Belisario

The Belisario winery is in the Province of Marche in the little town of Matelica. Belisario was founded in 1971.

Today it is an agricultural company of 300 ha (600 acres) vine grown and a wine cellar with a capacity of 30,000 hl. It is the biggest Verdicchio of Matelica DOC wine producer.

The top news is that two of our wines (the very precise 2012 vintage) , Il Verdicchio "Terre di Valbona" and the Verdicchio " Vigneti del Cerro" got a Silvermedal at the latest International Wine Challenge (http://www.internationalwinechallenge.com/canopy/search_results.php?wpcat=WineTab.S&Challenge_Year=2014&Medal=&Vintage=&Style=&PrimGrpq=&Country=93&Region=209&Prodq=&WinNamq=). VIgneti del Cerro 2009 got already a bronze medal from the International Wine Challenge .

Belisario n wines are constantly premiated by the Gambero Rosso ( http://www.gamberorosso.it ). The Gambero Rosso is one of the most authoritative Associations that judges wine, it gives from 1 to 3 "bicchieri" this means glasses. Already getting "1 bicchiere" is a very high appreciation. "3 bichieri" are only for a few 100 of top wines of Italy".

The top Crus Verdicchio wines "Cambrugiano" and "Meridia" got "3 bicchieri" in 2006, 2010 and 2013. Vigneti B, Vigneti del Cerro and Terre di Valbona were prized with "2 bicchieri" in 2006 and got in 2012 the prize for the best quality/price ratio. Il Cuvee Nadir won the price "Bollicine da Oscar" in 2010.

"Vigneti del Cerro" and "San Lepoardo" won prizes in the 2012 Slow Wine guide (http://www.slowfood.it/slowine/). Slow wine is the guide of the slow food movement, which is worldwide known to promote good food and wine.