Top 100 wines of Marche
Discover the top 100 best wines of Marche as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Marche and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Italian star of Verdicchio: exceptional age-worthy whites, straight and mineral with signature notes of green almond, lemon, green apple, dry herbs and a slightly bitter finish. Two DOCGs: Castelli di Jesi (coastal, airy) and Matelica (inland, more concentrated). Mediterranean reds: fleshy Montepulciano in Rosso Conero near Ancona, supple Sangiovese. Also fresh Pecorino and Passerina.
~16,000 ha on the Adriatic coast.
Fresh, structured dry whites with a pale golden colour and a crisp, lean palate; signature aromas of green apple, citrus (lemon), white flowers and delicate Adriatic mineral notes. Refreshing coastal style, best drunk young. A component of DOC whites from the Marche around Pesaro and Urbino; also found in Tuscany as Bianchello. Indigenous Italian white grape from the Marche, sometimes wrongly confused with Piedmont's Erbaluce.
wines from the region of Marche go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of pot roast, tagliatelle with seafood and saffron cream or pastasotto pepper merguez (risotto style pasta).