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Signature grapes
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Bottles to find
Orvieto Classico is an appellation in Umbria, Italy.
Grechetto leads the plantings, with Trebbiano (Ugni Blanc) alongside it.
Vines root into clay, tuff and volcanic.
The climate is continental, running altitude-moderated.
The vineyards themselves read as lakeside.
Dry white wine and sweet white wine is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows mineral-driven with subtle fruit notes and richly sweet.
Pour them alongside seafood, chicken, pasta dishes and cheese platter.
Serve at 10 to 12°C.
In the glass.
Dry white: Mineral-driven with subtle fruit notes.
Sweet white: Richly sweet.
Grapes planted here.
Bottles to look for.
- Argillae 'Panata' Orvieto Classico Superiore, Umbria, Italy
- Barberani Calcaia Muffa Nobile Dolce Orvieto Classico Superiore, Italy
- Barberani Castagnolo Orvieto Classico Superiore, Umbria, Italy
- Barberani Villa Monticelli 'Luigi e Giovanna' Orvieto Classico Superiore, Umbria, Italy
- Bigi 'Vigneto Torricella' Orvieto Classico, Umbria, Italy
- Bigi Orvieto Classico Amabile, Umbria, Italy
- Bigi Orvieto Classico, Umbria, Italy
- Cecchi Orvieto Classico, Umbria, Italy
At the table.
- seafood
- chicken
- pasta dishes
- cheese platter
Serving and cellaring.
- Serve at 10 to 12°C.
Nearby regions.
Orvieto Classico: common questions
01.What grapes is Orvieto Classico known for?+
Grechetto is the signature grape of Orvieto Classico. Trebbiano (Ugni Blanc) are also planted here.
02.What kind of wine does Orvieto Classico make?+
Orvieto Classico produces dry white wine and sweet white wine.
03.Where is Orvieto Classico?+
Orvieto Classico is an appellation in Italy.
04.What food goes with Orvieto Classico wine?+
Try seafood, chicken, pasta dishes and cheese platter.
More from here: every wine region in Italy, or the wider Umbria guide.