Abruzzo
Abruzzo
Cantina Tollo 2024 Montepulciano d’Abruzzo
Italian Red
$19.99
Black fruit, prune, liquorice and spice lead a generous, dry red with a distinctly savoury edge. Present acidity keeps the medium body in balance, while smooth texture carries the dark fruit through a clean, warming finish. Straightforward but composed, it is well suited to duck confit, grilled pork, pizza or tomato-rich pasta.
Tiberio 2024 Pecorino
Italian White
$37.99
Green fig and yellow melon open with rosemary and sage. The palate is round and full, then lifted by zesty acidity and a thread of mineral freshness. Mint, chamomile, candied citrus and tart green apple add detail before a long, crisp finish. A focused match for grilled fish, shellfish, herb-led pasta or fresh cheese.
Tollo 2025 Trebbiano d’Abruzzo
Italian White
$19.99
Pale gold in the glass, with citrus, white peach and pear joined by fresh herbs and flowers. The palate is dry, medium-bodied and bright, its clean fruit carried by lively acidity. A lightly spicy almond note brings savoury definition to the finish. Serve well chilled with grilled fish, soft cheese, shellfish or a simple herb-led pasta.
Citra 2025 Pinot Grigio Terre d’Abruzzo
Italian White
$22.99
Fresh pear and lemon zest lead a light, crisp palate built for refreshment. The fruit is clean and direct, with dry acidity giving it shape and keeping the finish brisk. Easygoing without feeling thin, it closes neatly on citrus and pear. Serve well chilled with seafood, grilled fish, antipasti or a simple salad dressed with lemon and olive oil.
Talamonti 2006 Modà Montepulciano d’Abruzzo
Italian Red
$17.49
Liquorice, spice, resin, flowers, cherry, pepper and saddle leather shape the aromas. The palate is round, supple and full-bodied, with acidity and a solid core of fruit. Bright cherry and plum sit with smoky, savoury, root-like and peppery notes. Its intensity suits food. Montepulciano provides the grape variety, and the wine comes from Abruzzo in central Italy.
Citra 2020 Sangiovese Terre di Chieti
Italian Red
$17.99
Sour cherry and Mediterranean herbs lead a profile that also includes red berries, stone fruit, tobacco and pepper. The palate is dry, balanced and persistent, with a full body and clear tannic structure. Made from Sangiovese in Abruzzo, the wine carries Terre di Chieti IGT classification and thirteen percent alcohol. Its colour is an intense ruby with violet reflections.
Cantina Zaccagnini 2012 Tralcetto Montepulciano d’Abruzzo
Italian Red
$19.99
Intense ruby colour shows violet nuances. Ripe red berries and white pepper accompany a persistent palate with soft, harmonious tannins. Made from Montepulciano in Abruzzo, the wine carries thirteen percent alcohol. The grapes are destemmed and crushed, then macerated under a submerged cap. Temperature-controlled fermentation lasts about fifteen days, followed by ageing in steel on the lees.
Gran Sasso 2019 Sangiovese Terre di Chieti IGP
Italian Red
$19.99
Ruby-red colour carries ripe red-fruit and plum aromas. The dry, medium-bodied palate is balanced, with fine, supple tannins supporting juicy fruit. Cherry, raspberry, herbal spice and a touch of liquorice add further detail. Made from Sangiovese in the Terre di Chieti area of Abruzzo, the wine reaches 13 percent alcohol and offers a fruit-led regional expression.
Spinelli 2022 Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC
Italian Red
$21.99
Ripe red fruit meets violet, rose and sweet spice. The wine is structured, warm and full, with a dry profile and a fresh acidic line. Intense ruby colour carries purple reflections, while the aroma remains distinctly fruit-led. Balance accompanies the structure. Made from Montepulciano in Abruzzo, it contains 12 percent alcohol and is closed with a screwcap.
Diversitas 2025 L’Orso Pecorino d’Abruzzo DOC
Italian White
$23.99
Pecorino comes from the Campotino Vineyard at Collecorvino in Abruzzo. Production includes overnight cryomaceration, complete fermentation in stainless-steel tanks and two months of bottle rest at the estate. The profile is saline, mineral and textural. The wine carries 12.83 percent alcohol, 3.35 pH and total acidity of 6.78 grams per litre. Production totals 4,106 cases.
