Romanelli Winery
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What I discovered at Romanelli winery in Umbria (hint: not just Sagrantino!)
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Step into Umbria, the Italian region that reshaped my family and still shapes my writing. These reflections come from years of living among its olive groves, cobblestones, and fiercely kind neighbors—stories of belonging, blunders, beauty, and how a place can change you if you let it. For more tales from life in Umbria, join The Grapevine, where new chapters of this ongoing love story always land first.
Scacciadiavoli Winery
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A primer on Sagrantino and why you should visit a winery on your next visit to Umbria.
Read MoreOrvieto's Place in the Umbrian Landscape: A Guest Post by Ellen Craig
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I met Ellen Craig through working on my upcoming Umbria book. Instantly, I knew I’d found a kindred spirit. When I asked her for her thoughts about Orvieto—where she lives with her fiance whose family has been in the area since the 1200’s—she clued me in on some aspects of Umbria that, living on this side of the region, I’d never known! I was thrilled when she agreed to write a post for my Local Guide Series. I think you’ll love this one.
Read MoreNorcia, after the Quake
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Norcia has changed since the earthquake of 2016. Is it still worth visiting?
Read MoreDeruta's Past and Present
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I’m thrilled another post in my Local Guide series, about a delightful aspect of Umbria—ceramics! You might have heard of Deruta, it’s famous the world over for its contributions to the ceramic arts, but here is a chance to hear about the craft, and the history, from one of the families that made Deruta great.
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