Montefalco Opens its Winery Every Sunday Until October
Staff Writer - May 8, 2006
In Montefalco, in in the Umbria region, the wineries will be open every Sunday until October, not just on May 27, and 28, Italian national Cantine Aperte (Open Wineries) days. Each Sunday, participating eno-tourists will have the opportunity to partake of 'Meals in the Vineyards' and 'Flavor Hikes', carried around in special busses and directed by the Strada del Sagrantino (Sagrantino Wine Road) professional guides.
Montefalco wants to reiterate that in the area, wine tourism is a year-long event and it's not limited to the last week in May.
In the Sagrantino wine capital, each major winery will open the doors one Sunday at a time until October, welcoming wine tourists for wine tasting and tours among barrels and barriques. In addition, the Strada del Sagrantino organizes colazioni tra le vigne (Meals in the Vineyards) and passeggiate dei sapori (Flavor Hikes), during which the wine tourists will ride in special busses, assisted by a tourist guide and provided with tasting glasses. They will explore the area where the great Sagrantino DOCG wine is produced, in a journey which includes stops at wineries and at the best estates of the wine zone.
The Strada del Sagrantino, which takes its name from the superior native Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG wine, made with native vines, which in recent years gained much attention in the international wine arena, proposes its itinerary each Sunday, from late spring to autumn.
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Meals in the Vineyards
and Flavor Hikes
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- Each tour last three hours and cost € 15 per person (convert in other currency.)
- Pleas reserve in advance at Strada del Sagrantino.
- The ticket includes price reduction for the St. Francis museum.
- Two tours each Sunday:
10:30am-1pm and 3:30-6pm
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Guided tours with visit to wineries, cultural parentheses visiting museums and ancient abbeys, surrounded by the green Umbrian woods. All this in addition to Meals in the Vineyards, assisted by an expert guide and riding in comfortable busses on the rolling hills, gazing at the vineyards and olive groves of the Sagrantino wine zone.
The tour stops in the suggestive historic towns of Bevagna, Castel Ritaldi, Giano dell'Umbria, Gualdo Cattaneo and Montefalco as well, where recently have been uncovered ancient winemaking vats used by Franciscan monks in times long gone. Each journey ends with a repast in the vineyards, featuring typical products such as the delicious extra virgin olive oil DOP Umbria and the tasty homemade bread, paired of course with a glass of good Rosso di Montefalco, which is the DOC wine produced in the area.
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