Winemaker Notes
Macrina was one of the first Verdicchio wines bottled in a Bordeaux-style bottle, signaling a new style of Verdicchio more modern than the wines formerly produced in amphora-shaped bottles. The wine uses slightly late-harvested grapes to give it more body and longevity. The name Macrina comes from Saint Macrina, whose likeness was in a votive shrine near the vineyard where people from the farms used to pray.
One of central Italy’s classic white grapes, Verdicchio thrives in two distinct zones of the Marche. The best vineyards of Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi adorn hillsides a mere 20 miles from the Adriatic Sea. The vineyards of the smaller, more inland Verdicchio di Matelica, are at higher elevation. Somm Secret—Recent genetic discoveries have proven that the Verdicchio grape is identical to Trebbiano di Soave, Trebbiano di Lugana and Trebbiano Veltenesi.
Stretching along Italy’s eastern coast with neighbors, Umbria to its west and Abruzzo to its south, Marche is a region with a varying climate from north to south. Its coastal plains roll into hills that become the Apennine Mountains, which run the length of the country. The Marche's best red wines come from the grapes, Montepulciano and Sangiovese; the local Verdicchio makes refreshing, crisp and light whites.