Passerina, Marche

Passerina is a white grape variety from central Italy, rediscovered in recent decades. It is especially common in the borderland between Marche and Abruzzo, in particular in the Offida area. Its curious name seems to derive from the fact that sparrows love to peck at its tasty berries. The wine is very interesting for its fresh, citrusy and pleasantly fruity profile. It is a simple white, which thanks to its good natural acidity, is also made sparkling with the Martinotti method.

Viticulture in the Marche began with the arrival of the Syracusan Greeks and established itself with the Romans, thanks to whom the fame of Piceno wine spread throughout the empire. Always a land of excellence, this region ranks among the Italian areas with the highest wine-growing vocation, which is expressed through a plurality of wine expressions.

The influence of the Adriatic sea on which the Marche overlooks and the natural barriers created by the mountains, create in this territory rare and particular microclimates that give life to typical wines, with unmistakable aromas, whose production is mostly entrusted to small cellars, where making wine is a tradition handed down from generation to generation.