Ciù Ciù “Bacchus” Rosso Piceno DOP 2011 Style of Wine: Earthy & Spicy Country of Origin: Italy Wine Region: Marche Appellation: Rosso Piceno Grape Varietal: Montepulciano and Sangiovese Bottle Format: 750ml Case Size: 12 bottles $202.68 Per Case ($16.89/btl) Tasting Notes This ruby red wine, with purple shades tending to orange is a product [...]
Marche’s Majestic Maceratino
August 16, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Like most of Italy’s eastern/Adriatic regions, Marche is largely unknown outside of Italy, and let’s hope that it stays that way. It’s got everything that its neighbor Tuscany has – hills, mountains, beautiful seacoast, stone Medieval towns, art, and arguably a superior cuisine – and you and a few others in the know can have [...]
Wines and People of Le Marche: Villa Bucci
July 28, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Our property is extremely diversified, (covering a total of 350 hectares) comprising plantations of sugar beet, corn, wheat, sunflowers, etc. as well as centuries-old olive groves. Our area is called “Castelli di Jesi.” There is a unique grape of white wine called Verdicchio, which is indigenous to these hills. We now have about 31 hectares of [...]
EuroTravelogue™: Guided Tour to the Tuscan Hilltop Town of Pienza, Italy
June 26, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Destination Pienza, Italy! After spending the morning driving south from Florence through glorious Tuscany with a stop at Montepulciano to indulge in savory delectables and tasty wines, we continued our tour heading west through some of the most sublime landscapes I’ve ever encountered. Located 15 minutes away from Montepulciano is the historic hilltop town of [...]
Italian Wine of the Marche, Full of Passion and Pleasure
June 25, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Imagine yourself in the beautiful Marche region of Italy, looking out over the glistening Adriatic sea. Evening comes and you wander down the path from your villa to a candlelit trattoria where you are offered a bottle wine from a local vineyard that is just a few kilometers away. Those were my thoughts as I [...]
Ancona Wine Tour
June 11, 2012 by Leave a Comment
If you want to discover what the Ancona area has to offers in terms of wine, here you have all the resources to do it. Conero a Docg wine (85% Montepulciano and Sangiovese up to 15% maximum), Verdicchio Castelli di Jesi Riserva Docg Riserva and Riserva Classico (minimum aging of 18 months, including at least [...]
Kurni – Oasi degli Angeli: tradition and territory
June 3, 2012 by Leave a Comment
House, cellar, an eatery open at week-ends, vineyards, a kitchen garden and rabbit hutches make up the haven in the Sant’Egidio valley, site whose biodiversity is protected by European Union, that Marco Casolanetti and Eleonora Rossi came back to in 1990s after finishing university in Bologna. She, a would-be teacher and a fantastic cook, returned [...]
Le Marche Wines by clubviniitaliani.co.uk
May 31, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Le Marche is geographically one of the most unusual regions of Italy, being bordered on one side by the Apennine mountains and on the other by the sea. The climate is tempered by warm sea breezes throughout the year, giving wonderful growing conditions, and the mountainous area to the west benefits from higher altitudes and [...]
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