Rosarubra Zen ★ 4.1
Rosarubra's shop and tasting room on the Lungofino road at Citta Sant'Angelo, away from the biodynamic estate at Pietranico.
Tip: It is the easier of the two Rosarubra town rooms to reach from the Pescara airport road.
Cellar visit and tasting at Penne, on the Vestina hills under the Gran Sasso, for fifteen euro a head.
Tip: Penne is a brick-built hill town worth an hour on foot before or after the tasting.
Address: Contrada San Pellegrino, 91, 65017 Penne, Pescara, Italy, Abruzzo
Rosarubra's shop and tasting room on the Lungofino road at Citta Sant'Angelo, away from the biodynamic estate at Pietranico.
Tip: It is the easier of the two Rosarubra town rooms to reach from the Pescara airport road.
Valle Peligna producer at Pratola Peligna running a cellar and barrel-room visit with a selection of its wines and local food.
Tip: The estate also bottles liqueurs, so ask what is open beyond the wine list.
Pasetti pour at their Francavilla al Mare base, a coastal counterpart to the family's high-altitude vineyards at Pescosansonesco.
Tip: Ask about the Gran Sasso plots; the contrast with the coastal fruit is the point of the flight.
Masciarelli pour in the restored castle at Semivicoli, three set flights that run from four estate labels to five with wines from elsewhere in Europe.
Tip: The Premium flight at 12.30 includes a first course, so treat it as lunch rather than an aperitif.
Rosarubra's shop and tasting room on the Lungofino road at Citta Sant'Angelo, away from the biodynamic estate at Pietranico.
Tip: It is the easier of the two Rosarubra town rooms to reach from the Pescara airport road.
Tasting room of the Ofena estate in the Tirino valley, where flights run from a short pour to a full sit-down at 35 euro per person.
Tip: Ofena sits in a basin the locals call the oven of Abruzzo, so book a morning slot in July and August.
Cellar and vineyard visit above Loreto Aprutino with two daily slots, four wines poured alongside local cured meats and cheeses.
Tip: Reservations close three days ahead, so plan the Loreto Aprutino stop before you leave home.