Lungarotti and Rubesco
Founded in the early 60’s by Giorgio Lungarotti, the company soon became a driving force that opened up new opportunities not only for Torgiano but for the whole Umbria: wine as the centerpiece of a very high quality touristic and productive center, and cornerstone of a highly integrated promotional tool for the whole region.
LUNGAROTTI TIMELINE 1962-2016
The Origins
Three centuries of history of the Lungarotti family.Read
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Giorgio Lungarotti is the only member of the family who continues to produce wine,Read
1962
Giorgio Lungarotti aggregates the farms of several families giving a turn to the business activities of his family.Read
1964
First harvest of Rubesco Reserve: grapes, Sangiovese and Canaiolo, the same variety of Rubesco, come from a particular vineyard, named Monticchio.Read
1968
In recognition to the quality of the wines produced by Giorgio Lungarotti in Torgiano (Rubesco and Torre di Giano), comes the first with DOC Umbria Torgiano Torgiano Red and white.Read
1969
Giorgio Lungarotti looks to the future and begin to export its wines. The first shipment in Germany, in Frankfurt; to follow in England and then the world ...Read
1970
Rubesco conquers the British market. The discovery of this Italian red wine of excellent quality, and only one, out of many denominations.Read
1974
April 23 is opened, in a building of the XVI century, The Wine Museum. Developed by Giorgio and Maria Grazia Marchetti Lungarotti.Read
1976
Giorgio Lungarotti continues its mission relying on two young players, Teresa and Chiara, who instructs his taste of tireless experimenter.Read
1978
Giorgio and Maria Grazia restructure, in the village of Torgiano, a seventeenth-century building, and open the 5-star Relais Le Tre Vaselle;Read
1981
Giorgio Lungarotti creates the "Banco d'Assaggio" of Italian Wine (BAVI), wine competition with international jury of journalists and foreign critics and oenologistsRead
1982
Chiara Lungarotti offers to Pope John Paul II, on a visit to Assisi, a keg of Vin Santo, symbolically recalling the ancient Umbrian tradition.Read
1986
Rubesco Riserva Vigna Monticchio 1977 he won the prize Vinarius Wine of the Year. A recognition of the quality and uniqueness.Read
1987
Was established the Lungarotti Foundation non-profit organization in order to promote the study, knowledge and promotion of the enormous wealth of knowledge.Read
1990
Tenth in Italy, comes the DOCG to Torgiano Rosso Riserva, retroactive to 1983, given the characteristic long aging of this wine.Read
1992
Celebrating 30 years of Rubesco with the conference "The nutrients of the wine" and the creation of a special wine edition, with the label "Thirty years."Read
1994
Giorgio Lungarotti and Maria Grazia begin the exploitation of the old farmhouses of which is sprinkled the company. Thus it was born the first farm, Poggio alle Vigne.Read
1996
The 90s marked the beginning of the replanting of vineyards in new agricultural techniques.Read
1999
April 16, dies Giorgio Lungarotti. The Italian wine world lost a great pioneer:Read
2000
May 1 is inaugurated the Museum of the Olive and Olive Oil that Maria Grazia has made tribute to a desire of Giorgio:Read
2001
Acquired 20 acres of land in Montefalco that are implanted with Sagrantino, the grape variety typical of the area. Then begins the construction of the estateRead
2005
Rubesco: his story is the story Lungarotti, the Riserva Vigna Monticchio is the wine of the heart. The label, varied over the years according to the taste and feel of the times,Read
2006
Chiara Lungarotti was elected National President of the Wine Tourism Movement, a position later confirmed for a second term in 2009.Read
2008
Completes the first part of the project of agro-energy from biomass, ERASSPV, started in 2006, for which Lungarotti winery has been chosen as pilotRead
2010
Realization of the wellness center "bellauve vinotherapy spa" in Le Tre Vaselle, specializing in wine therapy treatments,Read
2011
With ALMA, the prestigious International School of Cuisine of which is Rector Gualtiero Marchesi, the project Italian Wine and Food Experience.Read
2012
A double birthday: half a century of life Rubesco, the flagship wine Lungarotti, and 50 years from the intuition of the founder.Read
2013
In Rome, from October 25 to November 30, the monumental complex of the Vittoriano, the exhibition "VERSO IL 2015.Read
2014
The Wine Museum celebrates its first 40 years from the opening.Read
2015
The Lungarotti Foundation and the Wine Museum partecipate of the International EXPO in MilanRead
2017
The Montefalco Lungarotti Estate complete the process of reconversion to the organic productionRead
2018
The V.I.V.A. Project: In 2018, our organization was recognized as correct and sustainable.Read