Taurasi

Taurasi is both a pleasant small town in Campania and an increasingly renowned wine.

This is what the local Mountain Community's brochure says about the town:

Taurasi, a centre of intensive wine production, is located on a hill. There are two main entrances: Porta Maggiore in the West and Porta dell'Angelo in the East. There is a third smaller entrance in the South: Porta Piccola, which was built next to a Langobard tower. The monumental baronial palace (Palazzo Baronale), which was extended during the Norman and Anjouian epoch, is next to the collegiate church San Marciano (Collegiata di San Marciano) which was probably built on the remains of a temple of the goddess Ceres. The church Santissimo Rosario keeps important paintings from the XVIII century. Of special interest is the Church Immacolata, built in 1729, where the relics of martyr Saint Benigno are kept.

If you wish to read more both about the town and the wine:

• Taurasi's entry on Wikipedia
• The City's website (in Italian)
• About the local wines