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.
Vineyards in Ortona and the Trabocchi coast
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.
Cantine Agriverde ★ 4.2
Estate at Caldari di Ortona combining a cellar with rooms and a restaurant, listed by the Consorzio Tutela Vini d'Abruzzo for tastings, cellar visits and retail sales.
Tasting: Tastings, cellar visits and accommodation at the estate resort
Tasting Rooms in Ortona and the Trabocchi coast
Cantina Frentana Tasting Room ★ 4.0
Guided cellar visit at the Rocca San Giovanni cooperative, seven euro a head, covering the Cococciola that the co-op built its name on.
Tip: It is the cheapest sit-down tasting in the region and a short drive from the Trabocchi coast cycle path.
Pasetti Tasting Room ★ 4.2
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.
Wine Retailers in Ortona and the Trabocchi coast
Cantina Frentana Shop ★ 4.0
Sales point at the Rocca San Giovanni cooperative, the readiest place to buy Cococciola, the white the co-op has pushed hardest.
Tip: Buy here rather than online; the co-op's Cococciola rarely travels beyond the province.
Wine Schools in Ortona and the Trabocchi coast
AIS Abruzzo ★ 4.5
The regional arm of the Italian sommelier association, based at Francavilla al Mare, with delegations at L'Aquila, Chieti, Pescara, Teramo, Sulmona, Vasto and the Marsica.
Tip: Courses are run by the local delegation, so pick the one for the province you will actually be staying in.
Abruzzo Wine Academy ★ 4.2
The consortium's training programme for trade and press, which by the end of its second edition had certified 50 ambassadors for the Abruzzo denominations.
Tip: It is aimed at the trade rather than visitors, but the alumni list is a guide to who pours Abruzzo well abroad.
Wine Tours in Ortona and the Trabocchi coast
Archenologia and Bike ★ 4.1
Three-day package from the Abruzzo wine consortium combining archaeological museums, an organic winery visit and a pedal-assisted ride on the Trabocchi coast path.
Tip: Two nights with breakfast are included; the bike leg follows the old railway line along the sea.
Wine Gourmet ★ 4.2
Four-day self-drive with three nights in a vineyard guest house in the Val di Foro, three cellar visits and dinner on a trabocco at Ortona.
Tip: It runs April to October and includes four pedal-assisted mountain bikes for the Val di Foro.
Wine and Art ★ 4.0
Consortium package pairing cellar visits with the art and architecture of the Abruzzo hill towns, sold as an individual self-drive itinerary.
Tip: All the consortium packages are booked through the Ortona office rather than the individual estates.
Wine and Relax ★ 4.0
Consortium itinerary built around winery stays with wellness facilities, cellar tastings and time in the Abruzzo national parks.
Tip: Feudo Antico at Tollo is one of the wineries in the region that sells the spa circuit separately.
Wine Festivals in Ortona and the Trabocchi coast
Cantine Aperte in Abruzzo ★ 4.6
The regional leg of Italy's open cellar weekend. Abruzzo member wineries run guided visits, tastings and events on the last weekend of May. Fifty took part in 2025 and fifty two in 2024.
Pours: Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo, Abruzzo Pecorino, Trebbiano d'Abruzzo
Tip: Book directly with the cellar rather than the association, and pick two estates in one comune. The Teramo hills and the Pescara hinterland are an hour apart.
Calici di Stelle in Abruzzo ★ 4.5
Summer evenings at member cellars: tastings, live music, guided visits, dinners between the rows and stargazing. The 2026 edition counted 63 events across 25 Abruzzo wineries.
Pours: Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo, Abruzzo Pecorino, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo
Tip: Each evening is a separate booking at a separate estate, so read the calendar before you plan a night. Nicola D'Auria fronts the programme.
Cantine Aperte in Vendemmia ★ 4.4
Harvest visits at eleven Abruzzo cellars in 2026, among them Contesa at Collecorvino and Feudo Antico at Tollo, with vineyard walks, cellar tours and tastings during the crush.
Pours: Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, Abruzzo Pecorino
Tip: This is the one window when you can watch the crush. Confirm the day by phone, because picking dates move with the weather.
Cantine Aperte a San Martino ★ 4.2
The November leg of the open cellar calendar, built around the new wine and the feast of San Martino. Nine Abruzzo estates took part in 2024, presenting new releases or autumn visits.
Pours: New vintage Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, Abruzzo Pecorino
Tip: Booking goes direct to the estate, not the association. It is the quietest of the four open cellar dates, so the winemaker has time to talk.
Wine Day Trips in Ortona and the Trabocchi coast
The Trabocchi coast and the Via Verde ★ 4.7
The Chieti shoreline from Francavilla al Mare down to San Salvo, named for the trabocchi, fishing platforms on stilts that go back to the 18th century. The Via Verde greenway runs 60 km on the old railway.
Pours: Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo, Abruzzo Pecorino, Cococciola
Tip: Gabriele D'Annunzio rented a villa at San Vito Chietino in 1889 and put the trabocchi into his 1894 novel. Hire a bike at Ortona and ride south along the sea.
Nightlife in Ortona and the Trabocchi coast
Cantine Agriverde ★ 4.3
An organic estate at Caldari di Ortona, certified by ICEA since its 1988 conversion, that combines the cellar with accommodation and a restaurant above the Trabocchi coast.
The list: Tastings, cellar visits and retail sales on site, with rooms and a restaurant at the estate so an evening tasting does not need a drive home.
Tip: Because the estate has rooms, this is one of the few places in Abruzzo where a long evening tasting is practical rather than a designated driver problem.
Dietary in Ortona and the Trabocchi coast
Cantine Agriverde ★ 4.4
Cantine Agriverde states on its own site that it converted its 65 hectares at Caldari di Ortona to organic farming in 1988 and is certified by ICEA.
Tip: 1988 is early for an Italian estate of this size, and it put organic viticulture into the coastal Chieti hills a decade before the rest of the region followed.