[ speaking foreign language ] umbrian food isn t about expensive restaurants or tricky techniques. it s all about the skill and hard work that goes into producing its precious raw ingredients. from innovative farmers to noble hunters. and let s not forget the chefs and butchers preserving the traditional ways of cooking. and a note for any vegetarians watching. umbrians eat a lot of meat, like particularly pork. like a lot of it. huge amounts of it. i surrender. to the pork. umbria is named after the umry, one of italy s most ancient peoples. their landlocked homeland is right in the middle of the country. bordered on the west by its more glamorous neighbor tuscany, it s often overlooked. but while the landscape here is similar, the culture is very different. less fancy, if you will. and i hear the locals like it that way. they re like flames, aren t they? i m heading deep into the heart of sagrantino territory, umbria s luscious wrld-renowned red wine, to meet a man
right in the middle of the country. bordered on the west by its more glamorous neighbor tuscany, it s often overlooked. but while the landscape here is similar, the culture is very different. less fancy, if you will. and i hear the locals like it that way. they re like flames, aren t they? i m heading deep into the heart of sagrantino territory, umbria s luscious wrld-renowned red wine, to meet a man who fell in love with this rustic region over 25 years ago. we re going to meet big george, an italian known as giorgione. he s a chef and restaurateur who lives on a secluded farm outside of montefalco with an assortment animals including the porousine pride of umbria. good morning.