2024 Casa Setaro Campanelle Falanghina Campania

Massimo Setaro’s family name is synonymous with pasta throughout Campania, but his heart belongs to his ancient vines on Vesuvius. When he founded Casa Setaro in 2004, he wasn't starting from scratch—he was awakening something that had always been there: vines his family had tended for generations, growing in the volcanic sands inhospitable to the phylloxera root louse. Working entirely within Parco Nazionale del Vesuvio at 250 meters in altitude, Massimo tends just 12 hectares of exclusively own-rooted vines. While their pasta business built the family’s reputation over centuries, these 70-year-old Falanghina vines represent something different—a connection to Vesuvius’ past, when this variety was prized by the Romans. Setaro practices organic viticulture without herbicides or chemical fertilizers, pursuing what he calls “impact zero” farming. It’s all part of his effort to transmit the voice of his terroir as clearly as possible. He’s done it better than almost anyone we know. Why Yo