Wine In Umbria

Wine tasting in Montefalco, Umbria
Umbria & Wine - An Overview The region of Umbria is located right in the centre of Italy, the landscape comprises hills, valleys and mountains as well as Lake Trasimeno. Most of the wine growing areas follow the Tiber and other river valleys or are found around theRead more

Cantine Aperte In Montefalco, Umbria

Wine being served at Cantine Aperte in Montefalco, Umbria
On the last Sunday in May the popular Cantine Aperte (Open Cellars) wine event is held in Umbria. Circumstances usually conspire against me so that I miss Cantine Aperte, but this year I had two friends staying who wanted to go. Of course, I ended up asRead more

Montefalco

Entrance gate to the Umbrian town of Montefalco
Montefalco was the second stop on our tour of three small towns in Umbria: Bevagna, Montefalco and Spello. Montefalco is the centre of the Montefalco di Sagrantino wine producing area, but the small towns of Bevagna, Gualdo Catteneo, Castel Ritardi, Bastardo and Giano dell'Umbria are also withinRead more