Caprettone wine, tagged today as Vesuvio Caprettone DOP, takes its name from the homonymous vine. This autochthonous clone naturally selected in a winery located between the municipalities of Torre del Greco and Trecase, was the vine historically grown on the slopes of Vesuvius.
 
History of Caprettone

The name Caprettone refers to a nickname given to the owner of the land where this white wine was made, "zi' Peppe e Caprettone" - so called because a goat farmer.  Until the early eighties, this type of white grape variety was grown throughout the Vesuvian area, from Ottaviano to Somma, Terzigno, Trecase, Ercolano, etc.