Umbria

Top Travel Tips for Getting to Umbria – Guest Blog Post

Umbria may be a rural delight of rolling green hills and hilltop villages, but that does not mean that it is difficult to get to! There are several different options available by air, train and road that will ensure that you can easily reach your holiday destination. You simply need to coordinate them and with…

Corona Virus: A way you can help us survive!
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Corona Virus: A way you can help us survive!

We haven’t written much about the Corona virus situation here in Italy as there has already been an avalanche of information – some right, some most definitely wrong.  https:gustowinetours.com Check out our tours here and then click on the tab Useful Info then Gusto Gift Certificates. On a personal note, we are fortunate that we…

Celebrate 10 Years with Gusto Wine Tours In 2020!
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Celebrate 10 Years with Gusto Wine Tours In 2020!

Celebrate With Us In 2020! We celebrate 10 years of fun, amazing Montefalco wines and fantastic guests in 2020! We really do have the dream job and 2020 will be dedicated to celebrating our wonderful years of Gusto Wine Tours. Join us for a day (or more, if you feel like it!) of Umbrian wine…

#ItalianFWT – Sagrantino For The Win(e).
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#ItalianFWT – Sagrantino For The Win(e).

A Brief History of Sagrantino. The story goes that it was first mentioned by Pliny the Elder in Roman times when he wrote about a grape called Itriola growing in Mevania. However, as Mevania is now called Bevagna and is in the Sagrantino production zone, this is probably scholarly wishful thinking. In the 1500s it…

Winter Warmer Tours with Gusto – Umbrian-style!  
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Winter Warmer Tours with Gusto – Umbrian-style!  

Fancy a Winter Warmer Tour with Gusto? We are fast approaching the end of 2018!  Now we’re looking forward to those crisp, azure-skied winter days in Umbria.  The vine leaves are starting to change colour from their vibrant green to the stunning hues of reds and yellows, a truly beautiful sight and a mecca for photographers…

Meet The Wine-Maker!
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Meet The Wine-Maker!

‘Rock Star’ Wine Makers! Umbria seems to have more than it’s fair share of Rock Star wine-makers!  Young, enthusiastic and innovative guys! We’d like you to meet Roberto Dionigi from Cantina Dionigi near Bevagna, Umbria. The family Dionigi have been in the wine & olive oil making business since 1896.  The care, passion and attention…

Enologica Montefalco 2017 – 25 years of DOCG Sagrantino
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Enologica Montefalco 2017 – 25 years of DOCG Sagrantino

This year’s Enologica Montefalco celebrates 25 years of the DOCG Sagrantino This year’s Enologica Montefalco is from Friday 15th September to Sunday 17th September when Montefalco once again opens its doors for a weekend of bacchanalian fun! Umbria Domani – (In Italian) Shows the partaking wineries. (I put this link here as a result of…

We Are Proud To Announce …
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We Are Proud To Announce …

We have been very busy lately – so busy, in fact, that I forgot to announce officially that for the 6th year in a row we have been awarded the Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence!  #certificateofexcellence     We are very proud of this achievement – but it simply would not have been possible without…

Special Offers from Gusto Wine Tours, Umbria. Come and join us!
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Special Offers from Gusto Wine Tours, Umbria. Come and join us!

Gusto Wine Tours presents Special Offers for 2017   2017  Special Offers! This will be our 7th year of having the best time showing off the wonderful wines, tasty produce and introducing you to the delightful and friendly local artisans! To celebrate and to show how much we appreciate your support, we have a superb offer…

Sagrantino – Unique Grape of Montefalco, Umbria
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Sagrantino – Unique Grape of Montefalco, Umbria

The Vendemmia is upon us!! We are very fortunate to live right smack bang in the middle of the Sagrantino area in and around Montefalco. Wine-lovers who take a Gusto Wine Tour  at this time of year (September/October) are often lucky enough to see part of the vendemmia  (grape harvest). Sometimes, they might even be able to…

Gusto Wine Tours and Cantina Fongoli Twitter-Chat!
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Gusto Wine Tours and Cantina Fongoli Twitter-Chat!

TONIGHT ON TWITTER AT 9PM ITALIAN TIME! On Twitter tonight:  We are guests of Tina Moray of Protocol Wine Studio (@ProtocolWine & @winescop) (use #winestudio to join in the Q & As). Along with Angelo Fongoli, award-winning wine-maker of Cantina Fongoli (@CFongoli). And Amy Ezrin, Senior VP of Massanois Imports (@massanois) who imports Fongoli wines…

Gusto Wine Tours on a Balloon Ride Adventure!
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Gusto Wine Tours on a Balloon Ride Adventure!

Balloon Ride Adventure for Gusto Wine Tours! Highly recommended for an unforgettable experience! We had an unforgettable morning on a hot air balloon ride over the spectacular Umbrian countryside!  Getting up and out by 6am was on the sleepy side, but the dawn light was beautiful and the sunrise gave promise for a gorgeous day!…

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