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The Esino (, la, Aesis) is a river in the
Marche Marche ( , ) is one of the twenty regions of Italy. In English, the region is sometimes referred to as The Marches ( ). The region is located in the central area of the country, bordered by Emilia-Romagna and the republic of San Marino to the ...
region of central
Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
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Geography

The source of the river is east of
Monte Penna Monte Penna is a mountain (1,735 m) on the border between Liguria and Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, part of the Ligurian Apennines. It is included in the Natural Regional Park of the Aveto, and overlooks the Val di Taro; the sources of bo ...
in the
province of Macerata The province of Macerata ( it, provincia di Macerata) is a province in the Marche region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Macerata. The province includes 55 comunes (Italian: ''comuni'') in the province, see Comunes of the Province of Ma ...
near the border with the
province of Ancona The province of Ancona ( it, provincia di Ancona) is a province in the Marche region of central Italy. Its capital is the city of Ancona, and the province borders the Adriatic Sea. The city of Ancona is also the capital of Marche. To the north ...
. The river flows east past
Esanatoglia Esanatoglia is a town and '' comune'' in the Marche, Italy. History According to the legend, Esus, the Celtic God of war, would be the origin of the name of the Esino river, on whose shores a town, ''Aesa'', is presumed to have been founded in ...
and curves north by Matelica before crossing the border into the province of Ancona near
Cerreto d'Esi Cerreto d'Esi is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Ancona in the Italian region Marche, located about southwest of Ancona. Cerreto d'Esi borders the following municipalities: Fabriano, Matelica, Poggio San Vicino Poggio San Vicino ...
. The river continues flowing north before curving northeast near Genga. It then flows northeast near
Serra San Quirico Serra San Quirico is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Ancona in the Italian region Marche, located about southwest of Ancona Ancona (, also , ) is a city and a seaport in the Marche region in central Italy, with a population ...
,
Maiolati Spontini Maiolati Spontini is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Ancona in the Italian region Marche, located about southwest of Ancona. It is the birthplace of musician Gaspare Spontini, whose name has been conjoined with the commune's ancie ...
,
Castelplanio Castelplanio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Ancona in the Italian region Marche, located about southwest of Ancona. Castelplanio borders the following municipalities: Belvedere Ostrense, Maiolati Spontini Maiolati Spontini ...
, Castelbellino,
Jesi Jesi, also spelled Iesi (), is a town and ''comune'' of the province of Ancona in Marche, Italy. It is an important industrial and artistic center in the floodplain on the left (north) bank of the Esino river before its mouth on the Adriatic ...
, Chiaravalle and
Montemarciano Montemarciano is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Ancona in the Italian region Marche, about west of Ancona. Montemarciano borders Chiaravalle, Falconara Marittima, Monte San Vito, and Senigallia. International relations Twin ...
before flowing into the
Adriatic Sea The Adriatic Sea () is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan Peninsula. The Adriatic is the northernmost arm of the Mediterranean Sea, extending from the Strait of Otranto (where it connects to the Ionian Sea) to th ...
near
Falconara Marittima Falconara Marittima is a seaside resort on the Adriatic coast, in Italy, located north of Ancona, in the Marche region, province of Ancona. History Falconara developed around a castle. In the second half of the 16th century it was bought by the ...
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Esino DOC

Since 1995, the area around the Esino has been permitted to produce red and white
Italian DOC wines The following four classification of wine, classifications of wine constitute the Italy, Italian system of labelling and legally protecting Italian wine: * ''Denominazione di origine'' (DO, rarely used; ; English language, English: “designatio ...
. Grapes are limited to a
harvest Harvesting is the process of gathering a ripe crop from the fields. Reaping is the cutting of grain or pulse for harvest, typically using a scythe, sickle, or reaper. On smaller farms with minimal mechanization, harvesting is the most l ...
yield of 12 tonnes/ha with the finished wines requiring a minimum
alcohol level Alcohol by volume (abbreviated as ABV, abv, or alc/vol) is a standard measure of how much alcohol (ethanol) is contained in a given volume of an alcoholic beverage (expressed as a volume percent). It is defined as the number of millilitres (mL) o ...
of 10.5%. Reds are a minimum 60% of Montepulciano and/or
Sangiovese Sangiovese (, also , , ) is a red Italian wine grape variety that derives its name from the Latin ''sanguis Jovis'', "the blood of Jupiter". Though it is the grape of most of central Italy from Romagna down to Lazio (the most widespread grap ...
with other local
grape varieties This list of grape varieties includes cultivated grapes, whether used for wine, or eating as a table grape, fresh or dried (raisin, currant, sultana). For a complete list of all grape species including those unimportant to agriculture, see V ...
permitted to fill out of the rest. Whites are predominantly composed of
Verdicchio Verdicchio (, also , ) is a white Italian wine grape variety grown primarily in the Marche region of central Italy.J. Robinson ''Jancis Robinson's Guide to Wine Grapes'' pg 195 Oxford University Press 1996 The name ''Verdicchio'' derives from ' ...
(50-100%) with other local varieties permitted to fill out the rest.P. Saunders ''Wine Label Language'' pg 158 Firefly Books 2004


See also

*
List of Italian DOC wines This is a list of the 329 Italian DOC (''Denominazione di Origine Controllata'') wines ordered by region. The wine making regions of Italy are equivalent to its twenty administrative regions. Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol (or just ''Trentino-Alto ...


References

Rivers of the Province of Macerata Rivers of the Province of Ancona Rivers of Italy Adriatic Italian coast basins {{Italy-river-stub