Marche – EN
My first encounter with Marche was almost accidental.
Or perhaps it simply wasn’t the right moment to understand it.
I had already been there a couple of times in the past, on the occasion of conferences, but I never truly managed to grasp its identity. Perhaps it was the weather, or the context—or both—that left me with an incomplete impression.
It was only last year that I decided to return with a different perspective: that of someone who wants to understand a territory through its wine.
The goal was clear—to explore Verdicchio—but it quickly became something broader.
From the very first days, Marche revealed itself for what it truly is: a region both complex and harmonious, where the landscape creates a natural balance between sea and mountains. Gentle hills, diverse cultivation, historic villages—a cultural and agricultural mosaic that still preserves a strong identity.
At the heart of this territory lies the area of the Castelli di Jesi, the historical and production center of Verdicchio. A system of fortified medieval villages, largely developed during the time of Emperor Frederick II, which still defines both the landscape and the structure of the region.
It is here that Verdicchio finds some of its most distinctive expressions: wines that combine freshness, structure, and a remarkable capacity to evolve over time.
What initially began as a tasting journey gradually turned into a deeper exploration—one shaped by encounters, places, and stories worth telling.
Revisiting my articles from two years ago, I considered updating and refining them. In the end, I chose to leave them as they are, as a way to preserve the evolution of my voice and storytelling
“Il vino è il condensato di un territorio, di una cultura, di uno stile di vita.” (Ernest Hemingway) Mi piaciono gli incontri con le gente come lo è stato in questo caso ..Vai per la prima volta in luogo sconosciuto e percepisci subito una sensazione di pace al cuore, uno spazio amichevole dove […]
“Not to smile, but to drink is natural for the man. I don’t say to drink in a simple and absolute way , because this is the way how the animals use to drink, I say to drink a good and fresh wine. With wine one becomes divines.” ( François Rabelais ) Agriculture family farm of wine producers […]
“ Travel diary, discoveries and curiosities among Leopardi’s Rolling Hills of Infinity “ “The wine is the condensation of territory, of culture, of the lifestyle.” Ernest Hemingway Gianluca Mirizi.. the visionarie, the dreamer, the person who is always innovative, who brings the innovation to his company, the most recent progressive methods , but […]
“Wine prepairs hearts and keep them more ready for passion .” Publius Ovidius Naso Founded at 1959, initially by 19 winegrowers of Cupramontana ( at the heart of classical zone of production of Verdicchio dei Castelli dei Jesi ) , today includes 190 partners, holders of vineyards area exceeding 160 hectars , where […]
“ Diario di viaggio, scoperte e curiosità, tra le dolci colline dell’ Infinito leopardiano “ Bevo champagne soltanto in due occasioni: quando sono innamorata e quando non lo sono. Coco Chanel Cupramontana è la città delle bollicine, o meglio ancora la capitale delle bollicine del Verdicchio . A Cupramontana, nel quore della Regione Marche, troviamo un’ […]
The wine, especially in Italy, is the poetry of the land. Mario Soldati I keep as a dear moment in my memory , the visit of the winery of family Socci, one of the nicest reminders of the estate of 2020. Being accommodated at the village Rosora, part of city Castelplanio I took advantage of […]
“Happiness,like precious wine , should be tasted source by source .” Ludwing Feuerbach I visited Marche for the first time in summer 2019. I was really curious to taste finally Verdicchio which I used to know just a little. Meanwhile planning the travel and my allocation, I decided to accomodate at zone of city Jesi, […]
Travel diary, discoveries and curiosities among Leopardi’s Rolling Hills of Infinity “Life is too short to drink mediocre wines.” Wolfgang Goethe The Coroncino farm is situated just a few kilometres from the city Staffolo. The area which is denominated as “ Verdichio hills “. Also here I met passionate people with the grand […]
“Water divide people. Wine unit them.” Libero Bovio At this time I would like to tell you the story of about my visit of the winery Finocchi Viticoltori at Staffolo city, the area nominated “Colle di Verdicchio “ The stimulation of my visit was in this case not only my never ending passion for […]
«The noble motivation ,nevertheless, is that the wine from Marche have that what we call in Italy genius loci. That means that wines from Marche are scientifivaly distinguishable, typical and there are not reproducible in sensory profile. The wine from Marche has character , as Vernaccia di Serrapetrona, Verdicchio di Matelica, Lacrima di Morro d’Alba […]
“The wine does not serve as a drink , but it is also sniffed , observed , tasted , sipped and… discussed “ Eduard VII The company is situated on the hills of municipality Serra de’Conti, just in the heart of zone of cultivation of Verdichio Classico, the piece of the land […]
“The discovery of wine is the moment more important than finding new constellation, the universe is too much full of stars .” Benjamin Franklin Agriculture farm Pievalta was born as a project of Silvano Brescianini which was realised by oenolog Alessandro Fenino from 2002. From 2005 the farm started to transform to the biodynamic […]
“God, touched by guilty, have had a dream ; the man added wine, holy son of the sun. “ Charles Baudelaire I have to say, that I wanted to visit the cellar of Silvano Strologo already about two years ago, during my first visit a Marche, but I didn’t succeed because of time shortage. This time I have […]
I have had heard about her wines just by chance, during the visit of other vinery nearby, where I tasted an excellent Verdichio in bio quality from La Staffa and the young winemaker Riccardo Baldi have told me about incredible foreigner women, who owns the winery just a few kilometers from him and produces excellent wines . […]
