Wines made from Pecorino grapes of Valle Peligna

Discover the best wines made with Pecorino as a single variety or as a blend of Valle Peligna.

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More informations about the variety Pecorino

A very old vine cultivated in Italy and very well known in particular in the Marche and Abruzzo regions, a trace of it has been found as far back as the second century B.C. where it is stated that it would have its first origins in Greece... almost unknown in France.

More informations about the region of Abruzzes

The wine region of Valle Peligna is located in the region of Abruzzes of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Italo Pietrantonj or the Domaine Italo Pietrantonj produce mainly wines white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Valle Peligna are Pecorino, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Valle Peligna often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit.

News about the grape variety Pecorino

Former mafia boss Michael Franzese targets international expansion for his wine brand

Franzese was known as the ‘yuppie don’ in the 1980s after rising to the rank of caporegime in the Colombo crime family. Fortune Magazine placed him at No. 18 on its 50 Biggest Mafia Bosses list, and he gained a reputation as one of the mob’s biggest earners since Al Capone. He was portrayed by Joseph Bono in Goodfellas. Franzese became a born-again Christian during a lengthy prison sentence for racketeering, and he managed to walk away from the mafia without going into protective custody. He is ...

Chablis wines with Joe Fattorini in The Wine Show @Home

In this first episode of a series dedicated to Chablis wines on @The Wine Show @Home, wine expert and TV host Joe Fattorini introduces the vineyards and the wines of Chablis through a tasting of three wines: a Petit Chablis, a Chablis and a Chablis Premier Cru. #PureChablis #BourgogneWines #Chablis ...

Napa Valley’s Favia to get new winery and home

Favia will get a new winery as part of the move from its base in Coombsville to a 34.8-hectare (86 acres) vineyard estate in the Oakville American Viticultural Area (AVA). It’s part of a new partnership agreement between the star husband-and-wife duo behind Favia, winemaker Andy Erickson and viticulturist Annie Favia-Erickson, and their long-standing friends, the Huneeus family, who own the Oakville site and already have a portfolio of wines, including Quintessa. ‘This started as a conversation ...