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I'm Erin Scala and here's our show today. Oh, Italy's Marke region has seemingly endless expanses of rolling undulating hills throughout the region.

There are two main climates, a Mediterranean climate in the south and a more continental climate in the north,

and the soils throughout the region are varied.

The Marke is flanked by Emilia Romania in the north, Umbria in the west, and a bruzzo in the south.

Smaller parts of the border are shared with Tuscany and Lazzio.

The political history here is tumultuous and over the millennia several peoples have called this place theirs.

The Pichinis, the Romans, the Goths, the Vandals, the Vandals, the Ostrogoths,

the Lombards, Charlemagne, and the Papal States until Italy's unification in 1861.

Some pretty important people come from this region, Maria Monte Sori, the educator whose methods have worldwide influence.

She was born here.

The painter Raphael was born here.

Valentino Rossi, the Michael Jordan of Motorcycle Racing, was born here.

And early California wine pioneer Chessoreavi, was born here as well.

Some of the early DOCs were marked in the late 1960s, and this has accelerated into the 2000s with further regional

delineations. The DOCs and DOCs are based around a few distinct grapes.

In the world of red, Montepulchiano and San Giovanni are the most common,

but there is also some lacrima and IGTs using international grape varieties have become popular.

When it comes to white, you'll find Trebiano,

Malvesia, and though Pecorino and Passarina have made some impressive inroads,

it's Verdeo that reigns supreme.

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