Tasting at the mountain estate between the Maiella and Gran Sasso parks, with the San Calisto vineyard visible from the table.
Tip: Combine it with a night in the estate guest house, which is a few steps from the cellar door.
Address: Localita San Calisto, 65026 Popoli, Pescara, Italy, Abruzzo
Alanno estate in the Pescara valley pouring two tiers, the entry Cadetto range and the Amorino selection, by reservation.
Tip: Book the Amorino flight if you want the estate's older Montepulciano bottlings rather than the entry range.
The Di Camillo family pour at their cellar in Ari, in the Foro valley south of Chieti, on a walk that starts among the vines.
Tip: The cellar at Ari is a different address from the Chieti office, so set the satnav to Via Foro.
Small Casoli grower in the Aventino valley offering three short tasting formats, the cheapest of them ten euro a head.
Tip: Casoli is 66043, not the 66023 that some listings carry; the estate publishes the correct postcode itself.
Alanno estate in the Pescara valley pouring two tiers, the entry Cadetto range and the Amorino selection, by reservation.
Tip: Book the Amorino flight if you want the estate's older Montepulciano bottlings rather than the entry range.
Family cellar on the Gaglierano ridge above Citta Sant'Angelo, with three flights named after the vineyard, the town and the region.
Tip: The hill road gives a clear view down to the Adriatic, so go late in the afternoon.
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.
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.
