Pagadebit: it’s time to settle up, and drink wine

Pagadebit is one of those wines that tells the story of the real, rural Romagna, without frills. It is born on the hills that slope down towards the sea, among olive trees and rows of vines that shine under the sun, and takes its curious name from a farming tale. It is said that, thanks to its resilience and productivity, this wine allowed winegrowers to "pay their debts" even in the most challenging years. Hence the name: a promise of reliability and gratitude towards the land, which never betrays those who cultivate it with passion.

Pagadebit is a fresh and genuine white wine, produced mainly from Bombino Bianco grapes, a variety that thrives in the breezy climate and gentle light of the Romagna coast. The colour is straw yellow with greenish highlights. On the nose, it releases aromas of wildflowers, hawthorn and citrus, while on the palate it is dry, light and pleasantly harmonious, with a savoury mineral streak that evokes the sand and salt of the sea breeze. This is a wine that doesn’t seek complications: straightforward, like the local dialect, yet capable of surprising with its simplicity.

On the table, Pagadebit is a versatile and generous companion. Perfect with seafood starters, light first courses and fried fish, it also pairs beautifully with summer salads and fresh cheeses. It’s the ideal wine to uncork during a beach lunch or an al fresco dinner, when the sunset colours the sea and the air is filled with the scent of the sea and pine forest. Its freshness cleanses the palate and brings a smile, because every sip tastes of conviviality and carefree moments.

Anyone visiting Romagna cannot help but encounter it in the coastal restaurants or in the cellars of the Bertinoro and Cesena hills, where even today winemakers produce it with respect and dedication. It is a wine that does not seek to amaze, but always ends up winning you over: it is part of the landscape, like the song of the cicadas or the sound of the waves on the shore.

Pagadebit is Romagna in a glass. It’s the wine for lunches with friends, spontaneous toasts, and evenings spent together where lightness turns into happiness. And it’s precisely in its natural ability to bring people together that its secret lies: a wine born to “pay debts”, which today offers only moments of freedom and good cheer.