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Lungarotti Winery Guide

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Winery Overview

Umbria’s premier winery, the Lungarotti Winery, looms large in this small, beautiful region bordering Tuscany. Umbrian wines are now widely recognized for their high quality, with many estates on par with high-end Tuscan estates. Still, Lungarotti is credited with earning the region its initial fame, thanks to its pioneering wines and an insatiable drive to promote Umbrian wine and culture. They were also innovators in wine tourism in Italy, founding a wine museum.

Wine-making in Umbria has ancient roots, but Giorgio Lungarotti propelled the region’s earthy Sangiovese blends to global acclaim. His legacy turned the charming hamlet of Torgiano into Umbria’s wine capital, rivaling Montefalco. Today, Torgiano thrives with its renowned wine museum and numerous viniculture enterprises, founded by the Lungarotti family, making it an essential destination for Italian wine aficionados.

While Lungarotti produces a wide variety of wines (nearly two dozen), liquors, and other gourmet products, the firm is best known for three iconic wines: San Giorgio, Rubesco (Umbria’s first DOC-recognized wine), and Rubesco Vigna Monticchio (a single-vineyard Rubesco Riserva). The former is a Sangiovese-Cabernet blend, while the latter two are Sangiovese-Canaiolo blends, but all undergo a long bottle aging process before being released onto the market. Such long aging times are a Lungarotti trademark, setting the brand’s wines apart from the crowd with their elegant, earthy, even leathery touches. Lugarotti has also gained fame for its white wines, particularly Chardonnays. The signature white, however, is Torre di Giano, a refreshing Grechetto and Trebbiano blend.

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Genevieve Mc Carthy

Genevieve, originally from San Diego, California, has spent the last 25 years living in Europe, primarily in Spain, Ireland, and Italy. She has a background in the wine industry, having worked for a top wine importer in Ireland and a prestigious winery in Italy's Franciacorta region. In 2003, Genevieve founded Cellar Tours, a boutique wine tours company based in Madrid, Spain. She holds wine education credentials from the Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET) in London and has a strong network within the European wine industry. Genevieve's specializes in organizing VIP tours to exclusive wineries that are not accessible to the general public. With a passion for food and wine, fluency in multiple languages, and expertise in luxury travel and tourism, Genevieve has built a successful career in creating unique wine experiences.

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