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Umbria- Italian Wine Region:

Italy's Wine Regions Abruzzo Apulia Basilicata Calabria Campania Emilia-Romagna Friuli-Venezia Giulia Latium Liguria Lombardy Marches Molise Piedmont Sardinia Sicily Trentino-Alto Adige Tuscany Umbria Valle d'Aosta Veneto

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Boundaries: Tuscany to the North and East. Campania to the South, Le Marche to the West.

Climate: A somewhat moderate climate.

Soil: Hilly and rocky.

Grapes: Reds; Ciliegiolo, Sagratino, Sangiovese, Whites; Grechetto, Drupeggio, Malvasia, Trebbiano and Verdello.

Wine has been an integral part of these lands that predate the Romans according to archeological finds. A white DOC, Orvieto, is well-known and made predominantly from Trebbiano and Malvasia.

There are two DOCG wines in Umbria, both are red. Sagrantino di Montefalco is made from Sagrantino with five percent Trebbiano Toscano. The other red DOCG is Torgiano Rosso Riserva that is a Songiovese-Caniolo Nero blend with a small percentage of Trebbiano, Ciliegiolo and Montepulciano.

Umbria Italian Wine Region- Dallas Bartenders© '05-'06

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