Umbria Wine Tours
Umbria’s wine is led by Sagrantino di Montefalco, one of Italy’s most tannic and long-lived reds, grown only on the hills around Montefalco, with the crisp Orvieto white from the tufa cliffs and the softer Montefalco Rosso and Torgiano alongside. Compare the top-rated Umbria wine tours below, then read our notes.
Umbria wine tours and tastings
Formats: Montefalco cellar visits with Sagrantino tastings; Orvieto winery and cliff-cellar tours; combined wine-and-truffle days; vineyard picnics and wine-and-lunch trips from Perugia or Assisi.
What you taste: Sagrantino di Montefalco (dry and the historic sweet passito), Montefalco Rosso, Grechetto whites, Orvieto Classico, and Torgiano Rosso Rubesco, with olive oil and local salumi.
Price: roughly 45 to 70 dollars for a winery tasting; 110 to 160 for a full day with two cellars, lunch and transport.
Sagrantino and Montefalco
Umbria’s great red is Sagrantino, grown only around the hill town of Montefalco from the thick-skinned grape of the same name. It has some of the highest tannins of any Italian wine, which is why it ages for decades, and it was historically made sweet as a passito from dried grapes to serve with the Easter table. Modern dry Sagrantino is the one to taste, with the softer, everyday Montefalco Rosso (Sangiovese-based) alongside. The cellars around Montefalco are the heart of a wine day.
Orvieto and the rest
The west of the region makes the famous Orvieto white, a Grechetto and Trebbiano blend, from vines above a town riddled with tufa cellars cut into the volcanic rock – some wineries let you taste underground. Torgiano, near Perugia, gave Umbria its first great modern estate and the Rubesco red; and Grechetto is the native white worth trying everywhere.
How to visit
Tours run from Perugia, Assisi and the hill towns, half or full day with a driver so you can taste across estates. Autumn, at and after harvest, is the finest time. Pair the wine with a truffle hunt – the classic Umbrian combination – or with the olive harvest.
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FAQ about Umbria Wine Tours
Frequently asked questions
What is Sagrantino?
A powerful, very tannic red grown only around Montefalco in Umbria, age-worthy and distinctive; also made historically as a sweet passito. Umbria’s flagship wine.
Can I taste Orvieto in underground cellars?
Yes; Orvieto sits on soft tufa rock honeycombed with cellars, and some wineries offer tastings in the caves.
Can I combine wine with truffle hunting?
Yes, and it is the classic Umbrian day; many tours pair a cellar with a truffle hunt and lunch. See our truffle hunting page.