The Winery Tenuta Fontecaime of Umbria

Winery Tenuta Fontecaime
The winery offers 7 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 358 of the estates of Umbria.
It is located in Umbria

The Winery Tenuta Fontecaime is one of the best wineries to follow in Ombrie.. It offers 7 wines for sale in of Umbria to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Tenuta Fontecaime wines

Looking for the best Winery Tenuta Fontecaime wines in Umbria among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Tenuta Fontecaime wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Tenuta Fontecaime wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Tenuta Fontecaime

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Tenuta Fontecaime

How Winery Tenuta Fontecaime wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of chinese soy and chicken noodles (wok style), quiche lorraine or tuna and tomato mini quiches without batter.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Tenuta Fontecaime

In the mouth the white wine of Winery Tenuta Fontecaime. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Tenuta Fontecaime

  • 2012With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Tenuta Fontecaime.

  • Chardonnay
  • Grechetto
  • Viognier

Discovering the wine region of Umbria

Umbria, in CentralItaly, is a region of lush hills, hilltop villages and iconic historic towns. The latter are exemplified by Orvieto and Assisi. At the very heart of the Italian peninsula, it is surrounded by Tuscany, Marche and Lazio. It is in fact the only Italian region without a coastline or international border.

Umbria, like Marche and Lazio, is best known for its white wine production. Despite changes in style over time, Orvieto DOC (based on the Trebbiano Grape) remains the region's most important appellation. It accounts for more than ten percent of Umbria's total wine production. Orvieto's styles can range from Dry (Secco) to semi-Sweet (Amabile) and sweet wines.

The top red wines of Winery Tenuta Fontecaime

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Tenuta Fontecaime

How Winery Tenuta Fontecaime wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef in white wine, pasta with porcini mushrooms or normandy style escalope.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Tenuta Fontecaime

On the nose the red wine of Winery Tenuta Fontecaime. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Tenuta Fontecaime. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Tenuta Fontecaime

  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.71/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.65/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Tenuta Fontecaime.

  • Merlot
  • Sangiovese
  • Sagrantino

Discover the grape variety: Sangiovese

Originally from Italy, it is the famous Sangiovese of Tuscany producing the famous wines of Brunello de Montalcino and Chianti. This variety is registered in the Official Catalogue of Wine Grape Varieties, list A1. According to recent genetic analysis, it is the result of a natural cross between the almost unknown Calabrese di Montenuovo (mother) and Ciliegiolo (father).

The top pink wines of Winery Tenuta Fontecaime

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Tenuta Fontecaime

How Winery Tenuta Fontecaime wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pork such as recipes of pork chops with potatoes, veal escalope with lemon sauce or stuffed mushrooms.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Tenuta Fontecaime.

  • Sangiovese

The word of the wine: Mutage

The act of adding alcohol to a fresh grape must or to a fermenting must.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Tenuta Fontecaime

Planning a wine route in the of Umbria? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Tenuta Fontecaime.

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Winery Tenuta Fontecaime and wines from the region

The Saint-Véran appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Saint-Véran appellation.The exercice is particularly complex as there are so many variables that make up the terroir throughout its geographical area. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program broadcasted in June 2021. Retrouvez-nous sur les réseaux so ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Chardonnay

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Chardonnay, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bourgogne ...

The Mâcon plus appellation seen by Charles Lamboley

Charles Lamboley, marketing and communication director from Vignerons des Terres Secrètes, explains the differences between the appellation Mâcon-Villages and Mâcon plus a geographical denomination. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (March 2020). The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of t ...

The word of the wine: Mutage

The act of adding alcohol to a fresh grape must or to a fermenting must.