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Abruzzo

Abruzzo is a wine region in Italy. A mountainous region running from the Apennines down to the Adriatic coast, known for soft reds and crisp whites.

Where it is

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Places in Abruzzo

  • Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo

    A deeply colored rosé appellation in Abruzzo, based mainly on Montepulciano.

  • Controguerra

    This northern Abruzzo appellation makes Montepulciano-based reds that tend to be full-bodied, dark-fruited, and firmly structured.

  • Montepulciano d'Abruzzo

    A broad red-wine appellation across much of Abruzzo, from the Apennine foothills toward the Adriatic.

  • Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Colline Teramane

    The hill country of Teramo province between the Gran Sasso and the Adriatic, the stricter tier for Abruzzo red.

  • Trebbiano d'Abruzzo

    Abruzzo's regional white appellation, based mainly on Trebbiano and stretching from inland hills toward the Adriatic.

  • Villamagna

    A small red appellation on the hills above Chieti in Abruzzo, planted to Montepulciano.

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