 Hystory
There is a large number of historic evidence about the wines produced in the area of Montefalco.
The first evidence date back to the I century a.C.
There is still much to discover about this ancient variety. This is what we know for the moment...
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Biodiversity and genetic variability within the Sagrantino variety.
A reducing interest in local varieties, in the vinegrowing as well as in other sectors, produced the disappearance of many local genotypes that were not being grown anymore, thus causing a serious loss of variability and biodiversity in tree species...
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Research
The Val di Maggio estate aiming at expressing all the potential of the local variety, Sagrantino, is carrying out a research study in collaboration with the Dipartimento di Produzioni Vegetali Sez. Coltivazioni Arboree of the University of Milan ...
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Caprai’s Sagrantino: a successful project
Corriere Vinicolo
In 1987 Marco Caprai, while still in his 20s, started managing the family estate. The core family business was in the textile sector, while the estate was still…a hobby...
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Nicolas Belfrage on Sagrantino
To give second position of importance in an area as large and prestigious as west central Italy to a variety of such restricted production as Sagrantino may seem insulting to others grown in far greater volume such as Canaiolo, Cesanese and Ciliegiolo...
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Photo Gallery --> Caprai's vineyards
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Sagrantino is a local variety that has been present only in the area of Montefalco for centuries. It is completely different from all the other red varieties that are typical of the centre of Italy. Discover the origins, the story and the characteristics of this unique variety...
