Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi

Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi is an appellation in Italy across 24 communes. The rules allow white wine, based on Verdicchio Bianco. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.

The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Type

DOP (DOC/DOCG)

Category

Quality Sparkling Wine/Wine

Protected since

1973-09-18

Area

80,672 ha outline of listed communes

Extent N–S × E–W

41.04 × 37.56 km

Centre

43.5109° N, 13.0352° E

Grapes

Albana, Albarola, Ansonica, Biancone, Canaiolo Bianco, Clairette, Durella, Fiano, Grechetto, Greco, Incrocio Bruni 54, Livornese Bianca, Malvasia Bianca Di Candia, Malvasia Bianca Lunga, Malvasia Istriana, Manzoni Bianco, Marsanne, Moscato Bianco, Orpicchio, Petit Manseng, Pinot Bianco, Riesling Italico, Riesling Renano, Roussanne, Sauvignon, Semillon, Trebbiano Toscano, Verdea, Verdello, Verdicchio Bianco, Vermentino, Vernaccia Di S. Giminiano, Viognier

Other grapes

Mueller Thurgau, Nocchianello Bianco

Min planting density

2,200 vines/ha

Irrigation

Allowed

Where it is

Nearest town

17 km west of Jesi

Nearest city

27 km south-west of Senigallia 30,882 people

To the sea

29 km

Same latitude

Hokkaido (Japan), Red Hill Douglas County, Oregon (United States), Niagara Lakeshore (Canada)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation

27–1,460 m

Mean elevation

252 m

Measured over the whole outline on 263,667 elevation cells of about 55 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Wines and grape rules

Bedrock

• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)83%
• Unconsolidated sediments13%

Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.

Communes · 24

• Apiro
• Arcevia
• Barbara
• Belvedere Ostrense
• Castelbellino
• Castelleone Di Suasa
• Castelplanio
• Cingoli
• Corinaldo
• Cupramontana
• Maiolati Spontini
• Mergo
• Monte Roberto
• Montecarotto
• Morro D'Alba
• Ostra
• Ostra Vetere
• Poggio San Marcello
• Rosora
• San Marcello
• San Paolo Di Jesi
• Serra San Quirico
• Serra De' Conti
• Staffolo

Wineries · 12

• Azienda Agricola Rovegliano - Marasca Rossi
• Azienda Vinicola Venturi
• Azienda Vitivinicola Borioni Gianni
• Azienda Vitivinicola Pievalta
• Azienda agricola Antinori di Togni Giorgio
• Cantina Langelina
• Cantina Tenuta San Marcello
• Cherubini
• Enologica Marchigiana di Coppari
• Moncaro
• Peruzzi Liana Az. Agr.
• Tenuta dell'Ugolino

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications