In the small region, there is good wine: here are the top 3 Orvieto wines from Umbria

Jan 21 2024, 18:06 | by Gambero Rosso

Here are the Orvieto wines that have received the Tre Bicchieri 2024 recognition from Gambero Rosso in the Vini d'Italia guide, the highest accolade.

In the green Umbria, the vineyard area covers approximately 13 thousand hectares, less than 2% of the entire national heritage. However, when considering grape varieties, designations, the presence of lakes, flat and hilly areas, viticultural richness extends well beyond the mentioned numbers. Some areas have now become prestigious production areas and serve as real examples for neighboring and not only neighboring locations.

Here, we focus on the DOC Orvieto and its white wine, one of the most famous in the region. Its production, allowed in the provinces of Terni and Viterbo, is regulated by specifications that require procanico (the local name for trebbiano) and grechetto grapes to constitute a minimum of 60%, and other white grape varieties for the remaining 40% (verdello, drupeggio, malvasia, or international varieties). The wine is elegant, fresh, mineral, and produced – both in dry and sweet versions for dessert pairing – by historical cooperative entities or family-run enterprises. Orvieto represents about 50% of Umbrian wine.