Orvieto, a marvellous city that extends along the hill ranges to the right and left of the Paglia torrent, is the epicentre of one of the most important wine producing areas for the history and economy of Umbria. The production of Orvieto wine dates back to very antique times, when the first inhabitants of the city, the Etruscans, sensed that the characteristic tuff of the Orvieto area was favourable for the conservation of this product. Its appreciation in the centuries gone by is evidenced by numerous documents and anecdotes: the poet Gabriele D'Annunzio due to its fragrance, strength and colour defined it "the sun of Italy in a bottle"; Pope Gregory the XVIth even left dispositions in his will that he was to be washed with "Orvieto wine" before his burial. Orvieto Doc is produced in a large vineyard cultivation area that includes many of the municipalities of the provinces of Terni and Viterbo: it is therefore an inter-regional Doc, which includes white meal and desert wines of the Orvieto, Superior Orvieto, Classic Orvieto and Classic Superior Orvieto types (the Superior version should be aged for four months).

Each label must carry a mention of the Controlled Denomination of Origin besides all the other indications foreseen by law, such as: The determined Region from which the product originates; Denomination of the product composed of the combination of the variety of the vine from which the wine originates and the geographic area in which that variety is cultivated; Nominal volume of the wine; Name or company name of the bottler and its registered address; Number and code of the bottler, which may also appear on the closing system (cork or cap); Name of the Country; Indication of the batch; Ecological indications.