Collection: Umbria IGT

Umbria IGT is a spacious appellation covering the entire administrative area of the provinces of Perugia and Terni in the heart of Umbrien. Here you are in the middle of green Italy, far from the coast, where hills and highlands give the wines a calm, earthy expression. It is an appellation with plenty of elbow room, because here the winegrowers can work with a broad field of grapes suited to cultivation in the region and included in the national wine register.

This freedom is exactly what makes Umbria IGT interesting. The appellation covers white, red and rosé wines as well as frizzante, passito and novello. If the producer chooses to name a single grape variety, the wine must consist of at least 85 percent of that variety, while the remaining up to 15 percent can come from other suitable grapes of the same colour. This leaves room for both pure, variety-typical wines and well-balanced blends.

A classic Umbria IGT bianco has a straw-yellow colour, a pleasant and characteristic aroma and a fresh, lightly fruity taste that can range from dry to sweet. All types must have a natural alcohol content of at least 10 percent, which reflects the ripe grapes from the Umbrian interior. Winemaking takes place in principle within the production zone itself, but according to the rules can also occur in the neighbouring Viterbo and in the municipality of Montepulciano in Siena.

For you who would like to explore Umbria's wine world, the IGT wines are a good place to begin. They show the region's breadth and everyday joy without the tight frameworks that the more specific appellations impose. Once you have fallen for the style, you can delve further into the Umbrian grapes with Sagrantino and Sangiovese, or browse our other selection from Italien.