Wines from Italy are famous all over the world for their simple heartiness and uncomplicated perfection. The Abruzzi area has been noted in history for its viniculture as far back as the 7th century b.C. Throughout history, noted poets and storytellers have written about wines in Abruzzo and when the Medici family lost their hold in Abruzzo in the mid eighteenth century they left behind a well organized production of Montepulciano d’Abruzzo and Trebbiano d’Abruzzo, along with the Tuscan wine Sangiovese.
Montepulciano d’Abruzzo is now one of Italy’s most popular red wine. These vines are also used for the production of Cerasuolo (rosè wine). One of Italy’s best white wines, Trebbiano d’Abruzzo is dry and aromatic, perfect with local seafood dishes. Other up and coming wines from the area is the Pecorino wine.
These are the typical Abruzzo vineyards:
- Montepulciano d’Abruzzo (red wine)
- Trebbiano d’Abruzzo (white wine)
- Pecorino (white wine)
- Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo (rosè wine)
