Pettinella Montepulciano d'Abbruzo 2022 NO20230712 not just for the toast

not just for the toast

Melchior Kemper farmed this Napa ranch from 1881 to 1895

The 2022 is darker and more concentrated than the Santa Cruz County cuvee but keeps the weightlessness that makes these wines so easy to keep drinking

rented whatever old parcels they could find

but nothing like the Argentina you think you know

Pettinella Montepulciano d'Abbruzo 2022 NO20230712 not just for the toastMontepulciano d'Abruzzo is one of Italy's most abused names and one of its best values, depending entirely on who made it. The grape has nothing to do with the Tuscan town of Montepulciano, and in the hills of Abruzzo it produces a dark, plush, tannic red that can be either a bulk commodity or a genuinely great wine. Pettinella sits firmly on the good side, making Montepulciano the traditional way rather than the industrial one. The 2022 is exactly