montepulciano d abruzzo is a red italian wine.
what kind of wine is montepulciano d abruzzo?
a red italian wine
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montepulciano is a red italian wine grape variety that is most noted for being the primary grape behind the "denominazione di origine controllata e garantita" (docg) wine offida rosso, montepulciano d'abruzzo colline teramane (as well its larger doc outside of colline teramane), rosso conero and the "denominazione di origine controllata" (doc) wines rosso piceno superiore.





























it should not be confused with the similarly named tuscan wine vino nobile di montepulciano, which is made from predominantly sangiovese and is named for the village it is produced in, rather than for containing any montepulciano grapes in the blend.
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montepulciano d'abruzzo is an italian red wine made from the montepulciano wine grape in the abruzzo region of east-central italy. it should not be confused with vino nobile di montepulciano, a tuscan wine made from sangiovese and other grapes.





























montepulciano d'abruzzo was first classified as "denominazione di origine controllata" (doc) in 1968. the "colline teramane" subzone, established in 1995 as a doc in the province of teramo, was promoted to separate "denominazione di origine controllata e garantita" (docg) status in 2003 and is now known as "colline teramane montepulciano d'abruzzo".
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