I was accompanied by Claudio Modesti, a well known local
doctor of medicine, sommelier, past president of the
association of Italian sommelier AIS, and often interviewed
by national and local TV for his opinion on matching wine
with food, to a tasting of Verdicchio di Matelica wine in
honour of it becoming a denomination of origin controlled
and guaranteed - DOCG. The meeting was held at the Osteria
Loggia degli Ottoni in Matelica Le Marche Italy.
I asked Claudio Modesti what this higher classification
means. ""The classification of a DOCG wine focuses on the
key word guaranteed. Government testers, analyse, examine
and taste the wines prior to bottling before awarding DOCG
status. The producers then bottle the qualifying wines,
securing them with a numbered government seal - a coloured
strip placed over the capsule or cork. The words
"Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita" are then
incorporated into the design of the label". He further
added that "lower yields are permitted thereby preserving
the quality of the product".
For the Matelica wine industry the month of June 2009 will
be historic. It marks a decisive step in the evolution of
Verdicchio di Matelica: its Reserve label has become a wine
of Denomination of Origin Controlled and Guaranteed DOCQ.
The wine was one of 400 Denominated Origin Controlled wines
and from June 2009 its reserve label is one of 35 Italian
Denominated of Origin Controlled and Guaranteed wines.
The vice president and regional assessor for agriculture in
Le Marche Paolo Petrini was present to support the
achievement of winemakers of Le Marche region. Of the 45
DOCG assigned to Italian wines, Le Marche has now four:
Conero reserve, Vernaccia di Serrapetrona, and Verdicchio
di Matelica reserves and Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi
classical reserve and reserve.are the last. He further
added "Verdicchio is one of the most famous wines of the
region, also known in USA, UK, Germany, and Scandinavia and
even in China and Japan. "Now - said Petrini - we must
reach a goal that not only represents the completion of a
qualification process involving all Le Marche wine, but
symbolizes the strong will of the territories to follow
routes of alternative developments".
After the speeches we got down to the fun part of the
evening: tasting. I learned that the art of tasting is an
art - the shape of glass to taste the wine in, the
temperature of it and more importantly if taking snacks
which one to serve, are all fundamental to your enjoyment
- a far cry from my usual quaffing technique.
Vini Gagliardi and Vini Maraviglia producers of Reserve
told me that the characteristics of Verdicchio are pretty
distinct. The appearance is a bright light straw colour,
with a delicate, fresh fragrance of fruity bouquets and a
dry, soft harmonious pleasant bitter after taste,minimum
alcoholic content must be at least 11.5 º. Verdicchio
di Matelica can be designated RISERVA if you have an
alcohol content of 12.5 º and an aging of at least 24
months, 4 months in bottles. It can also be designated
PASSITO but must have an alcohol content of at least 15
º and one year of aging. The release for consumption
occurs after one year from the production of grapes. The
evening came to a happy close. Good wine, good company and
a friendly chat on the topic - what now!-
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tasting at Osteria Loggia degli Ottoni was sponsored by
partners, MarcheRustico at
http://www.marchewineandcookerycourses.com
and wine producers Gagliardi of Matelica at
http://www.vinimaraviglia.com
and Maravjglia at htmhttp://www.vinigagliardi.it to promote
the the award of DOCQ qualification. The regione of Le
Marche Italy and the Association of Verdicchio producers
were also present.
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