Verdicchio

"Peverenda" redirects here. For another Italian wine grape known as Peverenda, see Verdiso. For Italian wine grapes with similar names, see Verdicchio (grapes).
Verdicchio
Grape (Vitis)
Verdicchio grapes ripening in late August, Marche region, Italy
Color of berry skinWhite
SpeciesVitis vinifera
Also calledBoschera bianca, Giallo, Maceratese, Maggiore, Trebbiano verde; more synonyms
OriginItaly
Notable regions
Notable winesDOC wines: Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi, Verdicchio di Matelica, Esino, Colli Pesaresi
VIVC number12963

Verdicchio (/vɛərˈdiːkioʊ/, also US: /vɜːrˈ-, -kjoʊ, vɛərˈdɪkioʊ/,[1][2][3] Italian: [verˈdikkjo]) is a white Italian wine grape variety grown primarily in the Marche region of central Italy.[4] The name Verdicchio derives from verde (or "green") and refers to the slight green/yellow hue that wines made from the grape can have.[5]

Verdicchio is the principal grape behind two denominazione di origine controllata (DOC) wines produced in the provinces of Macerata and Ancona, Verdicchio di Matelica and Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi. In addition to producing still wines, Verdicchio grapes are also used to make sparkling wine and straw wine.[6]

  1. ^ "Verdicchio". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Verdicchio" (US) and "Verdicchio". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 2020-03-22.
  3. ^ "verdicchio". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  4. ^ J. Robinson Jancis Robinson's Guide to Wine Grapes pg 195 Oxford University Press 1996. ISBN 0-19-860098-4.
  5. ^ J. Robinson Vines, Grapes & Wines pg 54, 190, 241 Mitchell Beazley 1986. ISBN 1-85732-999-6.
  6. ^ Oz Clarke & M. Rand Encyclopedia of Grapes pg 272 Webster International Publishers. ISBN 0-15-100714-4.