Critic picks

Wine Spectator's top-rated wineries in Southern Italy

Wine Spectator scores on the 100-point scale. Its 351 ranked Southern Italy producers run from 90 to 96 points, each with at least two rated wines.

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

351
Producers Wine Spectator rates
96
Top score
580
Wines scored, top 25

The list

  1. 196IpsusTerre Siciliane, Italy5 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  2. 293Tenute CapaldoIrpinia, Italy3 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  3. 392QuintodecimoCampania, Italy24 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  4. 492Girolamo RussoEtna, Italy20 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  5. 591Romeo del CastelloTerre Siciliane, Italy3 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  6. 691PassopisciaroTerre Siciliane, Italy67 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  7. 791NugnesCampania, Italy2 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  8. 891FerrandesPantelleria, Italy3 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  9. 991Gianfranco FinoPuglia, Italy21 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  10. 1091CarrancoEtna, Italy8 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  11. 1191Tenuta delle Terre NereEtna, Italy141 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  12. 1291Salvatore MolettieriCampania, Italy50 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  13. 1391MontevetranoCampania, Italy38 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  14. 1491Federico CurtazEtna, Italy3 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  15. 1591PunicaSardegna, Italy33 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  16. 1691GrifalcoBasilicata, Italy28 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  17. 1791TeularjuBarbagia, Italy2 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  18. 1891PietradolceTerre Siciliane, Italy35 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  19. 1991AmpelonTerre Siciliane, Italy2 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  20. 2090Elena FucciBasilicata, Italy15 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  21. 2190Terre di ValterCampania, Italy7 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  22. 2290CatabboMolise, Italy14 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  23. 2390ContradePuglia, Italy3 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  24. 2490GraciEtna, Italy51 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  25. 2590Tenute OrestiadiTerre Siciliane, Italy2 wines ratedDISTINCTION→

How we choose

Wine Spectator rates individual wines, not estates. Each producer's place here is its average Wine Spectator 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 Wine Spectator rated?
351 wineries in Southern Italy, Italy have at least two wines scored by Wine Spectator. Only those appear here.
Which Southern Italy winery does Wine Spectator rate highest?
Ipsus, at a 96-point average from Wine Spectator, followed by Tenute Capaldo and Quintodecimo.
How is this list ranked?
By Wine Spectator's average score across each winery's wines. A winery needs at least two Wine Spectator-rated wines to be listed, so a single high score cannot top the ranking.
Does this use user reviews?
No. Only Wine Spectator's professional ratings. There are no crowd star averages in it.

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