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21
Jul
"Orvieto itself is built on a plateau of volcanic rock, overlooking the Tiber valley, where it stoically watches over the Autostrada del Sole and a steady stream of tourists passing between Rome and Florence. This is a shame because Orvieto is a charming town and definitely worth a visit. In the surrounding countryside you can find some beautiful white wines and this was to be the...
09
Sep
Beautiful grapes make beautiful wine. This unusual white grape variety wins over with its sensual fragrance and elegant notes of citrus fruit, peach and apricot. The most famous Viognier until this very day hails from the Condrieu community within the Rhône Valley. It were the Romans who brought it there, more precisely the Emperor Marcus Aurelius who supposedly had given order to...
29
Aug
We start with our Pinot Noir which after a beautiful growing season has reached its perfect maturation.   The variety Pinot Noir rightfully acquires the title of the “enfant terrible” due to the extreme care it requests both in the vineyard and the cellar. The thin-skinned berries growing on very tightly set grape bunches make these very susceptive to many diseases and...
15
Sep
The Orvieto wine has deeply rooted winemaking traditions dating back to the Etruscans. It was one of the favourite wine of Popes and aristrocats, while D'Annunzio defined it as "Italian sun in a bottle".   This wine is traditionally produced from grapes of the autochthonous varieties Procanico, Verdello, Drupeggio and Grechetto, which ripen on over 30 year old vines. It is a...
16
May
  Madonna Del Latte is a small, family-run winery on a stunning historic estate just outside Orvieto near Lake Bolsena. Its journey began in 2000 when Manuela Zardo and Hellmuth Zwecker bought a run-down building with a collapsing roof on the ancient site. After a transformative renovation, the first vines were planted in 2004, and the family started producing wine in 2008....
28
Sep
Orvieto, from the Etruscans to the 21st century: a “Classico” that narrates a territory   Tasting evening on 28 September 2020 The first tasting evening after the forced stop due to Covid-19 we have dedicated to Orvieto Classico, one of the white wines with the most history behind it. With our host  Riccardo Gabriele, who takes care of the communication for the producers...
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