Marches; It Marche [MAHR-kay]
A region in central Italy running along the east coast on the Adriatic Sea between Emilia-Romagna and Abruzzi. The Marches has about 60,000 vineyard acres and contains twelve DOC areas that produce about 20 percent of the region’s total wine. The docs include Bianchello del Metauro, Colli Maceratesi, Colli Pesaresi, Esino, Falerio dei Colli Ascolani or Falerio, Lacrima di Morro d’Alba, Offida, Rosso Conero, Rosso Piceno, Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi, Verdicchio di Matelica, and Vernaccia di Serrapetrona. Lacrima, Montepulciano, and Sangiovese are the primary red grapes, and Malvasia, Trebbiano, and Verdicchio are the main white varieties.
The New Wine Lovers Companion, 2nd Edition, by Ron Herbst and Sharon Tyler Herbst. Copyright © (1) 2003, 1995 by Ron Herbst and Sharon Tyler Herbst. Reprinted by arrangement with Barron's Educational Series, Inc.