Marche

Marche has six sub-regions and 21 named appellations. In the north, Bianchello del Metauro follows the Metauro River basin from the Adriatic Sea to the Cesane Mountains. Made from Bianchello, also called Biancame, with up to five percent Malvasia bianca lunga, it is typically fresh, young and bright.

On the Conero Riviera, Rosso Conero is based on Montepulciano grown on the hills, where sun-driven ripening meets freshness from the sea. Verdicchio provides a useful contrast between Castelli di Jesi and Matelica. Historic Classico hillsides around Cupramontana give Castelli di Jesi greater depth and definition. In Matelica, a north to south valley and strong seasonal temperature swings bring more body, concentration, vibrant acidity and a lightly grippy texture. The wines can show apple, hawthorn and broom, with bitter almond on the finish.

The Macerata Hills combine inland earth with a marine breeze. Producers revived the local Ribona grape and work with it alongside Sangiovese and Montepulciano. Further south, the Piceno denominations include Rosso Piceno, Offida, Falerio and Terre di Offida, where Pecorino and Passerina appear in sparkling and passito wines.

Producer profiles

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• Azienda Agraria BisciAzienda Agraria Bisci is a Marche estate with 25 hectares, including 18 hectares of Verdicchio vines alongside Sangiovese and Merlot.
• Azienda Vinicola Umani Ronchi SpaFamily estate founded in 1957 at Cupramontana, farming 210 organic hectares across Marche and Abruzzo and producing Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi in two tiers, including Historical, which spends five years before release.
• Cantina Di Ruscio SrlA three-generation family winery in Campofilone on the Marche hills above the Aso Valley, making still and sparkling wines from Passerina, Pecorino, Trebbiano, Sangiovese, and Montepulciano since 1953.
• Cantina OffidaOrganic Sangiovese and indigenous Marche whites from a compact DOCG in southern Marche, restructured in 2010 around quality production of Passerina, Pecorino, and Castelo, a certified organic red.
• San Patrignano WinesA rehabilitation community on the Adriatic hills above Rimini that has grown into a 110-hectare wine estate. Residents farm the vines and work the cellar. The wines range from an accessible Sangiovese blend to a Romagna Sangiovese DOC riserva farmed organically.
• Societá Agricola Ciú Ciú di BartalomeiSocietá Agricola Ciú Ciú di Bartalomei comes from Marche, Italy. Marche has six sub-regions and 21 named appellations.
• Tenuta de AngelisOrganic estate in the Piceno hills of southern Marche, working Passerina, Pecorino, and Montepulciano across certified vineyards in Castel di Lama and Offida since 1958.
• Tenuta Di TavignanoSingle-vineyard Verdicchio estate in Cingoli, Macerata, farming 30 hectares organically since 2018.
• Tenuta San LazzaroFamily estate in Offida, Marche, growing native white grapes Passerina and Pecorino alongside Montepulciano, Sangiovese and Grenache from 9.5 organic hectares on a 290-metre hilltop above the Adriatic-Apennine corridor.
• Tenute Rio MaggioA family estate in the Fermo hills producing Rosso Piceno and Falerio dei Colli Ascolani from a single Contrada Vallone vineyard, hand-harvested and farmed without irrigation.
• Terre Cortesi MoncaroA Marche cooperative farming three appellations across 1,600 hectares, with organic roots stretching back to 1980 and a separate cellar logic for each wine zone.
• Umani RonchiMarche and Abruzzo producer whose aged Verdicchio and Montepulciano have earned sustained critical recognition, including Gambero Rosso Winery of the Year 2024.