Critic picks

Vinous's top-rated wineries in Southern Italy

Vinous scores on the 100-point scale. Its 396 ranked Southern Italy producers run from 92 to 95 points, each with at least two rated wines.

Ranked by Vinous's mean score across every wine of theirs Vinous has rated. Highest average first; ties go to the producer with more wines rated.

396
Producers Vinous rates
95
Top score
920
Wines scored, top 25

The list

  1. 195GalardiCampania, Italy38 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  2. 294Aeris WinesSicilia, Italy3 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  3. 394I GelsiBasilicata, Italy2 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED→
  4. 493JoaquinCampania, Italy11 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  5. 593Marco TinessaCampania, Italy6 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  6. 693Cantine LonardoCampania, Italy29 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  7. 793PassopisciaroTerre Siciliane, Italy120 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  8. 893GuastaferroCampania, Italy39 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  9. 993Elena FucciBasilicata, Italy61 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  10. 1093Frank CornelissenTerre Siciliane, Italy36 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  11. 1193QuintodecimoCampania, Italy67 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  12. 1293Sarno 1860Fiano de Avellino, Italy14 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  13. 1393Santa Maria La NaveTerre Siciliane, Italy3 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  14. 1493Nicolò GrippaldiSicilia, Italy4 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  15. 1592MontevetranoCampania, Italy17 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  16. 1692GulfiTerre Siciliane, Italy135 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  17. 1792Tenuta delle Terre NereEtna, Italy203 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  18. 1892Luigi TecceCampania, Italy24 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  19. 1992Stefania BarbotTaurasi, Italy10 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  20. 2092TeularjuBarbagia, Italy5 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  21. 2192GrifalcoBasilicata, Italy32 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  22. 2292MastrodomenicoBasilicata, Italy6 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  23. 2392Musto CarmelitanoBasilicata, Italy25 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  24. 2492CarboneBasilicata, Italy5 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  25. 2592I VigneriTerre Siciliane, Italy25 wines ratedDISTINCTION→

How we choose

Vinous rates individual wines, not estates. Each producer's place here is its average Vinous score across every wine of theirs the critic has scored. A producer needs at least two such wines to appear: the guard stops a single lucky score on one bottle from outranking an estate with dozens of rated wines. More on how the list works

Frequently asked

How many Southern Italy wineries has Vinous rated?
396 wineries in Southern Italy, Italy have at least two wines scored by Vinous. Only those appear here.
Which Southern Italy winery does Vinous rate highest?
Galardi, at a 95-point average from Vinous, followed by Aeris Wines and I Gelsi.
How is this list ranked?
By Vinous's average score across each winery's wines. A winery needs at least two Vinous-rated wines to be listed, so a single high score cannot top the ranking.
Does this use user reviews?
No. Only Vinous's professional ratings. There are no crowd star averages in it.

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