Top 100 wines of Orvieto
Discover the top 100 best wines of Orvieto of Orvieto as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Orvieto and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Orvieto
Umbrian and Lazio DOC around the Etruscan city, volcanic tuff and clay-calcareous soils. Grechetto white king (≥40%, indigenous of Greek origin) blended with Trebbiano: dry and fresh with green apple, pear, citrus, white flowers, almond and volcanic mineral touch, supple palate. Also amabile and muffato versions (botrytis, honey, candied apricot). Golden wine of Renaissance popes.
Tasty companion to food.
Discover the grape variety: Merlot
Round and fleshy reds with a velvety texture, showing aromas of ripe plum, black cherry, cocoa and truffle notes with age. Supple tannins, generous alcohol, indulgent finish. Pillar of Libournais (Pomerol with Pétrus, Saint-Émilion with Cheval Blanc and Ausone) and signature of Super Tuscans, Italian Wales and Washington State. A cross of Cabernet Franc × Magdeleine Noire, France's most planted red variety.
Food and wine pairing with a wine of Orvieto
wines from the region of Orvieto go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of kig ar farz breton, merguez with lentils or oven roasted rabbit that cooks itself!.
