I’m doing a tasting that highlights house style from Illuminati in Abruzzo and I’d like to do a comparison with a local version of Montepulciano. Does anyone know of any wineries in California that make a good... (18 replies, last updated by BN1 May 27, 2008)

I am taking my 13 year old daughter to Italy for the first time and two of the places we will be visiting are Volterra and Montepulciano (my daughter is a huge Twilight/New Moon fan obviously). Can anyone make recommendations for... (6 replies, last updated by summerUWS2008 November 20, 2009)

Go to La Grotta just outside town by the San Biagio church for a great, although a bit pricey, meal. Il Conte Matto in Trequanda (about a 20 min drive) is a hit.. so is La Bandita (Bettolle)... In Montepulciano proper go to... (7 replies, last updated by lalala December 17, 2005)

We had a great lunch in Montepulciano at the Ristorante ai Quattro Venti directly on the main square (Pizza Grande). It’s a very small place with a lot of locals and it was full so we took their only outdoor table and were... (7 replies, last updated by christinet May 30, 2003)

I had a very unforgetful experience with a 1.5L bottle of Citra Montepulciano d’Abruzzo. I could not get the bleeping bottle open. It took me a half an hour with various corkscrews till finally I had to core the cork out... (11 replies, last updated by Chinon00 June 30, 2009)

on eating one dinner at the Locanda dell’Amorosa. I have been reading the message boards and have found the following places: Montepulciano: La Grotta, Acquacheta, and Ristorante ai Quattro Venti Trequanda: Il Conte Matto, Il... (5 replies, last updated by Tuscanlover May 7, 2008)

My family and I are going to be in San Quirico d’Orcia (40 km south of Siena) in Tuscany for a week in August. Has anyone been there recently and can recommend restaurants in the area (Siena, Montepulciano, Montalcino,... (7 replies, last updated by Emily July 26, 2005)

This just keeps getting better and better. Decanted for about an hour before drinking. Huge wine, wonderful nose of violets, lilac, and spices. Very balanced, lots of rich berries and currants. Fine tannins, and a long, long... (1 reply, last updated by maria lorraine March 2, 2009)

I just opened my last remaining bottle, and its even better than the bottle I opened about one year ago. Does anyone know where I could get more of it in the U.S., or perhaps recommend a good substitute? I’ve really enjoyed... (4 replies, last updated by vvvindaloo March 16, 2009)

in advance here..we had the last lunch table on a Monday in January. We had two nights in Montepulciano but unfortunately, there was only ONE place in town we found open on a Sunday and Monday night in January. (Aside from Cafe... (1 reply, last updated by yumyum January 23, 2006)

I haven’t tried lots of producers from Abruzzo, only Il Feuduccio and almost everything from Illuminati except their Cerasuola (a rose from Montepulciano grape). In retrospect, I wish I’d picked up the Cerasuola... (1 reply, last updated by maria lorraine May 30, 2008)

I had dinner a couple nights ago at Centanni, 5 Highland Place, Maplewood, NJ. The food is pretty The wine list is overpriced in general, but we choose a winner: a 1998 Montepulciano d’Abruzzo for $31. It was exceptional.... (0 replies, last updated by Josh Mittleman April 12, 2005)

usually, i go along with most of what e.asimov gives out, so i traipsed to this macdougal street bistro for saturday dinner. it is pretty, and the waiters are friendly, but only one wine by the glass, a questionable montepulciano... (0 replies, last updated by maria bennett November 10, 1997)

“Bove” is the maker or producer of the wine. "Montepulciano d’Abruzzo" is the kind of wine it is (a red made from Montepulciano grapes grown in the Abruzzi region of Italy). “Avegiano” may refer to the... (4 replies, last updated by Pappy May 19, 2004)

Colpetrone, Montefalco Sagrantino 2003 Emidio Pepe, Montepulciano d’Abruzzo 1995 Ceuso, Sicilia IGT 2003 Biondi, “Outis” Etna Rosso DOC 2003 Has anyone tried these? I do know something about each of these... (0 replies, last updated by vvvindaloo December 8, 2007)