Region: Abruzzo, Itally
Appellation: Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo
Color/Style: Rosé Wine
Grapes: Montepulciano

Today’s modern vampire tales can often be traced back to the striga, which is a catch-all term used to describe Slavic monsters whose souls have been sullied by black magic. The term ‘striga’ derives from the Latin word strix, which translates to ‘owl,’ but it more generally refers to winged omens of death. Striga, which were once humans, drink blood as their sole food source, with a strong preference for human blood. This Montepulciano rosé, with its beautifully cherry red color, resembles the main, iron-rich