"Whoever drinks from this cup, will be immediately taken by the desire of Aphrodite from the beautiful crown" and what could never be in the Cup of Nestor from trigger in such a desire for love, a total impulse of life, that it felt lightweight and completely adherent to the dance of nature, if not the Dionysian drink par excellence, the wine? Wine and lives on the island of Ischia brought by those Greek colonists who took fertility of the soil, thus suitable for the cultivation of a plant critical to the Mediterranean culture, even a plant with which he traveled the civilization itself: the screw.

Is therefore very ancient cultivation of the vine and wine production on the island of Ischia, the imprint still Greek - ways of farming and pruning, type of vines, terraced vineyards - is very strong.

Biancolella, Forastera, grapes Rille, san Lunardo between white grapes (90%) and Guarnaccia, piedirosso, also called per''e Palummo and cannamelu between the red (10%), represent the backbone of viticulture ischitana.

The vines are very exuberant traditional in terms of production: the average is 3 kg per plant (Biancolella, Guarnaccia, piedirosso) Arilla but can also get a 10. Densities ranging from 2000 to 5000 vines per hectare guyot reared on trees and terraces with dry walls of tufa green - the color of typical local tuff - which follow the contour of the land rising from 1 to 5 meters in areas high hill.

Today, despite the decline in area under vines, the wine ischitana has an installed capacity of about 5 million bottles.

These varieties more.

White Grape varieties: 65% Forastera, Biancolella 20%, 15% other grapes. Minimum alcoholic strength: 11%. Organoleptic characteristics: pale yellow or tending to golden, brilliant, vinous, delicate and pleasant, dry taste, just the body, harmonious. Qualifiers: None.

Associations: shellfish and seafood, grilled fish, stewed cuttlefish, octopus drowned.

Ischia: Upper White Grape: Forastera 50%, 40% Biancolella, San Lunardo 10%. Minimum alcoholic strength: 12%.

Organoleptic characteristics: pale yellow or slightly tending to golden, pleasant scent, tending all'aromatico, dry flavor, distinctive and harmonious.

Associations: crustaceans and shellfish, fish soups, grilled and roasted fish, fried.

Ischia: White Red Grape: 50% Guarnaccia, Piedirosso (Per'e Palummo) 40%, 10% Barbera. Minimum alcoholic strength: 11.5%.

Organoleptic characteristics: ruby red more or less-intense, bright, winy aroma, taste dry, medium bodied, properly tannic.

Associations: salami, timballi pasta sauces with meat, roasted white meat, red meat stewed and grilled.

On holiday on the island of Ischia does not miss a trip to discover the goodness of the wines islanders. Ischia offers a route to the ancient cellars where the wine to taste and savor the old dishes.