Abruzzo Wine Resto Week
- November 21 - 27
- 00H00
In recent decades, Abruzzo viticulture has made significant progress in terms of quality growth. Thanks to the constant and omnipresent work of development of the territory and its indigenous vineyards carried out by a new generation of producers, its wines receive continuous recognition both in Italy and abroad, registering an increasingly keen interest from the markets.
Quebec customers will be able to taste the region’s wines with the “Abruzzo Wine Resto Week“, an initiative proposed by the Consorzio Tutela Vini D’Abruzzo to promote the brand and increase awareness of Abruzzo wines among Quebec consumers.
From November 21 to 27, 2022, 15 selected restaurants across Quebec will offer their customers to a selection of Abruzzo wines from different producers, including Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC, an appellation considered for several years as one of the great red grape varieties of Italy.
The wines of Abruzzo are also part of The Charming Taste of Europe campaign, a unique project that connects the flavors of wine from Italy and France, as well as fresh fruit from Greece, and introduces the United States and Canada to these exquisite items that evoke all of Europe’s beauty and grace. The campaign is co-funded by the European Union and aims to promote the merits of European agricultural products, such as quality, tradition, traceability, safety and high production standards. Quality is one of the greatest assets of the producers across the EU in their attempt to meet the consumer demand, to increase the competitiveness of the EU products on US and Canada markets.
LIST OF PARTICIPATING RESTAURANTS
Montreal and surrounding areas
3194 Bd Saint-Joseph, Lachine, Québec H8S 2P4
443 R. Saint-Vincent, Montréal, Québec H2Y 3A6
377 Ave Richmond, Montréal, Québec H3J 1T9
Ouest Marché Public 440, 3535 A. Jean-Noël-Lavoie, Laval, Québec H7P 5G9
12 Rue Dante, Montréal, Québec H2S 1J5
7023 Saint Dominique St., Montréal, Québec H2S 3B6
1333 Blvd Robert-Bourassa, Montréal, Québec H3A 1T9
17 Notre-Dame St W, Montréal, Québec H2Y 1S5
1155 Sherbrooke St W, Montréal, Québec H3A 2N3
1100 Rue Bélanger, Montréal, Québec H2S 2H3
1327 Laurier Ave E, Montréal, Québec H2J 1H4
Québec city
972 Rue Saint-Jean, Québec, QC G1R 1R5
3400 Ch. Ste-Foy, Québec, QC G1X 1S6
Hudson city
72 Rue Cameron, Hudson, QC J0P 1H0
CONSORZIO TUTELA VINI D’ABRUZZO
The Consorzio Tutela Vini d’Abruzzo (Consortium for the Protection of Abruzzo Wines) is a non-profit association, composed of all the entities that are part of the control system, which aims to protect, enhance and take care of the interests relating to the controlled designations of origin of the regional territory. It currently associates about 200 wine houses.
The territory of Abruzzo, naturally predisposed to viticulture, is located between the Adriatic Sea and the Gran Sasso and Majella massifs. Today, the production of DOC wines includes 33,000 hectares of vines and 3.4 million hectoliters, including 800,000 hectoliters of Montepulciano d’Abruzzo, Montepulciano, one of the most widespread grape varieties grown on about 17,000 hectares.
Next comes Trebbiano, covering more than 10,000 hectares, as well as various indigenous grape varieties, including Pecorino, Passerina, Cococciola and Montonico, all notable for their growing popularity in the market.
