Orvieto and its territory
After the Martani Mounts and the other DOC of the Amerini
hills where, among the white wines, the most important is
the Malvasia, are starting the tuffs of the region of Orvieto,
the areas of volcanic origin where is produced one of the
most famous Italian white wine in the world, the “Orvieto”.
In the past, this glorious wine with which have fall in
love poets, artists and travellers, was preserved in caves
extremely suggestive dig in the tuff. Nowadays the DOC has
been renovated and has seen a strong development also thanks
to the work of a lot of producers. The vineyards have, as
the prevalent grape, the Tuscany Trebbiano, locally known
as the “Procanico”, with a good percentage of
Verdello and in a reduced way of Grechetto, white Canaiolo,
here called Drupeggio and Malvasia Toscana. Here are produced
also a lot of so called meditation wines coming from grapes
presenting the so called ‘noble mould’. The
Corbara DOC, recently constituted, area located in the most
antique DOC area of the Orvieto region, facing the lake
of the same name, is coming out with a production of excellent
red wines. In the AGRITURISMO
BARBERANI, located in the heart of the wine firm, with
a splendid panorama over the lake of Corbara, it is possible
to visit the caves and to taste excellent Doc and Igt wines.
Also here, with the flavours and the aromas so diverse considering
the closeness of this territory of transition to the low
Tuscany and to the Tuscia of Viterbo, area with strong traditions,
one can taste dense flavours and unforgettable pecorino
cheeses.
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