This wine is a knockout! Made from the Montepulciano grape in the hilly Abruzzo region. Zonnin had capture the nature of this grape and made it into tarry leathery long dry and utterly delicious wine! Absolutely perfect with pizza!

Montepulciano is a grape variety that is gaining traction in Australia - both with growers and consumers. The grape's most famed spiritual home is in the Abruzzo region of central Italy where there is sufficient warmth to allow the late ripening grape to develop fully. It's a remarkably well priced example from Abruzzo, and is very suitable as a food wine with its rich and rounded berry flavours proving to be a great match for the usual array of Italian dishes.

Hailing from the beautiful region of Abruzzo, this Montepulciano is the result of hand harvesting fruit at optimal ripeness followed by destemming and crushing. The wine is fermented slowly at low tempreature in order to preserve the purity of fruit. The wine undergoes malolactic fermentation and is stored in stainless steel tanks for 6 months until it is bottled.The resulting wine is ruby red in colour with medium bod, juicy and pleasantly tannic. Typical spicy scents of Montepulciano, with int

Illuminati Riparosso is a long term favourite here at Dan Murphy's. Always displaying intense red currant/red cherry/tobacco aromas along with ripe fruit and soft tannins that are the hallmarks of this amazing value red wine made from the Montepulciano grape.

Deep ruby with violet hues. Aromas of wild berries, red cherries and delicate notes of crushed herbs. A well-structured palate with integrated tannins makes this a perfect match with anything Italian.

We searched the region of Abruzzo for a savoury quaffer that's perfect for Tuesday night Italian, and this is it. Bright red fruit with length and depth, rustic (but squeaky clean) with genuine Italian savoury notes and that chalky tannin edge on the finish.

From Italy's northern Veneto region, the small addition of Pinot Noir provides the wines coppery pink hue. Subtle floral and pear aromas lead to a gentle palate weight with an underlying acid drive.

Warm afternoon sun and cooling sea breezes make McLaren Vale an ideal place to grow this traditional Italian varietal. This wine exhibits juicy forest betrries and bay leaf aromas. Leading onto a palate packed with smooth red fruits, firm tannins and juicy acidity. A vibrant and classic Australian Montepulciano.

A wine with the pizzazz of a unicorn, but the serious expression of a rhino it will charge the palate with a surprising blend of lifted cherry fruit flavours and spicy cedar oak, dazzling not just to the eye but to every sense.

A blend of two native grapes of Puglia, negroamaro and primitivo, and sourced from the Brindisi area. It delivers tasty value for money with its violet tinged bouquet and round and abundant flavours of sweet dark plum and dried cherry.

Made in the typical 'amabile' (semi-sweet) style with a pleasant touch of spritz on the palate. Ballini Lambrusco is a great match for hearty Italian foods including cold meats and cheese. Terrific value for money.