Serve at approximately 65°F with elaborate first courses, duck breast, turkey, roast lamb, pork and rabbit.

In the middle of the 19th century the Marotti family bought the winery in beautiful Morro d’Alba and today operates 53 hectares of vineyards. 3 parcels of land around the farm are oriented towards different cardinal points. The clayey soils allow the between 10- and 35-years old vines of Lacrima and Verdicchio to thrive particularly well.

Lacrima di Morro d’Alba is an Italian indigenous grape variety. It is mainly found in a limited area around the municipality of Morro d’Alba in the province of Ancona. The name Lacrima, which means tear, probably derives from the shape of the grapes, which look similar like drops or teardrops.

"If ever a wine could be described as a beacon of pure joy, it might just be the rare Lacrima di Morro d’Alba from Le Marche, near central Italy’s Adriatic coast. This dry red’s ambrosial perfume of lavender, roses, and tooth-staining wild berries is completely intoxicating, while its lithe, juicy freshness makes imbibing feel like a divine privilege.

"Made from the Lacrima grape—presumably named for the teardrop-like shape of its berries—in the gentle hills around the town of Morro d’Alba, near Ancona, this Marche specialty nearly went extinct before being revived by a handful of vignerons in the 1980s. Lucky for us, they salvaged this gem of a variety, which reaches an aromatic expression that, next to any other red wine, feels like stepping into technicolor for the first time: you’ll gaze in awe at brilliant flowers and succulent fruits bursting with sweet nectar; you may even feel something mystical we usually don’t experience in wine." -Anthony Lynch of Kermit Lynch