Lucchetti Verdicchio

Straw yellow, with white flowers, green apple, and a note of almond; full and saline on the palate, finishing fresh with Verdicchio's signature bitter-almond twist. Three generations deep: grandfather Armando was a sharecropper and a renowned grafter, and the estate is now run by Paolo and Loretta, with 25 hectares planted exclusively to indigenous varieties — Lacrima and Verdicchio — and organic conversion begun in 2016. The soils here are potassium-rich and iron-poor, which builds wines that are powerful and warm yet consistently aromatic.

Food pairing: Brodetto and other Adriatic fish stews, grilled branzino, fried calamari, or fresh sheep's-milk cheese.