Italian Food and Handicraft

Wine pottery and olive oil by Italy

Italian food and the umbrian wine In the area of handicraft and particularly of Italian food, Umbria produces Italian wines of excellent quality non only thanks to a natural predisposition of its lands but also thanks to the handicraft it has in the cultivation of vineyards and wine harvest acquired along the times by its producers. Among the best Italian red wines we surely find: the Rosso of Torgiano, the Rosso of Montefalco and the Rosso of the Colli Amerino. Moreover, we should mention the Sagrantino of Montefalco that is without any doubt a protagonist of the not only Italian but worldwide gastronomic and wine scene. Despite they are less famous, the Umbrian white wines are also excellent; we should mention: the Grechetto, the Orvieto Classico and the Bianco of the Colli Amerini and of the Colli del Trasimeno.
Umbria and extra virgin olive oil The Umbrian hills, specially in the area of Assisi, Trevi, Campello and Spoleto, are a perfect land for cultivation of olive oil. The rich and at the same time light taste are the guarantee of a level of quality very elevated certified by the denominations D.O.P. D.O.C. D.O.C.G. that the largest majority of the producers of the region has earned. In the last ten years, biological cultivation techniques have spread over the fertile land of producers caring for the saving of the environment and for the quality of products such as the Umbrian ones.
Ceramics and potterys in Umbria The handicraft of ceramics in Umbria has antique roots testified by the discovering of works of great value dating back to the pre-roman era. The big treasure represented by the knowledge, the techniques of handicraft and the experience associated to a taste and a style developed along the centuries make of the Umbrian ceramics and potterys true and proper masterpieces in this area. Moreover, the common vocation of the region has matured symbols, use of colors and geometric forms of the decorations that are different from an area to another, so that the productions of Deruta, Gubbio, Orvieto, like also the productions of Gualdo Tadino and Assisi maintain their precise identity, impossible to confound.
White and black truffles of Umbria What is considered the black gold of the gastronomy has in Umbria one of the lands with the best production. The thin grain and the compact and tasty pasta make of the Umbrian truffle an excellent dressing for any plate and an elite dressing in any cooking. The wealth and the variety of woods and lands in the region make it possible to pick tuber crops with particular organoleptic characteristics; it is the case of the black truffle of Norcia and of the white one of the Orvieto area.