Marches (Marche)

Question 1

Marches

Most important grape

Answer 1

Verdicchio

• Late-ripening, natural high acidity, suitable for spumante - and occasional late harvest wine - at DOC level
• Ageworthy, focused, green-tinged white, distinctive lemony, stony, bitter almond tang

Question 2

Marche

2 DOCGs for Verdicchio

Answer 2

Verdicchio di Matelica Riserva DOCG, 2009

• Inland, higher-altitude, sharper

Castelli di Jesi Verdicchio Riserva DOCG, 2009

• Coastal, fuller, rounder
• *Normale* versions released as DOC and the riserva versions released as DOCG

Question 3

Offida DOCG (Marche)

Answer 3

Offida DOCG

• W: Varietal Pecorino or Passerina
• R: Montepulciano

SE Marches

Question 4

Conero Rosso Riserva DOCG

Answer 4

Cornero Rosso Riserva DOCG

• Min 85% Montepulciano, max 15% Sangiovese
• Aged 2 years
  
  • many producers rely on a % of new barriques for aging rather than the traditional old botti
• Coast, south of regional capital Ancona

Question 5

Rosso Piceno DOC

Answer 5

Rosso Piceno DOC

• Rosso/Rosso Novello/Rosso Superiore
  
  • 35-85% Montepulciano
  • 15-50% Sangiovese
  • max 15% non-aromatic red
• Sangiovese (min 85%)

Question 6

Marche

5 DOCGs

• 2 DOCG for white only
• 2 DOCG for red only
• 1 DOCG for red and white

Answer 6

• Bianco only
  
  • Castelli di Jesi Verdicchio Riserva DOCG 2009 (Normale, Classico), 145 ha
  • Verdicchio di Matelica Riserva DOCG 2009, 25 ha
• Red only
  
  • Conero (Conero Riserva) DOCG 175 ha
  • Vernaccia di Serrapetrona DOCG Secco or Dolce, 28 ha
• Red and white
  
  • Offida DOCG Bianco (Pecorino, Passerina), Rosso (Montepulciano) 414 ha (LARGEST)

Question 7

Marche

DOCG for dry or sweet sparkling reds

Answer 7

Vernaccia di Serrapetrona DOCG

• 40% passito grapes
• Vernaccia grape in Marches is actually a red grape—“Vernaccia” probably derives from the Latin vernaculus (“indigenous”) and is used for a number of distinct varieties in Italy