Montepulciano d'Abruzzo and Trebbiano d'Abruzzo can be made throughout Abruzzo. These plummy reds and fresh whites account for most of the wine the region ships, from family cellars and co-operatives alike. Both appellations define a broad origin and its production rules, so the producer's name can help distinguish bottles from different parts of the region.
Three cellars to know
Names to know
Fattoria La Valentina works the hills at Spoltore. Cantina Zaccagnini, at Bolognano, fixes a vine twig to the neck of every bottle. Ciavolich has made wine in the province of Pescara since 1853.
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Elsewhere in Abruzzo
- Colline Teramane (Teramo province)4 producersColline Teramane lies in the Teramo hills between the Gran Sasso and the Adriatic. Its Montepulciano wines follow DOCG rules requiring lower yields and longer ageing than the wider regional appellation.
- Costa Teatina & Chieti hillsNo producers listed yetThe Chieti hills and coast grow Trebbiano, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, Merlot, Passerina and Pecorino. Both the sea and nearby mountains influence the vineyards in this part of Abruzzo.
Producers in Abruzzo — Region-wide
Producer profiles
- Azienda Agricola Chiusa Grande di Franco d'EusanioFamily estate in Nocciano, Abruzzo, founded by agronomist Franco D'Eusanio in 1991.
- Azienda Agricola CiavolichAbruzzese estate founded in 1853, now led by Chiara Ciavolich; native varieties, amphora-aged whites, and Montepulciano grown near a natural lake in Pianella.
- Azienda MarramieroFamily estate in Rosciano, Pescara, making Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOC and Trebbiano d'Abruzzo from native Abruzzo grapes on a 270-metre hillside with more than a century of family vine cultivation behind it.
- Cantina ZaccagniniBolognano winery founded by Marcello Zaccagnini, making Tralcetto Pecorino and Montepulciano d’Abruzzo with a vine twig on each bottle neck.
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- Chiusa GrandeOrganic Abruzzo estate farming three sites from Nocciano to 880-metre Capestrano, led by Franco D'Eusanio and family since 1991.
- Ciavolich Azienda AgricolaA family estate at Loreto Aprutino in the province of Pescara, Abruzzo, farming Montepulciano, Trebbiano, Cococciola, and Pecorino across fifty hectares split between two properties, with a winery history going back to 1853.
- Fattoria La ValentinaAbruzzese family estate in Spoltore, Pescara province, farming only indigenous varieties under ICEA organic certification and building its range entirely around Montepulciano d'Abruzzo.
- Soc Coop Ag Olearia Vinicola OrsognaLarge Abruzzese cooperative with 300 member-growers farming 1,500 hectares entirely under organic certification, half under Demeter biodynamic, between the Maiella massif and the Adriatic.
- Valle RealeFamily estate near Popoli in Abruzzo farming five named mountain vineyards with Montepulciano and Trebbiano under spontaneous fermentation since 2007.