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Marchetti Verdicchio Dei Castelli Di Jesi Classico, Marches, Italy.
Grapes 100% Verdicchio Facts Pronunciation time! Verdicchio: [Vair-dee-kee-oh] Dei Castelli Di Jesi: [Day kah-stay-lee dee jeh-see] Phew! It’s a tough one! You almost need a glass of wine after saying all that! So what do we have right here? Well, apart from being a tiny-nightmare to pronounce, Verdicchio is probably most easily compared to Pinot Grigio, only with a little-more body The name Verdicchio comes to us in part by the Italian word for…
Matt Freeman
Prior to working at http://www.ewoodart.com, I was toasting wine barrels for a cooperage. Many of our customers had strong preferences on the type of oak and toast level. American oak is known for a strong oak taste in the wine. It hits the wine hard with the oak and can sometimes “over oak” your wine. Sometimes that may be what you want, but sometimes you may want more vanilla tannins and possibly a french oak would be better.