Lacryma Christi, (also
Lachryma Christi of Vesuvius, literally "tears of Christ"), is the name of a celebrated
Neapolitan type of
wine produced on the slopes of
Mount Vesuvius in
Campania,
Italy. White Lacryma Christi is made mainly from
Verdeca and
Coda di Volpe grapes, with smaller proportions of
Falanghina,
Caprettone and
Greco di Tufo included. Red Lacryma Christi is made from
Piedirosso and
Sciascinoso grapes. It is also, as archaeologists have discovered, the nearest equivalent to wine drunk by the Ancient Romans, having analysed microscopic residue left on the taps of the casks.