Best Wine Bars in Abruzzo

Wine Bar del Castello di Semivicoli ★ 4.5

The bar inside the restored castle at Semivicoli, where Masciarelli pour their own range next to the European wines the company distributes.

The list: The 22 Masciarelli labels plus the ranges the house imports from Portugal, Burgundy, Champagne, the Mosel, Tokaj and Franciacorta, all open for tasting at the castle.

Pours: Marina Cvetic Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, Villa Gemma, Trebbiano d'Abruzzo Castello di Semivicoli

Tip: Sit-down flights start at 17.00 for the shorter Maiella pour if you only want a drink rather than lunch.

Garibaldi Enoteca e Cucina ★ 4.0

Wine bar and kitchen on Via Garibaldi in the rebuilt centre of L'Aquila, run by the Stratta brothers since 1999.

The list: A bottle list run alongside the kitchen in the old centre of L'Aquila, where the Stratta brothers have traded since 1999.

Tip: It is one of the few wine-led rooms in the old city that kept trading through the post-earthquake rebuild.

Rosarubra Mood ★ 4.2

The Pescara room of the Rosarubra estate, open through the day and into the evening on Via Milano, part wine bar and part bottle shop.

The list: The Rosarubra range from the biodynamic estate at Pietranico, poured and sold by the bottle in central Pescara alongside an Italian kitchen.

Pours: Rosarubra Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOC, Shaman Pecorino, Khaos ancestral method sparkling

Tip: It runs 11.00 to 15.00 and 19.00 to midnight every day, which is unusually long hours for the city.