Verdicchio

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(a.k.a. Marchigiano, Uva Marana, Verdone)

Verdicchio has been a hugely popular grape in its home province of the Marches, on the Adriatic coast of Italy, where it reportedly has been grown since the 1300s. This white wine-producing read more...variety is mainly cultivated for use in crisp dry wines of the same name, often with a somewhat grassy aroma – the perfect accompaniment for the regional cuisine based on local fish.

The tradition of bottling in shapely amphora-like bottles (some claim the curves were modeled after the figure of Italian starlet Gina Lollobrigida) has perhaps contributed to Verdichhio wines not being taken seriously, but in the hands of the best producers, the variety may be one of the best whites Italy has to offer. The naturally high acid of the grape also has utility in sparkling wines.

You are young and pale, sister to the mermaids of the Adriatic. You’re a simple and unassuming blonde, and you inhabit the hilltowns of your native Italy, where you skip lightly down to the sea to frolic with the fish. But your lightness betrays the hint of bitterness deep in your heart. You are as crisp as the air after autumn rains, and it has been whispered that you are a little nutty. Only your lovers know your bubbly side, and refreshingly dry wit.

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boris813 reviewed Garofoli Verdicchio Dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Macrina 2008:

November 2009

boris813

I may have gotten a bad bottle, but this is perhaps the most insipid wine I've ever tasted. It was like drinking wine-flavored water. I grabbed it at the off-sale next door because I was out of white and had a...

Garofoli Verdicchio Dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Macrina 2008

Starting at $14^.99 Snoothrank: 3/5

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nventure reviewed Fazi Battaglia Verdicchio Dei Castelli di Jesi Classico 2007:

November 2009

nventure

12.90

Fazi Battaglia Verdicchio Dei Castelli di Jesi Classico 2007

Starting at $9^.99 Snoothrank: 3.5/5

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Tazio reviewed Fazi Battaglia Massaccio Verdicchio Dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore DOC 2005:

November 2009

Tazio

Fazi Battaglia Massaccio Verdicchio Dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore DOC 2005

Starting at $218^.94 Snoothrank: 3/5

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Tazio reviewed Umani Ronchi Verdicchio Dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Riserva Plenio 2005:

November 2009

Tazio

Umani Ronchi Verdicchio Dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Riserva Plenio 2005

Starting at $13^.59 Snoothrank: 3/5

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GregT wrote in the forum topic: Very dry white wines

October 2009

GregT

France - try Muscadet from the Loire valley or dry Bordeaux. Spain - try verdejo from Rueda or Xarel-lo from Penedes Italy - try verdiccio from the Marche region or pinot bianco from Alto Adige. You can try pinot grigio...

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Val13 reviewed Fazi Battaglia Verdicchio Dei Castelli di Jesi Classico 2006:

October 2009

Val13

Butterscotch nose, dry, moderate-high acid, slightly flat, short finish. Thanks to Gambino's Wines in O'Fallon, Missouri.

Fazi Battaglia Verdicchio Dei Castelli di Jesi Classico 2006

Starting at $9^.99 Snoothrank: 3/5

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Sloperaly reviewed Coenobium Bianco 2007:

October 2009

Sloperaly

Enjoying this wine for a second time... Great provenance, good acid balance, a touch of tannin from the hand pressed stems and earthy notes lent itself well to our dish of Italian pasta, olive oil, spinach, mushrooms, pine...

Coenobium Bianco 2007

Starting at $19^.99 Snoothrank: 3.5/5

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Eric Guido reviewed Sartarelli Verdicchio Dei Castelli di Jesi 2004:

October 2009

Eric Guido

Aromas of Olive, hazelnut, wet rocks and a bit of butter. Palate has zippy acidity and shows pear, melon and a bit of green grass. The mid-palate is sweet which mixes well with this bottles lively acidity giving it a...

Sartarelli Verdicchio Dei Castelli di Jesi 2004

Starting at $13^.00 Snoothrank: 3/5

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glolorenzi reviewed Bucci Verdicchio Dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore 2005:

September 2009

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Bucci Verdicchio Dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore 2005

Starting at $16^.99 Snoothrank: 3.5/5

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Gregory Dal Piaz wrote in the forum topic: Summer Whites

August 2009

Gregory Dal Piaz

I prefer more mineral whites, Muscadet, Pinot Bianco, Txacoli, some racy Sauv Blancs, and some of the southern Italian whites Fiano, Greco, Falanaghina, Verdiccio. i would gladly sip any on the Porch!

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