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Best of Sagrantino

04/11/2017 by Ellen Wallace 2 Comments

part 2 of 3 articles on Montefalco’s Sagrantino wines Montefalco’s top wines: my picks A note about prices: the Montefalco Rossos, which are blends, vary from about €10 to 15 (cellar prices), sometimes higher for reserves, and in Europe you can expect to pay anywhere from €18 to 40 for Sagrantino wines, with higher prices […]

Filed Under: Food & dining, Wineries Tagged With: Antonelli, Italy, Lungarotti, Montefalco, Persecaia, rosso, Sagrantino, Tenuta Rocca di Fabbri, Tenute del Cerro Còpetrone, Tenute Lunelli - Tenuta Castelbuono, Trebbiano Spoletino, Umbria

Umbrian good karma: rebirth of Sagrantino

01/11/2017 by Ellen Wallace 3 Comments

First of a 4-part series Montefalco is a relatively new Umbrian magnet for winelovers, thanks in no small part to its intriguing contrasts. Start with the town itself, all hardness cushioned by softness: built on and surrounded by pink-tinged monastic era stone, perched above green rolling hillsides. Shop after shop boasts foods for grandmothers’ recipes and […]

Filed Under: Travels, Wineries Tagged With: amphores, Antonelli, Caprai, Consorzio Montefalco, DOC, DOCG, Italy, Montefalco, rosso, Sagrantino, tannins, Umbria

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