Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi classic DOC "Villa Bianchi" Umani Ronchi

A wine with a pleasant structure based on savory and fresh notes, the best way to savor it is to use a tulip glass, with slightly flared upper edges, elegant and light in shape, which allows you to concentrate the aromas towards the nose, favoring the perception of the delicate and fruity aromas of young wines.

• Characteristics : The color is bright straw yellow, with greenish reflections. With an intense and fine aroma, fruity and floral. On the palate it expresses a pleasant structure based on savory and fresh notes, in which a finish with a typical hint of almond stands out.
• Pairings : A perfect match for light starters, pastas and risottos with seafood-based sauces; excellent with grilled, au gratin or baked fish.

SIZE : 0.75 liter bottle.

ORIGIN : Marche.

VARIETIES : 100% Verdicchio.

ALCOHOLIC CONTENT : 12.5% ​​vol.

SERVING TEMPERATURE: Temperature between 8/10°C.

STORAGE METHOD : In a cool place and away from sunlight.

PRODUCER : Umani Ronchi Spa Winery

SPECIFIC NOTES : Contains sulphites.

Human History Ronchi

Umani Ronchi was born more than 60 years ago in Cupramontana, where the heart of Verdicchio Classico beats, and then explored numerous other areas of the Adriatic land. It is Gino Umani Ronchi, who begins to write our story. He does this by creating a small agricultural company in the Marche region. A few years later, Roberto Bianchi, a building contractor from Ancona with a strong passion for agriculture, and his son-in-law Massimo Bernetti, who had recently graduated in Political Sciences, entered that small business, with the prospect of a diplomatic career... The story of Umani Ronchi begins at the end of the 1950s, when Gino Umani Ronchi created a small agricultural company in the Marche, in Cupramontana, land of the Classic Verdicchio. A few years later the company was taken over by the Bianchi-Bernetti family who acquired the brand, together with the property, bringing with it a new entrepreneurial impulse. On 4 January 1968 the transformation into a winery took place and just a year later the corporate and administrative headquarters were transferred to Osimo, where the cellar dedicated to the vinification of Rosso Conero was inaugurated. In the same period, the Castelbellino cellar, already dedicated to the processing of Verdicchio, was expanded. The management of the company is the responsibility of Massimo Bernetti, who carries out three macro-objectives with vision, foresight and an entrepreneurial attitude: developing the marketing of wines on foreign markets, in particular Germany and England; increase production, combining Verdicchio with Rosso Conero; increase the agricultural area of ​​the company, which will progressively reach over 200 hectares of vineyards between Marche and Abruzzo. In those same years Massimo Bernetti decided to work on the entire production chain, to improve it from a qualitative point of view and to expand the offer starting from red wines, especially Rosso Conero. In 1982 we witnessed the first vintage of San Lorenzo, and in 1985 Cumaro was born. Verdicchio is also renewed through the isolation of individual suitable vineyards and reserves: Casal di Serra was born in 1983, and 1985 was the first harvest of Verdicchio Villa Bianchi. We arrive at the early 90s, when Massimo Bernetti, supported by his son Michele, freshly graduated in Economics and Commerce in Ancona, and with experience in London at the Sales Department of the import agency that follows the distribution of wines Umani Ronchi in the United Kingdom, decides to start research on the most advanced agronomic and oenological techniques also thanks to collaborations with experts from important university study centres.

What our past was like, what our future will be

The history of Umani Ronchi begins at the end of the 1950s, when Gino Umani Ronchi created a small agricultural company in the Marche, in Cupramontana, land of Classic Verdicchio. A few years later the company was taken over by the Bianchi-Bernetti family who acquired the brand, together with the property, bringing with it a new entrepreneurial impulse. On 4 January 1968 the transformation into a winery took place and just a year later the corporate and administrative headquarters were transferred to Osimo, where the cellar dedicated to the vinification of Rosso Conero was inaugurated. In the same period, the Castelbellino cellar, already dedicated to the processing of Verdicchio, was expanded.

From Massimo Bernetti, to his son Michele

The management of the company is the responsibility of Massimo Bernetti, who carries out three macro-objectives with vision, foresight and an entrepreneurial attitude: developing the marketing of wines on foreign markets, in particular Germany and England; increase production, combining Verdicchio with Rosso Conero; increase the agricultural area of ​​the company, which will progressively reach over 200 hectares of vineyards between Marche and Abruzzo. In those same years Massimo Bernetti decided to work on the entire production chain, to improve it from a qualitative point of view and to expand the offer starting from red wines, especially Rosso Conero. In 1982 we witnessed the first vintage of San Lorenzo, and in 1985 Cumaro was born. Verdicchio is also renewed through the isolation of individual suitable vineyards and reserves: Casal di Serra was born in 1983, and 1985 was the first harvest of Verdicchio Villa Bianchi. We arrive at the early 90s, when Massimo Bernetti, supported by his son Michele, freshly graduated in Economics and Commerce in Ancona, and with experience in London at the Sales Department of the import agency that follows the distribution of wines Umani Ronchi in the United Kingdom, decides to start research on the most advanced agronomic and oenological techniques also thanks to collaborations with experts from important university study centres.

Michele's season

Thus begins Michele's season who, looking outside the regional borders, decides to avail himself of the precious collaboration of the oenologist Giacomo Tachis, known for having created wines such as Solaia and Sassicaia. From this collaboration, in 1994, came Pelago, the result of extensive research into international vines and their integration into the local territory, and winner of the International Wine Challenge in London. The award as "Best Red Wine in the World" brings it to the front pages of the most important national and international newspapers. Shortly afterwards, it was included among the 100 top wines of 1998 by Wine Enthusiast magazine, with a score of 97/100. 2000 is the year of the new Bottaia for the refinement of wines: an architectural and cultural project that is part of a broader plan for the restructuring of the Osimo winery. An architectural work that once again reveals openness to research and innovation. Michele, together with his technicians, carries out continuous stylistic refinement work on the wines, which translates into the creation of new products and scrupulous care of existing labels. A work to perfect the Umani Ronchi collection, in an extremely difficult and competitive national and international market, where it is necessary to differentiate, and where the watchword is to pursue quality without mediation. Decanter's Gold Medal for Cùmaro 2004 and the title of White Wine of the Year awarded by Gambero Rosso to Verdicchio Vecchie Vigne 2009 represent the most recent confirmations of meticulous work that has distant roots. Today Michele combines his more specifically technical and managerial commitment with the development of foreign markets. In this way Umani Ronchi has become a truly international brand, a symbol of Italian wine excellence. In 2015 Michele Bernetti was chosen as "Ambassador of the Marche del Vino in the world" on the occasion of the Milan Expo. At the same time as this important recognition, Umani Ronchi is moving towards completing the conversion and organic certification of all its vineyards. In 2020 Umani Ronchi is in the Wine Spectator Top list, among the 34 Best Wineries in Italy.