Wines & Abruzzese Drinks

Cantine Aperte in Abruzzo is back on with a bang in 2022 when the very best of Abruzzo’s cantine and wineries fling open their doors on Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th May and invite wine lovers to come and do some wine tasting

Did you know Atri was name-checked by Pliny as a famous city of wine?  A reputation that grew not just from the fabulous grapes that were cultivated in its surrounding foothills close to the Adriatic, but relied on its superb amphorae that used the clay of the calanchi

The results are in with Abruzzo home to the winner of ‘Best Rosé in Italy!  The Terzini winery is the winner of this year’s Revelation & Gold Medal (Gran Medaglia d’Oro) for their Rosato 2020

Abruzzo’s white grapes, Pecorino, Trebbiano and Passerina are tantalisingly almost ready and the rituals of the grape harvest  known locally as the ‘Vendémmia’ is about to begin.

The end of May sees 2 fantastic events for those wanting to explore deeper into the incredible wines that Abruzzo is now famous for across the globe.

Alongside noted Italian journalists & Japanese bloggers it was humbling to receive a ‘Words of Wine’ award as European Blogger for promoting Abruzzo wines

On a white wine mission in Teramo’s foothills which are better known for their Montepulciano d’Abruzzo, where do you find a complex Trebbiano d’Abruzzo?

An Italian cooking holiday that creates a narrative of Abruzzo that embraces mountains and sea, and provides some authentic cooking experiences to take home from the 4 provinces

don’t you love it when visiting a place evokes a half-forgotten tune from memory’s depths to perfectly suit the ambiance of where you’re at…?

If you have experience with Abruzzese vintners then you know that the name Farnese is associated with affordable ready to drink Montepulciano d’Abruzzo wine