Asprinio d'Aversa. Both highlight the bracing acidity and saline drive that make this grape so distinctive.
