Italy: Central Italy

The vineyards which run down the spine of Italy produce an array of wines which are startling in their diversity and offer numerous examples of approachable and competitively priced wines. Central Italy can easily be described as the heartland of Italian wine production divided physically by the Apennine Mountains. To the west of the Apennines, lie Tuscany (afforded its own exclusive section here: Tuscan Wine Region), Latium and the landlocked Umbria. To the east of the Apennines, on the Adriatic side, lie the Marches, Abruzzi and Molise. It is the white Malvasia grape that reigns in Rome’s region of Latium, prominent in the production of Frascati and also regularly combined with the ubiquitous Trebbiano to produce numerous other white wines of the region. Orvieto is Umbria's best known wine and although hit and miss does offer one or two notable examples of true quality. To the east along the Adriatic coast, two indigenous grape varieties stand out: the white Verdicchio grape, prevalent in the Marches, and the red Montepulciano grape, which originated in Abruzzi but is widely planted in Marches and Molise. The Montepulciano grape can be remarkable on its own, as exemplified by the Rosso Conero DOCG in the Marches and Montepulciano d’Abruzzo, DOCG in Abbruzzi. But it also has a natural affinity for blending as Umani Ronchi's Pelago pays testimony to. The white Verdicchio grape has undergone a revolution in the Marches Castelli di Jesi DOC zone, where it has surpassed its long-time reputation as a tasty fish wine to stand among the noblest native white grape varieties of Italy.

	Casal di Serra Verdicchio Classico Superiore 2008 - Umani Ronchi, Italy Bin No. CASDSVCS08 Price: £11.00 Umani Ronchi's Casal di Serra is a "Superiore" white wine made from the Verdicchio grape in the Classico region of the Marche. All grapes are handpicked from the single vineyard 'Casal di Serra'; ripeness is ensured by harvesting slightly later than usual and yields are less than half that which is permitted for Verdicchio. After vinification the wine is matured in stainless steel tanks for 5 months and then bottle aged for a few months prior to ..
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	Umani Ronchi Cumaro Rosso Conero 2006 - Marche, Italy Bin No. CUMARO06 Price: £19.50 Cumaro is the Greek name for Mount Conero, where soil and a maritime microclimate marry together to form an ideal grape growing terroir. This world renowned red wine is one of Umani Ronchi's icons and a fantastic example of what can be achieved with the Montepulciano grape. The best Montepulciano grapes of the 'San Lorenzo' vineyard in Sbrozzola, Osimo are selected for the production of Cumaro. Alcoholic fermentation on the skins takes ..
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	Umani Ronchi Pelago 2006 - Marche, Italy Bin No. PELAGO06 Price: £26.00 The red wine Pelago is produced from a selection of the best grapes from Umani Ronchi's Osimo vineyards sited at an altitude of 150 - 200 metres. All the grapes are handpicked before alcoholic fermentation on the skins for 15 days followed by malolactic fermentation. The wine is matured for 14 months in Allier and Tronçais oak barriques and then refined further in the bottle for 12 months in a temperature-controlled room. The final Pelago ..
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