Orvieto & Lago di Corbara is a wine area within Umbria, Italy, with the Orvieto, Rosso Orvietano and Lago di Corbara appellations. Orvieto is a DOC white wine produced in the provinces of Terni and Viterbo.
Elsewhere in Umbria
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- Colli Altotiberini2 producersColli Altotiberini pairs traditional Umbrian grapes with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot expressions.
- Colli del Trasimeno1 producerAround Lake Trasimeno, this DOC covers gentle hills and a small lowland area. Its lake-influenced setting supports fresh, sapid Grechetto and elegant Merlot.
- Colli Martani & TodiNo producers listed yetColli Martani and Todi are the appellations in this area. Todi Grechetto is full-bodied and velvety, with fruit and a lightly bitter finish.
- Montefalco & Spoleto4 producersThe listed appellations are Montefalco Sagrantino, Montefalco and Spoleto. Montefalco's warm, relatively dry conditions support structured Sagrantino with pronounced tannin and ageing capacity.
- Terni & Amelia1 producerThe Amelia appellation sits within this area. Amelia is especially associated with Vin Santo, alongside Grechetto, Malvasia, Ciliegiolo and Sangiovese.
- Torgiano, Assisi & Perugia Hills3 producersTorgiano Rosso Riserva, Torgiano, Assisi and Colli Perugini are the appellations in this area. Torgiano DOCG reserves use grapes grown outside the rivers' alluvial soils for a more structured style.
Producer profiles
Producers in Orvieto & Lago di Corbara
- BarberaniA family estate on the Lake Corbara hills near Orvieto, farming without herbicides or pesticides and building the red range around Sangiovese grown with thirty years of yield reduction.
- Castello di CorbaraA 1,000-hectare Umbrian estate in the hills between Orvieto and Todi, making Orvieto Classico whites from its own Grechetto biotype and Lago di Corbara reds from a locally documented Sangiovese biotype.
- Decugnano dei BarbiA family estate in Umbria's Orvieto Classico zone, farming sustainably over ancient seabed soils that still carry fossil shells.