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Montepulciano d’Abruzzo

Montepulciano d’Abruzzo wine guide: the wine region in Italy, its Montepulciano, the red wine it makes, and what to pour it with.

Country
Italy
Climate
Mediterranean
Signature grape
Montepulciano
Styles
red
1
Signature grapes
3
Producers listed
1
Sub-regions
8
Bottles to find

Wine from Montepulciano d’Abruzzo comes out of Abruzzo, Italy, where it sits as a wine region.

Montepulciano is the grape to know here.

The climate is mediterranean.

The vineyards themselves read as coastal, hills and mountains.

Red wine is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows richly colored and suitable for aging.

Labels here fall under the DOC.

Inside it sit Colline Teramane.

Names to look for on a shelf: Azienda Agricola Valentini, Emidio Pepe and Tenuta Ulisse.

At the table these bottles work with pizza, beef and lamb.

decant before pouring.

Climate
Mediterranean
Terrain
CoastalHillsMountainsPlains
Styles
red

In the glass.

Red: Richly colored, Suitable for aging.

Grapes planted here.

Classifications.

  • DOC

Producers worth knowing.

01 Azienda Agricola Valentini
02 Emidio Pepe
03 Tenuta Ulisse

Bottles to look for.

  • Azienda Agricola Valentini Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, Italy
  • Azienda Vitivinicola Tiberio 'Colle Vota' Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, Italy
  • Azienda Vitivinicola Tiberio Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, Italy
  • Binomio Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Riserva, Italy
  • Cantina Tollo 'Mo' Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Riserva, Italy
  • Cantina Zaccagnini il vino 'dal tralcetto' Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, Italy
  • Collefrisio 'In & Out' Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, Italy
  • Emidio Pepe 'Branella' Vigne Vecchie Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, Italy

At the table.

  • pizza
  • beef
  • lamb

Serving and cellaring.

  • decant before pouring.

Inside the region.

Nearby regions.

Montepulciano d’Abruzzo: common questions

01.
What grapes is Montepulciano d’Abruzzo known for?
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Montepulciano is the signature grape of Montepulciano d’Abruzzo.
02.
What kind of wine does Montepulciano d’Abruzzo make?
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Montepulciano d’Abruzzo produces red wine.
03.
Where is Montepulciano d’Abruzzo?
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You will find Montepulciano d’Abruzzo in Italy, where it is a wine region.
04.
What food goes with Montepulciano d’Abruzzo wine?
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Try pizza, beef and lamb.

More from here: every wine region in Italy, or the wider Abruzzo guide.

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