Passerina around the world

Barone Cornacchia ★ 4.5

Torano Nuovo estate whose own site states the whole production is certified organic. Range covers Montepulciano, Cerasuolo and a skin contact Trebbiano d'Abruzzo.

Marchesi de' Cordano ★ 4.2

Loreto Aprutino producer at Contrada Cordano, covering the full Abruzzo white set of Trebbiano, Pecorino, Passerina and Cococciola alongside Montepulciano and Cerasuolo.

Pasetti ★ 4.3

Coastal cellar at Francavilla al Mare with a second property, the Tenuta Testarossa agriturismo, on the mountain side at Pescosansonesco in the Pescara province.

San Lorenzo Vini ★ 4.4

Castilenti estate in the Teramo hills, established in 1998 and farming 168 hectares per DoctorWine, with a visits and tastings page on its own site.

Tenuta Terraviva ★ 4.4

Tortoreto estate a few kilometres from the Adriatic, trading as Societa Agricola Collebello, with low intervention winemaking including amphora aged Montepulciano.

Tasting: Cellar door with published opening hours including Saturday mornings

Tenuta I Fauri ★ 4.4

Family estate in the Chieti hills with vineyards in the Teate subzone, covering Montepulciano, Cerasuolo and the Abruzzo whites from its cellar outside the city.

Feudo Antico ★ 4.4

The Tollo producer built around the Tullum DOCG, with a Roman villa excavated on its own land and a range that covers the DOCG red, white and sparkling types.

Cantina Frentana ★ 4.1

Cooperative at Rocca San Giovanni above the Trabocchi coast, one of the growers that made a varietal case for Cococciola alongside the Montepulciano volume.

Feudo Antico Tasting Room ★ 4.4

Three graded flights at the Tullum DOCG estate in Tollo, poured on a terrace that looks over the vineyards to the Adriatic.

Tip: The Native flight is the one that covers Cococciola and Passerina, the two Tollo whites hardest to find outside Abruzzo.