Tre Bicchieri 2026, the 20 best wines of Campania awarded by Gambero Rosso

Looking through the list of the Tre Bicchieri 2026 of Campania, one fact immediately stands out: this year, compared to recent editions, the labels dedicated to red wines have increased, and considerably so. And so we really want to start from here in our journey to recount what we believe were the best wines we tasted. A few years ago, we had allowed ourselves to scold the region’s red-wine sector somewhat, due to too many anachronistic interpretations of the reds that had been presented to us. We had captured a snapshot of a situation which, in the meantime, was already quietly changing.

The great performance of Aglianico and a welcome return among the Tre Bicchieri

Whether from Irpinia or from Sannio, Aglianico has surprised us: in the first case, for greater precision in the use of oak and extraction; in the second, for how producers have managed to interpret the juicy, fruity component of which the grape variety is also endowed.

Among three Taurasi, one Aglianico Irpino and two Aglianico del Sannio, there is also room for something new. This is the Nulla è per Caso from the young company of Teresa Mincione, which brings back, after many years, a Casavecchia to the highest step of our podium.

The triumph of the whites. From Fiano di Avellino to Falanghina del Sannio

The other 13 awarded wines are whites. We repeat ourselves, but we cannot avoid doing so: Fiano di Avellino overwhelmingly dominates the scene of Campanian whites. Do not stop at the Tre Bicchieri, however: when it is published, leaf through the pages of the Vini d’Italia 2026 guide by Gambero Rosso and see how many wines of this type reached the final. The level is extremely high: the latest vintages are already easily approachable in terms of flavour and three-dimensionality, but we are convinced that over time they will improve even further thanks to the acidity and the mineral, savoury structures that are somewhat the trademark of what is one of the greatest Italian whites.

We are pleased to welcome into the club of the Tre Bicchieri of Fiano di Avellino the company of Laura De Vito, which had already attracted our curiosity for some years. The other places are occupied by an excellent version of Pian di Stio by San Salvatore 1988, a Fiano from Cilento that combines the character of the grape with a more Mediterranean nature; by two Falanghina del Sannio, BiondoRe by Fontanavecchia and Anima Lavica by La Guardiense-Janare.

The great whites of the other denominations

Remaining within the field of Falanghina, from Campi Flegrei comes a sparkling version of Tenuta Jossa by Cantina Astroni, able to express the volcanic imprint of the territory; then we move on to the Coast where Marisa Cuomo and Andrea Ferraioli with the Fiorduva bring sea and citrus fruits into the glass. We return to Irpinia with two Greco di Tufo, L’Ariella by Vinosia, and Vigna Laure Riserva by di Marzo, a company that is establishing itself, year after year, as something of a benchmark for the other face of Irpinian whites.

Tre Bicchieri 2026 of Campania

Here are the wines that obtained the highest recognition in the Vini d’Italia 2026 guide by Gambero Rosso.