![]() ![]() There are wines from Gaja, one of the most famous wineries in Italy. Rosario shows us to a small vault, which contains all the exclusive national and international labels. Outside of the local favorites, their shelves also feature great Italian and foreign wines. There are also great local wines made with grapes of Greek origin: aglianico and Greco di Tufo. There is Villa Matilde’s Falerno del Massico Rosso, which is grown in Cellole, in the province of Caserta, and is heir to the vinum falernum, an ancient Roman wine praised by Pliny. We spot the Taurasi DOCG from Matroberardino, one of the oldest and most prestigious wineries in Campania. Obviously wines from the Campania region feature prominently. The Italian wines on offer are divided by region. “My father, Antonio, was a maniac of order and I inherited this trait,” says Rosario. Everything is perfectly ordered and well divided so that everything is clear to the customer. After the smaller street level space, the large and pleasant lower level is a charming surprise. The shop is large and seemingly never-ending, with one room coming after another. With us you will only find the things we select and rely on,” he adds. “If you want all the options, buy online, on large e-commerce portals. And this is a guarantee for the customer, we stake our reputation on it.” From each producer, we select only one or two labels. We try them all and select only the ones we think are the best. “But in this cuvée, in my assembly,” Rosario is keen to reiterate, “you won’t find everything! Here you will find only the wines we have selected and tasted. “Just as cuvée means an assembly of different vintages of wine, a blend, a blending, the cuvée of Enoteca Partenopea is made up of wines, spirits and guitars!” And so they sell guitars, amplifiers and guitar accessories alongside wines and liquors – a dream that father and son managed to turn into a reality. “Just as cuvée means an assembly of different vintages of wine, a blend, a blending, the cuvée of Enoteca Partenopea is made up of wines, spirits and guitars!” says Rosario, the maître de cave (the person who decides how the cuvée should be assembled). And so the “guitar cuvée” project was born. They began to appear in 2010, first as decoration and then later to be sold. In fact, his son has introduced his own particular passion to the shop – amidst rows of wine you can also find guitars and amplifiers. Nowadays Rosario works with his children Paola, 27, and Antonio, 26. “These were the years in which a new wine culture was affirmed in Italy – the drink went from a symbol of festivity and drunkenness to an object of study, with stories of grapes, of people, of methods.” ![]() “It was my father, Antonio, who in 1972 transformed the place into a real wine shop, giving it the name of Enoteca Partenopea,” he adds. “And already in the 50s, the selection of wines was wide,” says Rosario Russo, 55, Raffaele’s grandson and the current owner of the business. ![]() In 1951, Raffaele Mangia ( nomen omen, or “the name is a sign,” as the Latins would say) founded what would become the wine shop, although it was initially a trattoria where you could also buy wine. Whatever the case, you’re sure to find what you’re looking for at Enoteca Partenopea, which has one of the widest selections of wine in the whole of southern Italy. Or maybe you’re looking to spend only a few euros on a bottle of good wine to drink with friends at a barbecue. Maybe you’re looking for a bottle of Brunello di Montalcino from 1945 (assuming you have €6,000 lying around) or a Château Lafite Rothschild from 2012 (a relative bargain at €880). When it comes to buying wine, everyone has different tastes and priorities. ![]()
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