The grape-growing zone encompasses the entire territory of the province of Naples, excluding the area falling within the island of Ischia.
The Campanian Plain (Piana Campana) is, from a geomorphological standpoint, a vast, flat expanse.
During the recent Quaternary, significant volcanic events occurred that contributed substantially to shaping the current morphological structure of the territory.
The geological successions of the area are overlain by loose pyroclastic deposits derived from the activity of the Somma-Vesuvius, Campi Flegrei, and Ischia volcanic complexes.
The volcanic phenomena of the Phlegraean area and of Vesuvius are connected to recent structures that also affect the crust, which was probably deformed by compressional processes.
Human factors
In Roman times, Pompeii was a major commercial wine hub in Campania, with numerous taverns where Neapolitan wine was never in short supply.
From the ports of Pozzuoli and Sinuessa, tens of thousands of hectoliters of wine set sail to reach the countries of the Mediterranean and Gaul.
Facts drawn from the specification's terroir-link section by automatic interpretation — see the source.
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