Plani Arche - Umbria

Roberto DiFilipo, owner and winemaker of Plani Arche, farms organically (certified) but it’s more than a check in the box.  To deal with foxes, which were devouring his grapes, he brought some geese on to his property.  Counter-intuitively, geese are aggressive, loud and scary as hell swooping down on something invading their territory.  Roberto also uses literal workhorses to plough his fields and avoid the soil compression that results from 2+ ton tractors, but the sacrifice, for Roberto, has been more than in speed of farming…his horse once kicked back and broke his leg.  To understand Roberto’s wines, imagine attending one of his famous pig roasts and washing down some pulled pork with his full-bodied, slightly nutty and tannic Grechetto.  To understand Roberto, you must simply see the love, affection and pride he and his family share.  These are wines of the Umbrian land and Roberto DiFilippo’s soul; their purity, complexity and unique character are an inspiration. 

GRECHETTO

MONTEFALCO ROSSO