The Vero Blog: Inside Italy
Your Simple Guide to Buying Italian Wine
It’s something we hear over, and over again “Italian wine is so hard to understand!” - “Please help me cut through the gunk and buy well!” There’s excellent value in every Italian wine category and Vero is here to help you navigate it. Your Simple Guide to Navigating Italian Wine is finally here.
Umbria’s Wine Scene: Azienda Agricola Carini
The rich history of Carini began in the mid 1800’s: Peppino farmed livestock and, in those days, the family produced wine and olive oil simply for their own means. It wasn't until the 1970’s that Armando and Bruna Carini began to market their products locally. After the passing of both Armando and Bruna, their sons, Carlo and Marco, set out to transform the established lands into vineyards, olive groves, and wild areas to raise ‘cinta senese’ pigs and sheep for milking. Although the two sons did not continue their father’s love for certain agricultural practices, they did see an opportunity to grow the business and bring even more recognition to their family and the region they proudly call home.
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Along the Tuscan border sits Lake Trasimeno, situated in a north-west pocket of Umbria and just a stone’s throw away from some of the most prominent Sangiovese producers in the world. Even the most seasoned traveler may zip past this lakeshore on the way to discovering the better-known wine regions of Umbria like Montefalco (home to the Sagrantino grape) and Orvieto (known for their historic white blends).
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Umbria isn’t the first wine region that comes to mind for most, yet this region offers a plethora of off-the-beaten-track producers making exceptional wines in an array of styles. Umbria expert and wine-tour leader Kaila Terraneo of Vero shares her insider tips.
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