Emidio Pepe Montepulciano d’Abruzzo "Branella" 2021 Sparkling biodynamic preparations

biodynamic preparations

His work highlights the capabilities of Tasmania’s cool climate for producing distinctive and enjoyable sparkling wines

in some cases by 50-80%

whose first vintage here was 2000

Emidio Pepe Montepulciano d’Abruzzo "Branella" 2021 Sparkling biodynamic preparationsThe Land Branella is a two hectare parcel roughly 300 meters from the Pepe cellar in Torano Nuovo, in the province of Teramo at Abruzzo's northern edge. It is nearly flat, with a slight southeast exposure that gives it more shade through the afternoon than the estate's home vineyard, and the soil is what sets it apart: deep sand over blue clay marls, shot through with lenses of limestone. The pH runs closer to neutral than elsewhere on the property