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Montepulciano d'Abruzzo is an Italian red wine made from the Montepulciano wine grape in the Abruzzo region of east-central Italy. It should not be confused with Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, a Tuscan wine made from Sangiovese and other grapes. [1] Montepulciano d'Abruzzo was first classified as Denominazione di origine controllata (DOC) in 1968
Montepulciano (UK: / ˌ m ɒ n t eɪ p ʊ l ˈ tʃ ɑː n oʊ,-t ɪ p-/ MON-tay-puul-CHAH-noh, -tih-, [1] Italian: [ˌmontepulˈtʃaːno]) is a red Italian wine grape variety that is most noted for being the primary grape behind the DOCG wines Colline Teramane Montepulciano d'Abruzzo and Offida Rosso; and the DOC wines Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, Rosso Conero, and Rosso Piceno Superiore.
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Together with Trebbiano d'Abruzzo, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo is one of the most widely exported DOC wine from Italy, particularly to the United States. [4] While wine is produced in all four of Abruzzo's provinces, the bulk of the production takes place in the province of Chieti, which is the fifth largest producing province in all of Italy.
Montepulciano (Italian: [ˌmontepulˈtʃaːno]) is a medieval and Renaissance hill town and comune in the Italian province of Siena in southern Tuscany.It sits high on a 605-metre (1,985 ft) limestone ridge, 13 kilometres (8 mi) east of Pienza, 70 kilometres (43 mi) southeast of Siena, 124 kilometres (77 mi) southeast of Florence, and 186 kilometres (116 mi) north of Rome by car.
Map of region of Abruzzo, Italy.svg (by Vonvikken). This vector image includes elements that have been taken or adapted from this file: Italy map with regions.svg (by Helix84 ).
Controguerra (Abruzzese: Cundrauè, Cundrùuèrrë) is a comune (municipality) in the province of Teramo, in the Italian region of Abruzzo. Controguerra DOC [ edit ]
Crecchio is a comune and village in the province of Chieti, part of the Abruzzo region in central Italy. The village preserves its medieval aspect and is dominated by its castle. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy"). [3] Its main activities are agriculture and tourism, yet small family-run ...