Award for Vini Maraviglia producer of Verdicchio di matelica

The best of Le Marche were awarded the Golosaria from the Papillon Club an institute in searcg of excellence in the field of wine and food. This years winners were Azienda Agricola Maraviglia with the blended Sangiovese, Merlot, Cabernet, Ciligielo 2006 red wine called Onorio. An excellent fruity full bodied red wine. the winery also produces Verdiccio di Matelica DOC and from 2010 Verdicchio di Matelica DOCQ as wellas a number of other blended of Sangiove grape variety. Tasting can be arranged at the azienda winery in Pianne 584 Matelica or by visiting their website at www.vinimaraviglia.com

Awards for Vini Maraviglia producer of Verdicchio di Matelica The Majestic White

The best of Le Marche Wine is in Matelica. The 2009 annual awards have highlighted an excellent array of white and red wines from Le Marche in the central region of Italy especially from Azienda Agricola Maraviglia.

For the eighth consecutive year the members of the Papillon Club. a nationwide institute seeking excellence in the food and wine industry have announced the hundred best wines of Italy.

In fact, the year’s Golosaria award-winning wine is for Le Marche region and given to Azienda Agricola Maraviglia for their Onorio label which is a intense fruity 2006 red wine blended from Sangiovese, Merlot, Cabernet, Ciliegiolo grape varieties.

This wine and others from the top 100 winners can be tasted from 7 to 9 November at the Melia Hotel & Convention Center in Milan, then from 14th and 15th of November in Turin at the Piazza Crafts. Or visitors can arrange tastings at the winery in Pianne Matelica. Further details for tasting and purchasing can be found by visiting the website www.vinimaraviglia.com

Verdicchio a treasured wine of Italy

The Gagliardi company is one of Matelica Verdicchio' s historic winemakers. The cellar began in the Forties and it was one of the first companies devoted to the, production and commercialisation of Matelica Verdicchio, and the first to sell it in bottles, The geographical situation of the vineyards is one of the best suited to vine cultivation. Its particular microclimate and altitude, from 300 to 600 metres, mean that the Verdicchio grape can express its highest quality, and it is here that the 15 hectares run by the Gagliardi family are to be found, 12 of which are given over to Verdicchio grapes and 4 to red grapes of Sangiovese, Montipulciano, Merlot, and Ciliegiolo. "Maccagnano" is the company' s grand cru reserve product. The wine is obtained from 100 % Verdicchio grape deriving from a single vineyard. The terrain, altitude at 350/400 metres above sea level, and Matelica' s microclimate allow the Verdicchio vine to give the best of itself. It’s a delicate, intense wine, with plenty of body, and high alcohol content. To ensure its quality, it is left to mature in the cellar for about 20 months and then bottled for 6 months before being commercialized. When the wine it is put on sale, it is still very fresh and with wide margins for maximum self-expression, thus bestowing it longevity.

Verdicchio a pure white wine from Le Marche Italy

The Gagliardi company is one of Matelica Verdicchio' s historic winemakers. The cellar began in the Forties and it was one of the first companies devoted to the, production and commercialisation of Matelica Verdicchio, and the first to sell it in bottles, The geographical situation of the vineyards is one of the best suited to vine cultivation. Its particular microclimate and altitude, from 300 to 600 metres, mean that the Verdicchio grape can express its highest quality, and it is here that the 15 hectares run by the Gagliardi family are to be found, 12 of which are given over to Verdicchio grapes and 4 to red grapes of Sangiovese, Montipulciano, Merlot, and Ciliegiolo.

"Maccagnano" is the company' s grand cru reserve product. The wine is obtained from 100 % Verdicchio grape deriving from a single vineyard. The terrain, altitude at 350/400 metres above sea level, and Matelica' s microclimate allow the Verdicchio vine to give the best of itself. It’s a delicate, intense wine, with plenty of body, and high alcohol content. To ensure its quality, it is left to mature in the cellar for about 20 months and then bottled for 6 months before being commercialized. When the wine it is put on sale, it is still very fresh and with wide margins for maximum self-expression, thus bestowing it with long life.