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Marche

Population: 1.450.879
Surface (Kmq): 9694
Density (inhabitants/Kmq.): 150
Main city: Ancona (AN)
Other towns: Ascoli Piceno (AP); Macerata (MC); Pesaro e Urbino (PU).

The magical setting of Marche inspired poets such as Leopardi, Stendhal, Goethe, Montaigne and Montesquieu, thanks to a mixture of gentle hills with small settlements located on towering peaks. The Italian Marches (Marche) are bounded by the Adriatic Sea to the east, the region of Umbria to the west, the region of Emilia-Romagna (and the Republic of San Marino) to the north. It borders the beginnings of southern Italy to the south, where it meets Abruzzo. A narrow coastal plain forms the eastern seaboard of central Italy, rising sharply to the Apennines, the backbone of Italy, so there is some spectacular sightseeing here with the limestone peaks pitted by deep gorges and caves and dramatic torrents of water pouring into stone pools beneath. There is180km of coastline full of beautiful beaches with resorts such as the elegant old town of Pesaro and Fano in the north, Grottammare, Pedaso and San Benedetto del Tronto in the south.


 
 
  
 

In this little known region the amount of red and white wines produced are almost equal.
The main regional white is the excellent Verdicchio, a dry characteristically flavored exceptional white, made from at least 85% of the grape with the same name. Both the Verdicchio di Jesi and the Verdicchio di Matelica DOC wines complement perfectly local dishes such as the Lumache alle Nove Erbe, snails cocked with nine aromatic herbs, and the Brodetto di Pesce, a bouillabaisse-like rich seafood stew that, though found all over the Adriatic coast, reaches its best expression here.

Other whites include the Bianchello del Metauro, made near the Metauro River estuary on the north coast of Pesaro, as well as the Bianco dei Colli Maceratesi or, “White from the Macerata Hills”, produced near Macerata, south of Ancona.

Among the reds, the Rosso Conero and the Rosso Piceno are particularly appreciated. The limestone-rich soil of places like the Mount Conero, combined with the dry maritime climate, contribute to giving the Montepulciano grapes that make up these wines their characteristic flavor.

The DOC wines from Marche are:
Bianchello del Metauro  
Colli Maceratesi  
Colli Pesaresi  
Esino  
Falerio dei Colli ascolani  
Lacrima di Morro d'Alba  
Offida  
Pergola  
Rosso Conero  
Rosso Piceno  
Serrapetrona  
Terreni di Sanseverino  
Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi  
Verdicchio di Matelica 

Marche has also two DOCG wines:
Conero
Vernaccia di Serrapetrona