food and drink
foodUmbria has managed to conserve its original simplicity founded on certain basic ingredients: olive oil, among the best in Italy, the hog, the lamb, durham wheat pasta and the precious Tartufo nero (black truffle) from Norcia. This town is also renowned for its cured meats and the entire region offers stupendous cheeses, including caciotta, fresh and salted ricotta, and Pecorino.
wineyards and wine tasting in Umbria
Among the wines of Umbria are Orvieto, Torgiano, Montefalco Sagrantino, Montefalco Rosso, Colli Altotibertini, Colli Perugini and Colli del Trasimeno.
We hope you'll take advantage of your proximity to the heart of the famous Orvieto classico white wine region and only a drive away from places such as Torgiano, Montefalco and Bevagna.
It is also possible to hop on the A1 autostrada and head north into Tuscany.
If you exit at Chiusi and follow the signs for Montepulciano, Pienza and Montalcino you will find yourself in the heart of some of Italy’s finest red wines.
Below are a few of the vineyards you can visit but the best thing to do is get in your car and drive, stopping when the vineyard attracts you or the cantina sign entices you.
Remember, however, that between 1pm and 3pm most wine makers are taking their siesta. The following list of wine producers are just a few located around the Orvieto area.
Oenology in Orvieto goes back as far as the Etruscans and continued to flourish through the Roman times, Mediaeval, and on to the present; it is said that 1500 when Luca Signorelli was asked to paint the fresco in the cathedral in Orvieto, he had it written in his contract that he would be given as much as he wanted of that wine of Orvieto.
It is highly advised to call these Cantine in advance to make sure they are open and some one will be there to show you around.