Montepulciano

From Italian Montepulciano.

Montepulciano (countable and uncountable, plural Montepulcianos)

1. An Italian red wine made from grapes cultivated in the Marche, Abruzzi and Apulia regions.

monte + pulciano, personal name, from dialectal Pulsa, from Latin publicianus, variant of publicius, from publicus and ultimately Etruscan.

Montepulciano f

1. a town in Siena, Tuscany

• poliziano

Montepulciano m (invariable)

1. a variety of grape, cultivated in the Marche, Abruzzi and Apulia; a red wine made from these grapes (more usually uncapitalised/uncapitalized as montepulciano)