Colli Maceratesi is a denominazione di origine controllata wine made in the province of

Macerata Macerata () is a city and ''comune'' in central Italy, the county seat of the province of Macerata in the Marche region. It has a population of about 41,564. History The historical city centre is on a hill between the Chienti and Potenza ri ...

, in the region of

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 ...

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 re ...

. The DOC was created in 1975, and allows white and red wines.

Geography

The region lies on the eastern coast of Italy, surrounding the town of

. It also encompasses the towns of Sforzacosta,

Pollenza Pollenza is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about southwest of Ancona and about southwest of Macerata. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 6,086 and an area of .All demogr ...

, Corridonia and Tolentino.

The Maceratino Grape

Like many wines of the Marche, Colli Maceratesi uses an obscure local Italian grape in its blend:

Maceratino Maceratino is a white Italian wine grape variety that is grown predominantly in the Marche along the Adriatic coast of Italy. Ampelographers believe the grape may have some relation to Greco and Verdicchio, as evidence by the several overlappin ...

. This rare grape must comprise at least 80% of the blend. Up to 20% Trebbiano Toscano,

Verdicchio Verdicchio (, also , ) is a white Italian wine grape variety grown primarily