Orvieto is a clifftop city, a wine region, and a wine culture all its own with a rich history loaded with silly anecdotes. When your host says there's more in a glass of wine than fermented grape juice, she's not kidding, and Orvieto is an excellent example of that. 

Resources from this episode:

Books: 

The Oxford Companion to Wine [5th Edition, Kindle Edition], Harding, J., Robinson, J., Thomas, T. (2023)

Wine Grapes: A Complete Guide to 1,368 Vine Varieties, Including Their Origins and Flavours [Kindle Edition], Robinson, J., Harding, J., Vouillamoz, J. (2013)

Websites: 

Antinori: Cervaro della Sala https://www.antinori.it/en/vino/cervaro-della-sala-en/

Britannica: Orvieto https://www.britannica.com/place/Orvieto

Consorzio Vino Orvieto: http://www.consorziovinidiorvieto.it

Italian Wine Central: Orvieto https://italianwinecentral.com/denomination/orvieto-doc/

Madonna del Latte: https://www.madonnadellatte.it/en/products/item/orvieto-doc

Orvieto Viva: The History of Orvieto https://www.orvietoviva.com/en/orvieto-history/

Glass in Session Episodes Referenced in this Episode:  

S2E2: Behind Botrytis - Beautiful Wines from Ugly Grapes https://glassinsession.libsyn.com/s2e2-behind-botrytis-beautiful-wines-from-ugly-grapes

S10E5: Montefalco Sagrantino - Wine, Birds, and the King of Everything https://glassinsession.libsyn.com/s10e5-montefalco-sagrantino-wine-birds-the-king-of-everything

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