Italian Wine Podcast

Welcome to the Next Generation and Episode 2549 of the Italian Wine Podcast. Today McKenna Cassidy interviews Matteo Guerrini of Guerrini winery in Umbria for a lively look at how young consumers are drinking today, why his family decided to produce Pinot Noir in the heart of Umbria, and how the estate is embracing low-intervention, sustainable practices. Matteo also shares what makes Umbria such an exciting region to watch and reveals details about a new collaborative project with a Californian winery. More about today’s guest: Located in the hills of Monteleone d’Orvieto in Umbria, Guerrini is a family-run estate dedicated to crafting elegant, terroir-driven wines with a focus on Pinot Noir. Although the Guerrini family has been active in the wine world since 1958 as merchants in Rome, the move into production began in the early 2000s, when the family established their modern estate at the border of Umbria and Tuscany. Today, the winery cultivates around 22 acres of vines within an 81-acre estate rich i