 Furthermore, despite being widely planted throughout central Italy, the Montepulciano grape is not grown in the vineyards around the actual village of Montepulciano.After Sangiovese, Montepulciano is Italy's second most widely dispersed indigenous grape variety.It is a recommended planting in 20 of Italy's 95 provinces and is a permitted or required grape in the red wines of DOCs in Apulia, Molise, Lazio, Umbria, Marche, Emilia-Romagna, Abruzzi and Tuscany.