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Abruzzo

Population: 1.276.040
Surface (Kmq): 10795
Density (Inhabitants/Kmq.): 118
Main City: L'Aquila (AQ)
Other towns: Chieti (CH); Pescara (PE); Teramo (TE).

Abruzzo, where the north of Italy meets the south, is one of the most unspoilt and beautiful regions in the country. Bordered by the Apennines to the west and fringed by the Adriatic on the east, it has some of Italy’s most unspoiled scenery. In the Gran Sasso it has the highest mountain of the Apennine range. From the top of the Gran Sasso it is possible to see both the Adriatic and the Tyrrhenian (Mediterranean) Seas, across the entire width of Italy.
This region boasts an attractive coastline: flat with golden beaches from Martinsicuro to Francavilla, it suddenly turns rocky with cliffs, bays and little harbours from San Vito to Vasto.
You could journey through the Abruzzo’s valleys for days, never encountering another person, and when you travel up to the broad mountain plains of the Abruzzi, you’ll meet the eerie sight of entire abandoned hill towns.

 


 
 

The most famous wine produced in the region is Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOC, which has gained a reasonable reputation as a cheap approachable wine of a quite modern style. This is made predominantly from a grape variety called Montepulciano - not to be confused with the town of Montepulciano, in the Tuscan province of Siena, where the DOCG wine Vino Nobile is produced.
A higher quality product is the less visible (in the UK at least) DOCG-classified Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Colline Teramane, produced in the hills of the province of Teramo.
Trebbiano is a grape variety which too often produces weak wines of little flavour or credibility, largely intended for local consumption. However, in Abruzzo and its northern neighbour Marche it is possible to find skilled producers who can really make something special from the fruit of this prolific vine.

DOCG wines:
Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Colline Teramane

DOC wines:
Controguerra
Montepulciano d'Abruzzo
Trebbiano d'Abruzzo

IGT wines:
Alto Tirino
Colli Aprutini
Colli del Sangro
Colline Frentane
Colline Pescaresi
Colline Teatine
Del Vastese or Histonium
Terre di Chieti
Valle Peligna