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Aosta Valley| Piedmont| Liguria| Lombardy| Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol| Friuli-Venezia Giulia| Veneto| Emilia-Romagna| Tuscany| Marche| Umbria| Lazio| Abruzzo| Molise| Campania| Basilicata| Apulia (Puglia)| Calabria| Sicily| Sardinia|

  • A region of central Italy bordered by Tuscany to the west, the Marche to the east and Lazio to the south (Capital is Perugia)
  • The only Italian region which is both landlocked and with no common border with other countries
  • This region is mostly hilly or mountainous
  • Umbria has long been renowned for white wine, mainly due to the historical prominence of Orvieto
  • The white grapes Procanico (Trebbiano) and Malvasia prevail in Orvieto
  • Most prestigious Umbrian wine is the red Torgiano Rosso “riserva”, which has been given special status as DOCG (though the regular Torgiano red and white remain DOC)
  • Torgiano Rosso “riserva”based on Sangiovese (under the name Rubesco)

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