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| The wine reviewed below comes from The | | | | the sense that it once again became excessively |
| Marches, the Italian region whose residents | | | | harsh. |
| consume the most wine per capita in all Italy. | | | | The second meal included a omelet with |
| Furthermore, this is The Marches best known | | | | homemade pesto. The Verdicchio was light and |
| wine. Don't jump to conclusions, read our review. | | | | fruity, that's grapefruit. It showed good acidity |
| The bottle is distinctive; I'm talking about its design | | | | when consumed with a garden-fresh style |
| that dates back to 1954. That was the year the | | | | tomato. For dessert I enjoyed some French-style |
| Cleveland Indians winner of a record 111 games | | | | high quality lemon pie with a buttery crust. The |
| lost the World Series to the New York Giants in | | | | wine's acidity increased and it picked up some |
| four straight thanks in large part to Willy Mays | | | | sweetness. |
| historic catch, in effect robbing Vic Wertz of a | | | | The final meal was a boxed Eggplant Parmesan |
| home run. Was anyone in New York celebrating | | | | slathered with grated parmesan cheese. The wine |
| with Verdicchio way back then? This wine does | | | | became somewhat thin but its acidity did balance |
| come in a sparkling version but you don't find | | | | the tomatoes in the sauce. |
| much of it in North America today, and | | | | Before the cheese pairings I tasted this drink with |
| presumably even less in the mid-1950s. Let's see | | | | Matjes herring. It was fairly weak but did present |
| if you want to celebrate with this white wine; the | | | | refreshing acidity. Next was the Gouda cheese. |
| second most exported Italian white after Soave. | | | | The wine perked up in flavor and length but was |
| (You may want to check out our recent Soave | | | | still fairly mild. Then I went to a Swiss cheese; it's |
| review.) | | | | a different Swiss than in the past and does not |
| OUR WINE REVIEW POLICY All wines that we | | | | carry the term Emmenthaler but only Swiss. |
| taste and review are purchased at the full retail | | | | Perhaps because this Swiss cheese was not as |
| price. | | | | forceful as the previous examples, the wine |
| Wine Reviewed Fazi Battaglia Verdicchio (dei | | | | continued to pick up strength and now qualifies as |
| Castelli di Jesi) 2008 12.0% alcohol about $9.50 | | | | round. |
| Let's start with the marketing materials. Tasting | | | | Final verdict. No dice. I am told that producers, |
| Note: Pale lemon yellow with green tint; green | | | | perhaps other producers, are making changes |
| apple and mineral aroma and taste; slight spritz, | | | | such as temperature controlled stainless steel |
| light body clean, slightly tart grapefruit finish. | | | | fermentation and reducing the grape volume per |
| Serving Suggestion: Serve chilled as an aperitif or | | | | acre to produce a more distinctive Verdicchio than |
| with fresh oysters. And now for my review. | | | | in bygone years. I drank the old Verdicchio and |
| With the first sips the wine was harshly acidic and | | | | the new one. I don't remember any differences. |
| short. The initial meal consisted of zucchini stuffed | | | | This is a forgettable wine. Unlike the 1954 World |
| with rice and ground beef cooked on a bed of | | | | Series, especially if you come from Cleveland, |
| potatoes. The meal softened the wine's acidity to | | | | Ohio. |