Umbria is a region increasingly known for its excellent wine and its cellars, here is a post to suggest some of the places to visit and taste excellent Umbrian wine.
Umbria land of saints and wines, great wines which in recent years have been receiving more and more appreciation on the international scene, also thanks to prestigious awards received.
So, to get to know my beautiful region in more depth, I recommend a tour that goes to discover local wineries, more or less known.
Madrevite Cellar
We start from Lake Trasimeno and exactly from Madrevite Cellar located in Castiglione del Lago. Madrevite offers two types of guided visits to the cellar: Visit Quick which lasts 1 hour and takes the wine tourist to discover the cellar and where the grapes are processed and refined; there Full Visit on the other hand, it lasts 3 hours and deals with the history of wine in the Trasimeno area in greater depth, the visit extends between the rows of vines and centuries-old olive trees and then culminates in a wine tasting. Both visits are free and by reservation. To report the Syrah It will be - IGT Umbria.
Lungarotti winery
The next step is therefore in Torgiano, the land of Sangiovese where the Lungarotti winery which boasts of having obtained in 1968 the first DOC of Umbria with Torgiano Bianco and Torgiano Rosso. Lungarotti offers different types of visits, more or less structured. The free one of 30 minutes which culminates with a tasting of Umbrian bread and oil from the company; Tast and go package visit to the cellar, guided tasting of two wines and entrance to the Wine Museum: cost € 14 per person; Passion becomes wine half-day tour that includes, in addition to the visit of the cellar and the Museum, also a walk through the vineyards and a brunch with show cooking with Umbrian specialties: cost € 32.
For the most demanding visitors there is also the possibility to spend a whole day in the Lungarotti di Torgiano estate among the cellar, vineyards, balsam shop, Museum of Oil and Wine complete with lunch and an afternoon toast, the cost of the experience is € 50.
Castelbuono estate
Moving in the direction of Montefalco, near Collelupo, you come across a splendid work of art: the Shell, futuristic structure designed by Arnaldo Pomodoro that houses the Castelbuono estate, cellar of Tenute Lunelli and casket of Sagrantino and Rosso di Montefalco. You can visit the cellar and carry out tastings only his prenotazione.
Barberani winery
Our tour then ends in the Orvieto area to taste Trebbiano and Grechetto. My advice is to stop by Barberani, winery that stands in a panoramic position on the mirror of Lake Corbara or from Palazzone to taste, among others, an excellent glass of Mold Nobilis.
