Lake Trasimeno estate founded in 2003 by Nicola Chiucchiurlotto, farming 11 hectares of vines across a 60-hectare hillside property near Castiglione del Lago.
Tip: Che Syrah Sara is the estate's playfully named Syrah bottling.
Address: Via Cimbano 36, Vaiano, 06061 Castiglione del Lago PG, Italy, Umbria
Five-generation family cellar at Sant'Enea near Perugia, farming since 1890 and producing 25 hectares of Colli Perugini DOC and Umbria IGP wines on the Strada dei Vini del Cantico wine route.
Tasting: Cellar tastings, vineyard walks and a farm shop; open Monday to Saturday 8:30-13:00 and 15:00-19:30, Sunday by reservation.
Tip: The Selezione Antonio Chiorri line is a Colli Perugini DOC tier named for a past-generation family winemaker.
Founded in 1971 at the foot of Montefalco, the estate that pushed Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG toward international recognition, with Michel Rolland consulting on the cellar programme.
Tasting: Vertical tastings, guided vineyard tours, cellar visits and tailor-made experiences by reservation.
Tip: The 25 Anni bottling marks the estate's anniversary vintage, a dry Sagrantino built for extended cellar ageing.
Antonelli family estate since 1883 on a single 190-hectare property overlooking Montefalco, certified organic since 2009, known for single-vineyard Sagrantino and a Trebbiano Spoletino revival programme.
Tasting: Guided tours, wine tastings, cellar visits and truffle hunts, with the Casale Antonelli agriturismo on site.
Tip: Chiusa di Pannone and Molino dell'Attone are the single-vineyard Sagrantino bottlings worth asking for by name.
Family estate at Arquata near Bevagna farming about 20 hectares of a 30-hectare property, producing Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG alongside Grechetto and a handful of international varieties.
Tasting: Estate visits Monday to Saturday, 9:30-12:30 and 14:30-18:00, closed Sunday; booking via the estate's experiences page.
Tip: Visit hours run to 18:00 on weekdays; Sunday needs advance booking.
A family documented in the Montefalco archives since the 1500s, farmed without chemical inputs and vinified with minimal intervention, among the natural-wine reference points for Sagrantino.
Tasting: Visits Monday to Saturday 9:00-17:00; Sunday and holidays by reservation only.
Tip: Call ahead; Sunday visits are by appointment only and the estate keeps a low commercial profile.
Family estate at Cannara between Torgiano and Montefalco, a member of the Consorzio Tutela Vini Montefalco producing Montefalco Rosso DOC and the local Vernaccia di Cannara alongside Sangiovese.
Tasting: Monday to Friday 9:00-13:00 and 15:00-19:00, Saturday 9:00-13:00 and 15:30-19:30, Sunday by appointment.
Tip: Cannara sits in the Colli Martani zone rather than inside Montefalco proper, worth combining with a Cannara onion-country stop.
