A trip through a chosen land, among wine cellars, oil mills and artistic treasures, discovering sagrantino wine.

Montefalco takes its name from the passion for falcon hunting of Frederic II who spent an entire year here in 1249. This is the land of sagrantino, an ancient varietal in its land of birth. From the Latin sacer, a sacred wine for the celebrations of Christian tradition that marked the rhythm of rural life, it was originally consumed in the passita style. Around the middle of the last century it began being made into wine and bottled in the dry style.

Visit the Saint Francis church, now a museum preserving glorious frescoes, as well as the Saint Augustine church and the City Hall. On a walk through the town, among the walls of pink stone and along the paths that descend from the Piazza del Comune, you will be surrounded by the ancient presence of gardens and domesticated vines; inside the Santa Chiara convent one can find sagrantino vines that are several centuries old.

Great souvenirs can be found in artisan textile shops and in wine stores. A taste of local traditional flavours such as strangozzi pasta with goose jus, roasted goose, and ‘ntorta pie, a sweet puff pastry with apples, candied nuts and fruit, all to be tried in combination with the local wines.

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