He said: ‘Now, Giampaolo, we will wait until they have called all of us, and only when they are finished will we stand up together and go on stage together to receive our awards, because in this way we give the right weight and the right impression of the Montefalco area.’ I was very young and felt like a dwarf next to the giant Arnaldo, but he was so warm, sincere and friendly. With his father’s vision in mind, Marco expanded plantings of Sagrantino, and today the winery farms nearly 400 acres of vineyards, with the majority planted to Sagrantino. Today this lineup includes seven different reds bottled under the Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG (always 100 percent Sagrantino), including the recently released Montefalco Sagrantino Spinning Beauty 2015 (95, $583), marking Arnaldo Caprai winery as a leader for the category.
Author: Alison Napjus, Clark Coffman, Alison Napjus, Clark Coffman
Published at: 2026-01-07 22:00:00
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