Cantine Spinelli 2021 La Tessa Passerina Terre di Chieti IGT
Italian White
$23.99
This white wine is made from Passerina and shows straw-yellow colour with greenish hues. Citrus fruit, a fruity bouquet, structure, freshness and full, intense flavour characterize the profile. Production includes brief cold maceration, soft pressing and controlled-temperature fermentation in stainless steel. The vineyards occupy hilly clay-limestone soils averaging 230 metres above sea level between the Maiella National Park and the Adriatic Sea.
Primo Monte 2021 Trebbiano d’Abruzzo Orange Wine
Italian White
$24.99
Dried apricot, nectarine and spice appear with apple, melon, peach and toasted nuts. Skin fermentation adds complexity, while ageing in neutral oak barrels provides structure. Made entirely from Trebbiano in Abruzzo, this Italian orange wine carries the Trebbiano d’Abruzzo DOC designation. The profile is balanced and intense, with the grape-skin contact giving the white wine its amber-orange style.
Rinomata Cantina Tombacco 2023 Pecorino Terre di Chieti IGT
Italian White
$24.99
Brilliant yellow, with exotic fruit and soft spice in an intense profile. The palate is structured, supported by good acidity and mineral notes, with a delicate burst of exotic fruit on the finish. Made entirely from Pecorino in Abruzzo, the wine carries the Terre di Chieti IGT designation. It is dry, still and contains thirteen and a half percent alcohol.
Barone di Valforte 2022 Valforte Rosé Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo DOC
Italian Rosé
$29.99
Strawberry and cherry accompany a deep ruby colour with violet reflections. The palate is fresh and gently tart, with a long finish. The wine is made entirely from Montepulciano d’Abruzzo grown at 150 to 350 metres in Contrada Piomba and Colle Sale, on sandy clay-loam soils. Harvest falls from late September into early October. Winemaking uses cold maceration; ageing takes place in steel with cold stabilization.
Novaripa 2022 Monatic Abruzzo Pecorino
Italian White
$31.99
Ripe white peach and almond appear with downy lees notes. The brief, plump palate ends with a snappy, sour white-grapefruit finish. Pecorino grows in sand and clay at 200 metres above sea level. The grapes receive six hours of skin contact before pressing into stainless steel, where the wine remains with bâtonnage until bottling. A small amount of residual sugar is present.
Novaripa 2018 Monatic Dark Montepulciano d’Abruzzo
Italian Red
$31.99
Extremely dark colour shows purple glints. Concentrated black fruit appears with a vegetal note, while the palate has a solid, slightly firm tannic structure. Pressed plum, blackcurrant, cherry jam and milk chocolate are also present. Made entirely from Montepulciano, the wine spent one year in a combination of stainless steel and oak. The vineyards sit around 250 metres above sea level.
Tiberio 2023 Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo
Italian Rosé
$31.99
Deep, sparkling red-pink colour accompanies small red berries, pomegranate and red cherry. Bright fruit and acidity are balanced in a clean, crisp profile with a floral finish. Made entirely from Montepulciano d’Abruzzo, the fruit comes from estate vineyards in Cugnoli. It is hand-harvested, destemmed and fermented from free-run juice in temperature-controlled stainless steel with indigenous yeasts. Malolactic fermentation is avoided, and the wine ages in bottle.
Francesco Cirelli Vino Bianco
Italian White
$35.99
Organically farmed fruit comes from clay-and-limestone soils. After hand harvesting in small crates during the third week of September, the grapes are destemmed and placed in tank for a twenty-four-hour maceration. The skins are then separated from the juice and pressed gently. The dry white is vinified in stainless steel, rests there for approximately four months and is bottled at twelve percent alcohol.
De Fermo 2022 Concrete Bianco
Italian White
$36.99
Pecorino and Chardonnay form the blend. Fermentation and ageing take place in concrete, using grapes from vineyards around 300 metres. Nettle, daisy, almond blossom and apple appear in a pale-yellow wine with a savoury, slender palate and stony character. Biodynamic farming excludes systemic chemical treatments, while the cellar uses no selected yeast, fining, filtration or synthetic processing aids.
Tiberio 2024 Trebbiano d’Abruzzo
Italian White
$36.99
Musky peach, apricot and crushed rock appear with lemon zest. The profile also includes tart orchard fruit and a salty mineral note; the finish is long and saline. Trebbiano Abruzzese comes from Cugnoli at 350 metres. The grapes are hand harvested, and free-run juice ferments with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel. Malolactic fermentation is not carried out, and the wine is bottled without fining or filtration.
