{"title":"Emidio Pepe","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt Emidio Pepe, a bottle of Montepulciano can spend twenty years in the cellar and still get hand-decanted into a fresh bottle before it ships. That kind of patience has made this small Abruzzo estate one of Italy's most revered names in natural wine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmidio Pepe took over the family estate in 1964 and built its reputation for uncompromising, age-worthy wines. Since 1997 the winery has been led by his daughters, the sisters Daniela and Sofia, representing the fourth generation. Granddaughter Chiara De Iulis Pepe has joined as the fifth, while her sister Elisa runs the estate's agriturismo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore on how they farm and work in the cellar in our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/natural-wine-producers-primal-wine\/emidio-pepe-a-living-legend-of-abruzzo\"\u003eEmidio Pepe producer profile\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"emidio-pepe-montepulciano-dabruzzo-branella","title":"Emidio Pepe Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Branella 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eEmidio Pepe Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Branella 2021 comes from a 2-hectare parcel acquired in 1981, though the pergola-trained vines date to 1966. The Branella vineyard sits 300 meters from the estate in Torano Nuovo, with deep sandy soils, blue clay marls, and limestone lenses that distinguish it from the estate's other holdings. Emidio Pepe farms biodynamically (certified since 2006), hand-destemming grapes onto a net before whole-berry spontaneous fermentation in concrete tanks. Emidio Pepe Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Branella 2021 ages entirely in cement—never oak—and bottles unfiltered.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Emidio Pepe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51220142096600,"sku":"EMIDIOPEPE-BRANELLA","price":199.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/emidio-pepe-montepulciano-dabruzzo-branella-deslop.png?v=1784589619"},{"product_id":"emidio-pepe-trebbiano-dabruzzo","title":"Emidio Pepe Trebbiano d'Abruzzo 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eEmidio Pepe Trebbiano d'Abruzzo 2021 comes from vineyards in Torano Nuovo, in the northern province of Teramo, where clay soils over solid limestone create ideal conditions for this indigenous variety. The grapes are foot-trodden in wooden tubs—a technique that avoids iron contact with the fruit's acids while achieving subtle skin maceration for textural complexity. Emidio Pepe Trebbiano d'Abruzzo 2021 ferments spontaneously with native yeasts and ages 18-24 months in glass-lined cement tanks. Bottled unfined and unfiltered, this biodynamic wine (certified since 2006) demonstrates the aging potential that Emidio Pepe has championed since 1964.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Emidio Pepe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51220415348952,"sku":"EMIDIOPEPE-TREBBIANO","price":169.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/emidio-pepe-trebbiano-dabruzzo-deslop.png?v=1784589627"},{"product_id":"emidio-pepe-casa-pepe-montepulciano-dabruzzo","title":"Emidio Pepe Casa Pepe Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eEmidio Pepe Casa Pepe Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 2021 comes from the vineyard directly in front of the family winery in Torano Nuovo, northern Abruzzo. Vines were grafted between 1970 and 1974 onto soils rich in blue clay with a strong silt base. This terroir retains water well, extending the ripening season and producing what Emidio himself calls \"velluto\"—a velvety mouthfeel. Grapes are foot-pressed, fermented with indigenous yeasts in glass-lined cement tanks, and aged 24 months in cement. Emidio Pepe Casa Pepe Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 2021 is bottled unfined and unfiltered from biodynamically farmed fruit.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Emidio Pepe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51304913600728,"sku":"EMIDIOPEPE-CASAPEPE","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/emidio-pepe-casa-pepe-montepulciano-dabruzzo-deslop.png?v=1784589814"},{"product_id":"emidio-pepe-trebbiano-dabruzzo-vecchie-vigne-2022","title":"Emidio Pepe Trebbiano d'Abruzzo Vecchie Vigne 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003e The Pepe family has produced wine in Torano Nuovo, in Abruzzo's northern province of Teramo, since 1899, and the modern era began in 1964 when Emidio Pepe took over operations, dedicating himself to proving the aging potential of Trebbiano and Montepulciano d'Abruzzo.   