# Anfora (La Caplana)

> White, Gavi DOCG by [La Caplana](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/la-caplana.md), Gavi, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/la-caplana-anfora).

- **Producer:** La Caplana
- **Style:** White
- **Denomination:** Gavi DOCG
- **Production area:** Bosio, in the highest hills of the Gavi zone
- **Soil:** Clay-rich white soils (terre bianche)
- **Vineyard planting:** Vines over fifty years old
- **Vinification:** An ancient winemaking method recently revived: skin-macerated white wine fermented in amphora, now known as orange wine. This specific vinification gives distinctive flavors and colors (not orange, but a white wine with a deeper color) because the skins release substances that make the wine more complex on both the nose and palate. It is a traditional, rustic method that had disappeared with the arrival of new machinery.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-26



## Summary

A Gavi DOCG vinified in amphora as a skin-contact orange wine, a traditional method the estate recently revived alongside its modern winemaking.

## Tasting notes

These orange wines are also special because their maceration period makes them suited to medium to long ageing.

## Food pairings

Pairs well with Asian cuisine, aged cheeses and all fish dishes, especially fish soup.