A career-change estate started in the late 1990s by the Cesarini Sartori family at Torri di Barattano near Gualdo Cattaneo, farming 30 hectares of Sagrantino, Sangiovese, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon.
Tip: The estate trades under the legal name Aliara Vini Societa Agricola.
Address: Localita Purgatorio, Torri di Barattano, 06035 Gualdo Cattaneo PG, Italy, Umbria
Founded by enology pioneer Giorgio Lungarotti and now led by daughters Chiara and Teresa, the estate that effectively created Torgiano DOC and Torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG, with a Montefalco estate as well.
Tasting: Vineyard tours, cellar visits and barrel tastings in a temperature-controlled ageing cave; reservations by phone or email.
Tip: Rubesco is the flagship Torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG; the family-founded Museo del Vino sits in Torgiano's old town.
A 52-hectare certified-organic vineyard at Miralduolo di Torgiano, run under the Margaritelli industrial group and one of only a handful of estates inside the small Torgiano DOC zone.
Tasting: Cellar visits bookable through the estate's own site.
Tip: Greco di Renabianca and Pictoricius are among the estate's Torgiano-labelled wines.
A 14th-century fortress near Ficulle in the Antinori portfolio, farming 229 of 600 hectares between 220 and 470 metres, known for the barrel-aged white Cervaro della Sala and botrytised Muffato della Sala.
Tasting: Cellar and estate visits arranged through the Antinori family's central booking contact.
Tip: Cervaro della Sala, first made in 1985, pairs Procanico-Grechetto fruit with barrique-aged Chardonnay.
Re-founded in 1973 by Claudio Barbi on land with documented winegrowing back to 1212, credited with Umbria's first traditional-method sparkling wine and an early botrytised sweet white, Pourriture Noble.
Tasting: Estate tours from vineyard to cellar, with customised tasting experiences.
Tip: A.D. 1212 and Mare Antico headline the range alongside the estate's Metodo Classico sparkling wine.
Twenty-four-hectare estate at Rocca Ripesena above Orvieto producing Orvieto Classico Superiore across several labels, including the late-harvest Vendemmia Tardiva and botrytised Muffa Nobile.
Tasting: Cellar and vineyard visits by reservation; contact the estate directly.
Tip: Not to be confused with the unrelated Il Palazzone estate in Montalcino, Tuscany, a different producer with a similar name.
Cooperative cellar formed by growers around Lake Trasimeno, the lake shore's main producer of Colli del Trasimeno DOC, built around the local Gamay del Trasimeno (Grenache) grape.
Tasting: Wine tours and tastings; contact the cooperative cellar directly to arrange a visit.
Tip: The Trasimeno Gamay Poggio Pietroso Riserva 2021 won Tre Bicchieri in Gambero Rosso's Vini d'Italia 2025 guide.
