The winter and spring were rainy. It was rainy up to the end of June, then July and August were dry and hot. It was good weather during the harvest.

MATELICA (Province of Macerata)
Aroldo Belelli consulting agronomist/oenologist of Azienda Agraria Bisci (Verdicchio di Matelica DOC, Marche Rosso IGT): “Due to the rains in the springtime the berries of the red varietals were larger than usual, but this was counterbalanced by the good weather during the harvest period so that we could wait till che clusters were fully ripe. There have been no disease problems. The whites had a very good start…in August it was very hot for 20 days….In the area of Matelica, as there is a favourable microclimate with a good night-day temperature range, we had a good result with the whites. 2009 is a lovely vintage and the clusters were perfect at harvest…..We started picking the whites on the 26/09 and then we alternated the harvest of whites and reds. We finished with Cabernet on the 10t h of October…”

JESI (Province of Macerata)
Paolo Armeni Cellar Master of Tenuta di Tavignano (Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore DOC, Rosso Piceno DOC): “We have drop irrigation so that there were no hydric stress problems due to the heat in August. There was no mist at night during the summer so that the clusters were perfect at harvest. The grape yield was slightly lower this year and the quality of the wines is excellent. On the reds we green harvested 50% of the grapes (great quality!)…..The wines are very clean and Verdicchio, after devatting, seems practically ready, with a delicate aroma, it is very fresh (in some vats the tones are of pineapple and of citron). We picked Verdicchio starting on the 20t h September up to the beginning of October (the selections), we picked the reds from the 1st to the 15t h of October…”

The winter and spring were rainy. It was rainy up to the end of June, then July and August were dry and hot. It was good weather during the harvest.

MATELICA (Province of Macerata)
Aroldo Belelli consulting agronomist/oenologist of Azienda Agraria Bisci (Verdicchio di Matelica DOC, Marche Rosso IGT): “Due to the rains in the springtime the berries of the red varietals were larger than usual, but this was counterbalanced by the good weather during the harvest period so that we could wait till che clusters were fully ripe. There have been no disease problems. The whites had a very good start…in August it was very hot for 20 days….In the area of Matelica, as there is a favourable microclimate with a good night-day temperature range, we had a good result with the whites. 2009 is a lovely vintage and the clusters were perfect at harvest…..We started picking the whites on the 26/09 and then we alternated the harvest of whites and reds. We finished with Cabernet on the 10t h of October…”

JESI (Province of Macerata)
Paolo Armeni Cellar Master of Tenuta di Tavignano (Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore DOC, Rosso Piceno DOC): “We have drop irrigation so that there were no hydric stress problems due to the heat in August. There was no mist at night during the summer so that the clusters were perfect at harvest. The grape yield was slightly lower this year and the quality of the wines is excellent. On the reds we green harvested 50% of the grapes (great quality!)…..The wines are very clean and Verdicchio, after devatting, seems practically ready, with a delicate aroma, it is very fresh (in some vats the tones are of pineapple and of citron). We picked Verdicchio starting on the 20t h September up to the beginning of October (the selections), we picked the reds from the 1st to the 15t h of October…”

NUMANA (Province of Ancona)
Azienda Agricola Le Terrazze – Aroldo Belelli consulting agronomist (Rosso Conero DOC, Conero DOCG): “…the soil here is sandy so that the springtime rains could be drained. In this area the vines benefit from rainy vintages due to the soil type and the excellent exposure. It was a good harvest thanks to the favourable weather and we could wait to pick at the right moment. The clusters were perfect. We started picking Merlot and Syrah on the 20/09 and we finished with Montepulciano around the 20-25t h of October…”Antonio Terni owner of the estate: “..the clusters were flawless, we waited for full ripening before picking. It is still early to judge the wines as the must is still fermenting….”

CIVITANOVA MARCHE
Francesco Pennesi oenologist of Azienda Agricola Boccadigabbia (Rosso Piceno DOC, Colli Maceratesi Ribona DOC, Marche IGT): “….we started to harvest on the 20t h of August, then we stopped as the temperature at the beginning of September got considerably lower (so to wait for full ripening of the red varietals). The clusters were perfect. The forecast for 2009 is good. There were no problems during vinification….”

Azienda Agricola Le Terrazze – Aroldo Belelli consulting agronomist (Rosso Conero DOC, Conero DOCG): “…the soil here is sandy so that the springtime rains could be drained. In this area the vines benefit from rainy vintages due to the soil type and the excellent exposure. It was a good harvest thanks to the favourable weather and we could wait to pick at the right moment. The clusters were perfect. We started picking Merlot and Syrah on the 20/09 and we finished with Montepulciano around the 20-25t h of October…”Antonio Terni owner of the estate: “..the clusters were flawless, we waited for full ripening before picking. It is still early to judge the wines as the must is still fermenting….”

CIVITANOVA MARCHE
Francesco Pennesi oenologist of Azienda Agricola Boccadigabbia (Rosso Piceno DOC, Colli Maceratesi Ribona DOC, Marche IGT): “….we started to harvest on the 20t h of August, then we stopped as the temperature at the beginning of September got considerably lower (so to wait for full ripening of the red varietals). The clusters were perfect. The forecast for 2009 is good. There were no problems during vinification….”