Where is the Arnaldo Caprai winery?

The estate is at Località Torre, 1, 06036 Montefalco, in the province of Perugia, Umbria. The cellar sits inside the Montefalco DOCG zone. From its terrace, the Terrazza Monte della Torre, you look across to the hilltop village of Montefalco.

Who founded Arnaldo Caprai and when?

Arnaldo Caprai, a textile entrepreneur from Umbria, founded the estate in 1971. He bought 42 hectares at the Tenuta Val di Maggio, about 59 football pitches of land. His son Marco Caprai took charge in 1986 and still leads the estate today.

Can I visit the Arnaldo Caprai estate?

Yes, the cellar at Località Torre runs guided tastings every day. The shortest is the 45-minute Essenziale. Longer options include Tour & Food, Sagrantino Lovers, Signature Collection and a Pic Nic in Vigna among the vines. Book through the official site, arnaldocaprai.it.

What grape varieties does Caprai grow?

Sagrantino and Grechetto, two native Umbrian grapes, lead the plantings. The vineyards also grow Sangiovese, Merlot, Pinot Nero, Chardonnay and Sauvignon. These go into the Montefalco Rosso DOC blend and a range of Umbria IGT wines.

Arnaldo Caprai

Arnaldo Caprai is the estate that made dry Sagrantino a wine the world knows. It sits at Località Torre, just outside Montefalco in Umbria. Arnaldo Caprai, a textile entrepreneur, bought the land in 1971. His son Marco has led the estate since 1986. His research on the grape set the modern dry style. That work lifted Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG out of obscurity. The family now farms 160 hectares of vines, about 224 football pitches, across the zone. The benchmark wine is the Sagrantino 25 Anni.

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About Arnaldo Caprai

Arnaldo Caprai made his money in Umbrian textiles before he turned to wine. In 1971 he bought the Tenuta Val di Maggio at Località Torre. The plot ran to 42 hectares, about 59 football pitches, and only four held vines. He set his sights on Sagrantino, Montefalco's own grape. It is thick-skinned, late to ripen, and full of colour and tannin. Back then it was known mainly as a sweet passito and rarely seen abroad. In 2002 Italy named him a Cavaliere del Lavoro for his service to agriculture.

His son Marco took charge in 1986 and put research first. From 1987 the estate worked with the University of Milan to find the best old Sagrantino vines. The team tracked down mother plants in old family vineyards across the zone. Their cuttings grew on in a nursery, and trials settled the vine training that suits the local clay soils. The first selected vines went in beside the cellar in 1994.

The wine that changed minds was the 25 Anni. Early in the 1990s it won praise around the world and reset how people saw the zone. Today it leads a family of pure Sagrantino wines: 50 Anni, Spinning Beauty, Valdimaggio, Dante and Collepiano. All aim at the same thing, taming the grape's aggressive tannin. The fruit ripens long on the vine. The wine then ages for a long stretch in barriques, so it softens without going flat.

Sustainability is central to how the estate runs today. It has held the Equalitas standard since 2019, the year that protocol launched. Before that it led New Green Revolution, the first sustainability code for Italian wine, approved by the certifier CSQA in 2013. Certificates for quality and for care of the environment date from the early 2000s. An in-house laboratory runs the Vineyard Connected and Agroclim Technology projects. They study precision farming and how the vines can cope with a changing climate.

There is more than Sagrantino in the vineyards. Grechetto makes the Anima Umbra, an Umbria IGT white. Sangiovese anchors the Montefalco Rosso DOC blend, while Merlot, Pinot Nero, Chardonnay and Sauvignon fill out the IGT range. The cellar opens every day for tastings. Options run from the 45-minute Essenziale, led by the estate's Wine Educators, to a three-hour Pic Nic in Vigna among the vines. From the Terrazza Monte della Torre you look across to the hilltop village of Montefalco, with vineyards stepping down toward the Valle Umbra.

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Località Torre, 06036 Montefalco, Perugia (Umbria)

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L'Essenziale

45 minutes

A 45-minute guided tasting led by the estate's in-house Wine Educators, walking through the grapes, the vinification choices, and the wines that anchor the Caprai range. Available daily.

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Tour & Food

1 hour 30 minutes

A 90-minute walk through the vineyards and the cellar, ending with a guided tasting in the enoteca paired with Umbrian food. Available daily and suited to first-time visitors who want the full estate context.

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Sagrantino Lovers

2 hours 30 minutes

A 2.5-hour walk through the full Sagrantino lineup, from Collepiano and Valdimaggio to 25 Anni, Spinning Beauty, and 50 Anni. The session focuses on tannin profile, ageing, and how vineyard parcel and barrique time shape each cuvée.

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Località Torre, 06036 Montefalco, Perugia (Umbria)

+39 0742378802

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What Arnaldo Caprai makes

Arnaldo Caprai's current bottle selection is led by Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG. The clearest grape signal comes from Sagrantino and Merlot.

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Montefalco Sagrantino

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Sagrantino is Umbria's great red grape, grown in five hill towns around Montefalco and almost nowhere else.

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Merlot is a red grape with a serious Italian footprint.

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Sangiovese (san-jo-vay-zeh) is the undisputed king of red wines in central Italy.

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Chardonnay is a white grape with a clear Italian role.

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Common questions

The estate is at Località Torre, 1, 06036 Montefalco, in the province of Perugia, Umbria. The cellar sits inside the Montefalco DOCG zone. From its terrace, the Terrazza Monte della Torre, you look across to the hilltop village of Montefalco.
Arnaldo Caprai, a textile entrepreneur from Umbria, founded the estate in 1971. He bought 42 hectares at the Tenuta Val di Maggio, about 59 football pitches of land. His son Marco Caprai took charge in 1986 and still leads the estate today.
The Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG 25 Anni. It brought Sagrantino world attention in the early 1990s. The estate also makes 50 Anni, Spinning Beauty, Valdimaggio, Dante and Collepiano from pure Sagrantino. A Montefalco Rosso DOC and the Anima Umbra, a Grechetto for the Umbria IGT, complete the range.
Yes, the cellar at Località Torre runs guided tastings every day. The shortest is the 45-minute Essenziale. Longer options include Tour & Food, Sagrantino Lovers, Signature Collection and a Pic Nic in Vigna among the vines. Book through the official site, arnaldocaprai.it.
Yes. The estate has held the Equalitas sustainability standard since 2019, the year it launched. It also led New Green Revolution, the first sustainability code for Italian wine, approved by the certifier CSQA in 2013. It also holds ISO 9001 (quality) and ISO 14001 (environment) certificates dating from the early 2000s.
Sagrantino and Grechetto, two native Umbrian grapes, lead the plantings. The vineyards also grow Sangiovese, Merlot, Pinot Nero, Chardonnay and Sauvignon. These go into the Montefalco Rosso DOC blend and a range of Umbria IGT wines.

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L'Essenziale

Tour & Food

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