The Vecchie Vigne comes from a 1.7ha plot at the bottom of a combe.   The wine is 100% Trebbiano Abruzzese, unoaked, with 12.5% alcohol.   Grapes are grown biodynamically, hand-harvested, hand-destemmed, fermented with spontaneous yeast, and aged 18-24 months in glass-lined cement. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Emidio Pepe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51984187916504,"sku":"PEPE-TREBBIANO22","price":149.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/emidio-pepe-trebbiano-dabruzzo-vecchie-vigne-2022-deslop.png?v=1784591287"},{"product_id":"emidio-pepe-trebbiano-dabruzzo-vecchie-vigne-2023","title":"Emidio Pepe Trebbiano d'Abruzzo Vecchie Vigne 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003eEmidio Pepe Trebbiano d'Abruzzo Vecchie Vigne 2020 is produced by the Pepe family in Torano Nuovo, in the northern province of Teramo, Abruzzo. The Vecchie Vigne comes from one of the estate's oldest vineyards, planted to the indigenous Trebbiano d'Abruzzo, a clone distinct from other Trebbiano. The grapes are grown biodynamically, hand-harvested, hand-destemmed, and foot-trodden in wooden tubs. Like the estate's other wines, it is vinified without wood, fermented with spontaneous yeast, and aged in glass-lined cement tanks before bottling unfined and unfiltered.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Emidio Pepe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51984198664408,"sku":"PEPE-TREBBIANO20","price":159.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/emidio-pepe-trebbiano-dabruzzo-vecchie-vigne-2023-deslop.png?v=1784591295"},{"product_id":"emidio-pepe-trebbiano-dabruzzo-vecchie-vigne-2019","title":"Emidio Pepe Trebbiano d'Abruzzo Vecchie Vigne 2019","description":"\u003cp\u003e Emidio Pepe, the third generation, began crafting fine wine to bottle under his own name in 1964, recognizing the aging potential of Trebbiano and Montepulciano d'Abruzzo.   The Pepe vineyards are located in the northern province of Teramo, with soils rich in clay and limestone; the top 40 centimeters of the soil is clay but underneath it is solid limestone.   Grapes are grown biodynamically, hand-harvested, hand-destemmed, fermented with spontaneous yeast and aged 18-24 months in glass-lined cement tanks, then bottled unfined and unfiltered and aged in the cellar in bottles for continued development.   The winery differentiates the old vine bottling by adding 'Selezione Vecchie Vigne' to the front label, a practice started in 2018 with the release of the 2010 vintage. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Emidio Pepe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51984206397656,"sku":"PEPE-TREBBIANO19","price":189.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/emidio-pepe-trebbiano-dabruzzo-vecchie-vigne-2019-deslop.png?v=1784591303"},{"product_id":"emidio-pepe-montepulciano-dabruzzo-branella-vecchie-vigne-2022","title":"Emidio Pepe Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Branella Vecchie Vigne 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003e The Pepe family has produced wine in Torano Nuovo, in Abruzzo's northern province of Teramo, since 1899.   The wine is 100% Montepulciano  from  the Branella vineyard, a 2-hectare parcel planted with the pergola training system, located a short distance from the winery and purchased by Emidio Pepe in 1966.   Fermented in 22-30 HL cement tanks with natural yeast and aged for two years in cement before bottling.   The family gained biodynamic certification in 2006. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Emidio Pepe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51984206594264,"sku":"PEPE-BRANELLA2022","price":179.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/emidio-pepe-montepulciano-dabruzzo-branella-vecchie-vigne-2022-deslop.png?v=1784591310"},{"product_id":"emidio-pepe-montepulciano-dabruzzo-vecchie-vigne-2007","title":"Emidio Pepe Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Vecchie Vigne 2007","description":"\u003cp\u003e Emidio Pepe is a producer of age-worthy reds and whites in Abruzzo, with a winemaking process that has remained philosophically unchanged since Emidio Pepe took over the estate in 1964.   The vineyards are located in the northern province of Teramo, with soils where the top 40 centimeters is clay over solid limestone.  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