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ABOUT UMBRIA: WINES OF UMBRIA

The wines we serve

Since the days of the ancient Etruscans, Umbrian vintners have enjoyed remarkable ease cultivating their vineyards. The region is blessed with a favorable climate, suitable landscapes, rich spring waters, and clay ground that allow for the production of high quality wines.

Umbriacooks4u proudly serves a large variety of locally produced wines that are classified under the Italian government’s quality control system as DOC (Denominazione di Origine Controllata) and DOCG (Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita—guaranteed).

Umbrian wine varieties that appear on the Tita’s elegantly set dining room table are from:

  • Assisi and the nearby towns of Perugia and Spello, good for producing red, white and rosé wines. Famous are Grechetto and Novello.
  • Colli Perugini, with vineyards that have been cultivated since the days of the Etruscans and the Roman Empire.
  • Montefalco, where Itriola was produced in the days of the Romans, and later replaced by the world-famous Sagrantino. The area also is known for a dry red and a Passito (raisin wine).
  • Orvieto, where an excellent dry sweet white wine has been produced and preserved in tufa caves since Etruscan times.
  • Torgiano, a more recent production area specializing in rosé, red wines and spumante.
  • Trasimeno, one of Umbria’s most special vineyard areas with sun-soaked hills facilitating the making of red and white wines.

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