Colli Pesaresi
The hills that dominate the city of Pesaro are a region known for the production of Colli Pesaresi wines. The wines are produced in the encompassing area 33 municipalities, extending from the border with Emilia-Romagna, through upland areas located in the basin of three rivers – Leaf, Metauro and Cesano, all the way to Monte Ardizio, near Fano. There is history associated with the wine from this area, whose main character is the famous Italian composer Gioacchino Rossini, coming from Pesaro. The artist writing music for the famous opera "The Barber of Seville", time-limited by its publisher, he was to owe the completion of the work on the indicated date, local winners Sangiovese z Colli Pesaresi, which was the source of his inspiration.
The first historical mention of Sangiovese can be found in 1596 year of wine history, by Andrea Bacci, personal physician of Pope Sixtus V and professor of botany at the University of Rome. The author describes there “excellent wines from Fano, especially the species obtained from the varieties of Malvasie and Trebulane. The wines from the Pesaro area also deserve attention, jak Colle Imperiale … all exported to Venice in large quantities “. In this case, Sangiovese dei Colli Pesaresi had to share the glory with Bianchello del Metauro.
The last few decades are definitely a less bright period in the history of wine from this region, which was essentially marked by ongoing disputes between Marche and Emilia Romagna wine growers over the historical lineage of the Sangiovese strain. Producers in Emilia Romagna opposed granting Sangiovese dei Colli Pesaresi the right to use the DOC appeal, reserving the right to use the Sangiovese variety name only for themselves and their lands. Ultimately, the dispute was resolved in 1972 year in favor of winemakers from around Pesaro, who managed to prove, that the cultivation of the Sangiovese grape has a centuries-old tradition in their area, and the variety itself has Tuscan roots. The well-known Italian ampelograph leaned towards this theory, Professor Molon, which in 1906 years he wrote: “According to some… the cradle of this variety is Chianti”.
Consorzio Vini Doc Colli Pesaresi
Chamber of Commerce
Course XI September, 116
61100 Pesaro (PS)
ITALY