The Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi DOC is extending the storage measure until June 30, 2026, to safeguard the market and the appellation.
This was decided in Jesi (Ancona) by the members’ meeting of the Marche Institute for the Protection of Wines (Imt), which will now turn the request over to the region. “Now more than ever, supply containment measures become strategic – Imt President Michele Bernetti said. -. In an already difficult context on a global scale, the Trump Administration’s threatened 30 percent tariffs are likely to generate major damage. Not only in the U.S. market but also in the continental market. In fact, the increased availability of product could generate lower prices in Italy and Europe. This is also why the Imt proposal was unanimously accepted by the members; now it will be necessary to reason about the permitting regime for new plants“.
For wine suitable to become Verdicchio Castelli di Jesi Doc (maximum yield of 140 quintals per hectare), storage will be activated starting at 110 quintals, with a blocking of up to 30 quintals per hectare. The measure, which is valid until June 30 next year unless extended or market conditions change, ties in with a harvest that promises to have medium to high volumes. The elasticity of the device therefore allows for consistent intervention with respect to the situation of uncertainty that is affecting wine on a global scale. Finally, it will be possible to reclassify the stored product without any constraints.
An export-oriented wine
Last year–according to the Observatory on Denominations–Castelli di Jesi took the lead in overtaking the export share of sales in Italy, with a volume share of exports of 51.2 percent. The destinations, in 76 percent of cases, are European ones, but the share of Asian markets doubles – Japan first and foremost – which are now worth 12 percent of shipments and surpass those to the Americas (11.3 percent). By value, the UK, the Netherlands, the US, Germany and Sweden are the main outlets.
Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Doc counts, in addition to the appellation of the same name, two other types, Classico and Superiore. In total there are about 2,200 hectares for an average production of just under 200,000 quintals of grapes, with the last two harvests positioned around 150,000 quintals. About 13 million bottles are bottled (equal value per 0.75-liter bottle) and more than 90 percent of the certified appellation is then bottled.
Source: press office Marche Wine Protection Institute – Imt
