"Cru" escape: 1 night at Altarocca Wine Resort in Orvieto

Spend one night at Altarocca Wine Resort, in the Umbrian countryside just outside Orvieto, surrounded by the estate’s organic vineyards and olive groves. This CRU version adds a complete food-and-wine dinner to the stay, bringing together accommodation, the wines of Cantina Altarocca and the resort’s restaurant in the same experience.

You stay in a Gualtieri Suite at Villa Gualtieri, with terracotta floors, a comfortable king-size bed, a bright mosaic bathroom with a large rainfall shower and a sitting area. Each suite also has a private panoramic patio, furnished for relaxing outdoors and enjoying the surrounding Umbrian landscape.

Included in the stay is a guided tasting of 4 organic Cantina Altarocca wines, led by the resort’s sommelier. The tasting introduces the different expressions produced around Orvieto, from fresh whites and sparkling wines to the estate’s more structured reds. Cantina Altarocca works with wines such as Orvieto Classico DOC and Orvieto Classico Superiore DOC whites, together with Umbrian reds and sparkling expressions; the exact four labels served are selected by the winery.

The wines are accompanied by a board of local cured meats and cheeses, giving you a first taste of the regional products traditionally served alongside Umbrian wines.

The CRU experience also includes a 5-course tasting dinner at the Altarocca restaurant, where traditional Umbrian flavours are reinterpreted with a more contemporary approach. The kitchen builds its menus around the territory and can adapt the proposal according to the season, while vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free alternatives can be arranged when requested in advance.

Dinner is accompanied by 4 glasses of Cantina Altarocca wines, selected to complement the dishes and to continue the wine story introduced during the tasting. In this way, the winery’s production becomes part of both the tasting and the table, showing how the same wines can be appreciated on their own and alongside the cuisine of the region.

The following morning, breakfast is included, with a generous sweet and savoury selection that can include organic jams, fresh eggs, locally produced yogurt and ricotta, pastries, warm bread, homemade biscuits and cakes, local cured meats and cheeses, fresh fruit, cereals, smoked salmon, bacon and muffins, together with coffee, cappuccino, teas and fruit juices.