Valle Martello 2023 Brado Pecorino Colline Teatine IGT
Italian White
$39.99
Salted herbs, butter and cheese rind meet fresh pineapple and lime. Citrus remains prominent, while peach gives the palate a full, rich feel against abundant acidity. Made entirely from Pecorino, the wine is fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel. Its official profile also records ripe yellow fruit, floral character, freshness, persistence and a mineral note, with thirteen percent alcohol.
Ciavolich 2023 Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo
Italian Rosé
$41.99
Montepulciano from young vines in Loreto Aprutino is harvested by hand and left with its skins for about eight hours. The must is then vinified as a white wine and fermented at controlled temperature in stainless steel, where it remains until bottling in January or February. Pink reflections accompany light fruit and floral notes. The palate is fresh, fruity and savoury. The vineyard has clay-calcareous soil at 250 metres.
Ciavolich 2015 Aries Pecorino
Italian White
$44.99
Made entirely from Pecorino, the fruit comes from vineyards in Pianella and Loreto Aprutino. The grapes are hand-picked in the first hours of daylight and carried to the winery in small baskets. After soft pressing, the must ferments at controlled temperature in stainless steel. A small portion spends three months in French tonneaux before blending and bottling, followed by about two months in bottle.
Cirelli Orange Abruzzo NV
Italian White
$46.99
Pale orange in colour, the wine offers nectarine marmalade, orange peel, neroli, white peach, raw almond and linseed. Crisp acidity, fine tannins and a refreshing citrus finish shape the palate. The Trebbiano Abruzzese comes from clay and limestone soils. The grapes are hand-harvested and destemmed, then spend about thirty days on their skins in stainless steel. The wine is bottled unfiltered after roughly four months on fine lees.
Cirelli Frizzante Bianco
Italian Sparkling
$49.99
White fruit, citrus, melon and orange peel appear with white flowers, almonds and a saline note. The palate is light and delicate, with dominant acidity and no oak character. Trebbiano undergoes spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts, and sulphite additions are minimal. The wine is organically produced, naturally made and contains less than 1.2 grams of residual sugar per litre.
Caviro Antico Rosone 2020 Montepulciano Abruzzo 3 L Bag-in-Box
Italian Red
$53.99
Ripe red fruit sits with earthy, floral and dried-herb notes. Currant and cherry are also present, alongside acidity, velvety tannins and a medium-to-long finish. The blend contains eighty-five percent Montepulciano and fifteen percent other red varieties. It sees no wood and remains in stainless-steel tanks for three to six months before bottling. Alcohol is twelve and a half percent.
Novaripa 2018 Dovizia Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC
Italian Red
$61.99
Crimson colour is present with blueberry, blackberry, clove, curry, mocha and a light smoky note. The palate is intense and expressive, combining berry fruit with toasted nuances and freshness. The body is full and the finish is persistent. The grapes are harvested by hand from hillside and coastal vineyards. Maturation uses large oak casks and barriques. Barrique ageing lasts twenty-four months.
De Fermo 2021 Don Carlino Pecorino Colline Pescaresi IGT
Italian White
$62.99
The colour is intense straw yellow. Ripe yellow fruit, aromatic herbs and light spice are present. The wine is made entirely from Pecorino grown on limestone and clay soils at about 290 metres. Grapes are harvested by hand and fermented with indigenous yeasts. Maturation lasts nine to twelve months in tonneaux, large casks and concrete tanks. The wine is neither fined nor filtered.
Cirelli La Collina Biologica Vino Bianco 3 L
Italian White
$72.99
Fresh and lively, this organic white has a rustic, salty and mineral profile. The grapes come from estate vineyards near Atri and grow on clay-limestone soils. They are harvested by hand, destemmed and given twenty-four hours of skin contact in stainless steel before gentle pressing. The wine then remains in stainless steel for about four months before bottling.
Tiberio 2021 Fonte Canale Trebbiano d’Abruzzo
Italian White
$129.99
Trebbiano Abruzzese comes from a 1.5-hectare vineyard at 350 metres, with ninety-six-year-old vines on calcareous clay over sand. Only static free-run juice is used. Fermentation with indigenous yeasts takes place in stainless steel without malolactic fermentation; the wine is neither fined nor filtered. Green apple, nectarine, mandarin, lemon peel, white flowers, anise, mineral character, acidity and a long finish are present.