Marche has six sub-regions and 21 named appellations. Bianchello del Metauro follows the Metauro River basin from the Adriatic Sea to the Cesane Mountains. This white wine uses Bianchello, also called Biancame, with up to five percent Malvasia bianca lunga. It is typically fresh and made to drink young. Rosso Conero is a red based on Montepulciano grown in the Conero hills. The white grape Verdicchio grows in both Castelli di Jesi and Matelica. The historic Classico area of Castelli di Jesi includes hillsides around Cupramontana. Matelica occupies a north to south valley with strong seasonal temperature changes. Its wines can have body, concentrated flavour, lively acidity and a lightly grippy texture, with apple, hawthorn and broom aromas and a bitter-almond finish. In the Macerata Hills, producers have revived the local white grape Ribona, grown alongside the red varieties Sangiovese and Montepulciano. Further south, the Piceno denominations include Rosso Piceno, Offida, Falerio and Terre di Offida. Here, the white grapes Pecorino and Passerina are also used for sparkling wines and passito wines made from dried grapes.
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Explore the wine-growing areas of Marche.
- 01Ancona & Cònero Riviera2 producersRosso Conero is a Montepulciano-based wine from the hills of the Conero Riviera. Sunshine helps the grapes ripen, while the sea brings freshness.
- 02Ascoli Piceno & Southern Marche6 producersSouthern Marche brings together Rosso Piceno, Offida, Terre di Offida and Falerio. Look for Rosso Piceno's Montepulciano-Sangiovese balance and the high acidity and immediate freshness of Offida Pecorino.
- 03Castelli di Jesi — Verdicchio Classic Zone1 producerAround Cupramontana in Marche, Classico identifies the historic Verdicchio hillsides of Castelli di Jesi. Young wines can show apple and pear; mature examples may develop plum, quince and resinous-herb notes.
- 04Macerata HillsNo producers listed yetThe Macerata hills in Marche receive a sea breeze. Ribona is a local grape attracting renewed attention from producers, alongside Sangiovese and Montepulciano.
- 05Matelica & Camerino (Inland Marche)1 producerMatelica's north to south valley brings strong seasonal temperature variation. Its Verdicchio can be dry, fresh and concentrated, with vibrant acidity and a lightly grippy texture.
- 06Pesaro & Urbino (Northern Marche)6 producersNorthern Marche includes Bianchello del Metauro, Colli Pesaresi, Pergola and Colli di Rimini. The Metauro basin is home to fresh, bright Bianchello del Metauro.
Producer profiles
Producer profiles
Every producer profiled in Marche so far.
- 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.
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- San Patrignano WinesA rehabilitation community on the Adriatic hills above Rimini that has grown into a 110-hectare wine estate.
- Societá Agricola Ciú Ciú di BartalomeiSocietá Agricola Ciú Ciú di Bartalomei comes from Marche, Italy.
- 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.
- Valle delle LepriOrganic hillside estate south of Rimini farming Sangiovese and Cabernet Sauvignon across three generations, with spontaneous fermentation, no fining or filtration, and a range threaded through with saline mineral character and patient élevage in cement and oak.