Abruzzo it is, by morphology, a unique land. On the one hand, it offers the visitor the mountain: the real one, high, which in winter is covered with snow. Going down into the valley, past woods and agricultural plots, here is the sea, the blue Adriatic, which shows its best along the Costa dei Trabocchi, dotted with ancient fishing structures now partly transformed into restaurants with a unique charm.
The excellence of Montepulciano
The belt that connects one area to another is a succession of hilly terrain and lush plateaus. Here, the most representative grape of the region, the Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, present since the eighteenth century and today the pride of local enology especially in the areas of Chieti, where there are over 70 percent of the vineyards, Pescara and Teramo. From these grapes comes one Doc with a strong international vocation (Montepulciano d'Abruzzo is one of the most sold Italian red wines abroad) and is increasingly appreciated also on the Italian market, with large bottles resulting from the incessant work of companies and oenologists, but also of the Consorzio Tutela Vini di Abruzzo who, born in the early 2000s, has never stopped looking ahead and promoting local excellence.
From pink to white
Among the champions of Abruzzo viticulture also stands the Cerasuolo, the first denomination of Italy dedicated to a pinkish, which shows a strong character, far from some pale and fashionable rosé, to be discovered.
Moving on to whites, it is increasingly surprising Trebbiano, another native vine that in recent years has been expressing DOC bottles of unquestionable value. Somehow emerging grapes, but already favored by those who love fruity and floral whites, are the Pecorino cheese and the Passerina. To conclude with the outsiders, less known but definitely interesting, Cococciola is Montonico, from grapes that are a rare Slow Food presidium.
Taste paths
On the initiative of the Consortium, a beautiful one was also born app (for iOS and Android): it's called "paths"and the subtitle,"Discover Abruzzo Wine", introduces to a world of wines, of course, but also of cultural, naturalistic, artistic and gastronomic itineraries. 15 the roads proposed to the users of the app and over 200 points of interest between hermitages and castles, springs and lakes, villages and churches medieval, beaches and walks along the coast, without forgetting the most delightful indications: those of restaurants and wine cellars where it is possible to experience the best Abruzzo specialties and taste, for example, the very famous skewers, small skewers of sheep meat, or the pallotte cacio e ova, "poor" and delicious meatballs with cheese and bread. To accompany, ça va sans dire, with a good glass "made in Abruzzo".
Francesca Romana Mezzadri
July 2019
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