Top 100 wines of Orvieto - Page 2
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: Trebbiano
Fresh, thirst-quenching dry whites with a pale robe, a supple palate and preserved acidity of simple citrus (lemon), green apple, white flowers and neutral notes. A light profile to drink young. A family with several varieties (Toscano, Romagnolo, d'Abruzzo, Giallo), pillar of everyday Italian whites (Orvieto DOC, Frascati DOC, Trebbiano d'Abruzzo DOC). Exported to France as ugni blanc for Cognac and Armagnac distillation.
Food and wine pairing with a wine of Orvieto
wines from the region of Orvieto go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of pasta bolognese, light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream) or radicchio and pancetta rolls.
