The Italian region with the capital Perugia is located in the heart of Italy and is one of the few that does not border the sea. Viticulture has existed in Umbria on both sides of the River Tiber since before Roman times, at the time of the Etruscans and the Umbrians who gave the region its name. Archaeological finds and wine cellars over 3,000 years old, painstakingly dug into the volcanic rock, are historical evidence of this. After the fall of the Roman Empire, viticulture came to a complete standstill for centuries. It was not until the 1950s that a new start was made.

The landscape as well as the climatic and soil conditions are very similar to the neighbouring region of Tuscany to the east and are ideally suited to viticulture. The cold months are relatively rainy, while the summers are sunny and cooled by the wind.
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