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Lapio, about 50km northeast of Naples, is in the centre of two of Italy's most famous DOCG's, Fiano di Avellino and Taurasi.
Clelia Romano took over her family's vineyards in 1994 and makes what many consider to be Italy's best Fiano. Ian D'Agata, noted Italian wine author, says "Fiano may well be Italy's greatest native white grape" and Colli di Lapio "arguably Italy's single best white wine". The vineyards are around 500 and well protected from the surrounding mountains, bringing cool nights that allow for late ripening.
Colli di Lapio is a practicing organic estate. Integrated insect and disease
control is followed and only copper and sulfur-based products are used if
required. However, the breezy, arid climate makes mold and insects a rare
occurrence. The estate fertilises with organic manure and alfalfa is sown
between the rows of vines to provide nitrogen to the soil and then tilled in as
green manure. At bottling mimimal sulfur is added to the
wines.
