Colle Santa Marina is a white Costa d'Amalfi DOC wine from Giuseppe Apicella, the family winery in Tramonti on the Amalfi Coast. The coverage discussed here is presented around the 2025 vintage, while the tasting section in the source material labels the bottle tasted as Colle Santa Marina 2024 DOC, so readers should check the vintage on the specific bottle.
The winery presents itself as a family winegrower in Tramonti, with a tradition described as extending for several decades and a stated establishment date of 1977.
A four-grape Tramonti Bianco
Colle Santa Marina is identified by the producer as a Costa d'Amalfi Tramonti Bianco DOC.
It combines four local varieties:
- Falanghina
- Biancolella
- Ginestra
- Pepella
The producer gives the blend as 40% Falanghina, 20% Biancolella, and 40% Ginestra and Pepella combined. The producer page lists Ginestra and Pepella together as a combined 40% share, rather than giving their individual percentages.
For readers, that label detail is useful: Tramonti Bianco on the label signals the white DOC from this inland part of the Amalfi Coast, and Colle Santa Marina signals this specific four-grape blend from the Apicella range.
Vineyard: Santa Marina hill in Capitignano
The vineyards are located in Tramonti, on Santa Marina hill at Capitignano, at roughly 460-575 metres above sea level.
Luciano Pignataro's account places the vines at around 500 metres and mentions marine and land winds and volcanic soil in connection with the site. No exact vineyard coordinates were provided in the research.
How it is made
Production uses stainless-steel fermentation with a smaller component in tonneaux.
The producer specifies fermentation in steel and partly in 500-litre tonneaux. That is the extent of the vinification detail confirmed by the sources acquired here.
What to expect in the glass
The producer describes a straw-yellow wine with floral, fruity, mineral and honeyed notes, a soft palate, fine acidity and a persistent finish.
That description offers a practical guide to reading the wine: color first, then the combined floral-fruity-mineral-honeyed profile stated by the winery, followed by softness balanced by acidity and persistence on the finish.
Pairings suggested by the producer
Suggested pairings include aged dairy products from the Lattari Mountains, fish dishes and shellfish.
For serving, that gives two clear directions grounded in the producer's notes: pair with aged mountain cheeses from the Lattari area, or pair with fish and shellfish preparations.
Price note
The article reports a consumer price range of approximately 19-25 euros. No independent source acquired here verifies that range or confirms current retail availability, so readers should treat it as reported rather than as a current offer.
