Bevagna is a town and commune in the central part of the Italian province of Perugia, in Umbria in central Italy. The centre of the town is walled. Bevagna falls within the coterminous Montefalco DOC and DOCG zones (see below), and is the northernmost commune in the Montefalco region of Umbria, Italy. It lies on the western edge of the flood plain of the Topino river.

Getting there: Bevagna is 15.5 miles (25 km) south-east of Perugia, 5 miles (8 km) west of Foligno, (4.3 miles) 7 km north-north-west of Montefalco, 10 miles (16 km) south of Assisi and 9.3 miles (15 km) north-west of Trevi.

Frazioni: Campofondo. | Cantalupo di Bevagna. | Castelbuono. | Gaglioli. | Limigiano. | Madonna della Pia. | Torre del Colle.

Sub-zones in Bevagna: Arquata. | Belvedere. | Colcimino. | Località Montarone.

Wine style: Dr Ian d’Agata (Italy’s Native Wine Grape Terroirs: 2019 p.268) says the Sagrantino wines from Bevagna are ‘more floral, gentler’ compared to those from Montefalco itself, and show ‘a very good core of acidity and minerality not found infall Sagrantinos.’

Events: Mercato delle Gaite (late June).

Wines: Montefalco Bianco DOC. | Montefalco Grechetto DOC. | Montefalco Rosso & Rosso Riserva DOC. | Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG. | Montefalco Sagrantino Passito DOCG. 

Wineries

No certification: Briziarelli. | Cantina Dionigi. | Virili Piero.

Bibliography

Dr Ian d’Agata, Italy’s Native Wine Grape Terroirs (University of California Press, 2019).

Italian Wine Guide (Touring Club of Italy, 1999), p.268.