Orvieto & Lago di Corbara is a wine area within Umbria, Italy, with the Orvieto, Rosso Orvietano and Lago di Corbara appellations. Orvieto is a DOC white wine produced in the provinces of Terni and Viterbo.
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Elsewhere in Umbria
- Colli Altotiberini2 producersColli Altotiberini pairs traditional Umbrian grapes with wines from Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.
- Colli del Trasimeno1 producerColli del Trasimeno surrounds Lake Trasimeno, with gentle hills and a small lowland area. Grechetto makes fresh, savoury whites; Merlot makes reds.
- Colli Martani & TodiNo producers listed yetColli Martani and Todi are the appellations in this area. Todi Grechetto is full-bodied and velvety, with fruit and a lightly bitter finish.
- Montefalco & Spoleto4 producersMontefalco and Spoleto are wine areas in Umbria. Warm, relatively dry Montefalco grows Sagrantino for reds with pronounced tannin and the capacity to age.
- Terni & Amelia1 producerThe Amelia appellation sits within this area. Amelia is especially associated with Vin Santo, alongside Grechetto, Malvasia, Ciliegiolo and Sangiovese.
- Torgiano, Assisi & Perugia Hills3 producersThe hills around Torgiano, Assisi and Perugia contain several wine appellations. Grapes for Torgiano Rosso Riserva grow away from the rivers' alluvial soils; the wines tend to have more structure.
Producers in Orvieto & Lago di Corbara
Producer profiles
- BarberaniA family estate on the Lake Corbara hills near Orvieto, farming without herbicides or pesticides and building the red range around Sangiovese grown with thirty years of yield reduction.
- Castello di CorbaraA 1,000-hectare Umbrian estate in the hills between Orvieto and Todi, making Orvieto Classico whites from its own Grechetto biotype and Lago di Corbara reds from a locally documented Sangiovese biotype.
- Decugnano dei BarbiA family estate in Umbria's Orvieto Classico zone, farming sustainably over ancient seabed soils that still carry fossil shells.