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 erdicchio di Metalica, the most characteristic white wine of the hills around Macerata, is produced on the slopes of the chain of the Apennines in the provinces of Macerata and Ancona. Production is centered on the community of Metalica. The landscape is varied and undulating and many of the hills are crowned with castles that were constructed between the 12th and 14th centuries. They feature tall towers, each visible to another, so that the series of castles represented an efficient lookout and signaling system that stretched from the shores of the Adriatic to the peaks of the Apennines.There are numerous ancient legends about Verdicchio. The oldest concerns Alaric, king of the Visigoths, who on his way through the Marches to besiege and sack Rome in 410, was reported to have acquired 40 some (the amount that could be loaded onto a single mule) to assure his forces of sufficient strength to capture the imperial capital. More appealing is the story of the dedication of the most famous composer of the Marches, Gioacchino Rossini (1792- 1868), to the wines, including Verdicchio, of his homeland. The various chronicles of the time report that a certain Marchese Carlo Bevilacqua was invited to one of the numerous banquets given by the composer. The Marchese dealt so enthusiastically with all the dishes and bottles offered him that Rossini was moved to observe that his guest had "honorably dishonored" his name (Drinkwater). No history of the Verdicchio di Metalica is complete without reference to another major element of local tradition, the vincisgrassi of Metalica. It is an incredibly rich lasagna that is famous throughout the world. Although it is extraordinarily rich in flavors, it is handsomely partnered by the Verdicchio di Metalica, a wine that is different from the better-known Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi because of its greenish shading and more substantial structure.
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Consorzio Tutela Vino Verdicchio di Matelica
Piazza E. Mattei, I
62024 Matelica (MC)
ITALY
phone: (+39) 0737/781811
fax: (+39) 0737/781835
Istituto Marchigiano di Tutela
Via Ariosto, 55
Frazione Moie
60030 Moie di Maiolati Spontini (AN)
ITALY
phone: (+39) 0731/704764
fax: (+39) 0731/707777
email: imtdoc@imtdoc.com
web: www.imtdoc.com
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CALAMARI IN ZIMINO
CAPESANTE IN TECIA
CAPPON MAGRO
FILETTI DI SOGLIOLA FRITTI
GAMBERETTI GRIGLIATI CON PROSCIUTTO DI SAN DANIELE
GAMBERI E CANNELLINI ALLA TOSCANA
PASTA CON LE SARDE
PESCE IN CARPIONE
RANA PESCATRICE CON PISELLI
RISOTTO CON LE COZZE
SALMONE CON IL GORGONZOLA
STOCCAFISSO ALLA GHIOTTA
TORTINO AI CARCIOFI
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