The Esino is a river of c. 85 km in the Marche

Marche

The population density in the region is below the national average. In 2008, it was 161.5 inhabitants per km2, compared to the national figure of 198.8. It is highest in the province of Ancona , and lowest in the province of Macerata...

, central Italy

Italy

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. Its name could derive from the Latina Aesis, the ancient city of Iesi (or vice versa).

Path

The river stems from the Monte Cafaggio, in the province of Macerata

Province of Macerata

The Province of Macerata is a province in the Marche region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Macerata.It has an area of 2,774 km², and a total population of 301,701 . There are 57 comunes in the province, see Comunes of the Province of Macerata.-External links:*...

, at c. 1,000 m, and first flows through the comuni

Comune

In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...

of Esanatoglia

Esanatoglia

-History:According to the legend, Esus, the Celtic God of war, would be the origin of the name of the Esino river, on whose shores a town, Aesa, is presumed to have been founded in Roman times....

, Matelica

Matelica

Matelica is a comune of the Province of Macerata in the Italian region of Marche. Located about 60 km southwest of Ancona and 35 km west of Macerata, it extends over an area of 81.0 km² and has a population of 10,316 .The municipality of Matelica comprises the hamlets of Balzani,...

  and Cerreto d'Esi

Cerreto d'Esi

Cerreto d'Esi is a comune in the Province of Ancona in the Italian region Marche, located about 50 km southwest of Ancona. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,550 and an area of 16.6 km²....

, and then flows into the province of Ancona

Province of Ancona

The Province of Ancona is a province in the Marche region of central Italy. Its capital is the city of Ancona. The province has an area of 1940 km² and a 2006 population of 465,906 in 49 comuni , see Comunes of the Province of Ancona....

. Subsequently it receives the waters of the Giano and, in the so-called Gola della Rossa ("Canyon of the Red"), of the Sentino. After running at slower speed through Serra San Quirico

Serra San Quirico

Serra San Quirico is a comune in the Province of Ancona in the Italian region Marche, located about 45 km southwest of Ancona.-External links:*...

, Maiolati Spontini

Maiolati Spontini

Maiolati Spontini is a comune in the Province of Ancona in the Italian region Marche, located about 35 km southwest of Ancona. It is the birthplace of musician Gaspare Spontini....

, Castelplanio

Castelplanio

Castelplanio is a comune in the Province of Ancona in the Italian region Marche, located about 35 km southwest of Ancona...

 and Cupramontana

Cupramontana

Cupramontana is a comune in the Province of Ancona in the Italian region Marche, located about 35 km southwest of Ancona....

, the Esino reaches Iesi and Chiaravalle

Chiaravalle

Chiaravalle may refer to:* Chiaravalle , a district of Milan, Italy* Chiaravalle Abbey: Cistercian abbey in the eponymous district of Milan* Chiaravalle , a town in the province of Ancona...

, flowing into the Adriatic Sea

Adriatic Sea

The Adriatic Sea is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan peninsula, and the system of the Apennine Mountains from that of the Dinaric Alps and adjacent ranges...

 at Falconara Marittima

Falconara Marittima

-Transportation:The Ancona Airport is located in Falconara Marittima. Falconara beach is about 2 miles away from the airport. The Orte -Falconara Main line is one of the few transversal lines on the Italian Railway Network; even the Adriatic line passes through Falconara railway station.-Sport:The...

.

Esino DOC

Since 1995, the area around the Esino has been permitted to produce red and white Italian DOC wines. Grapes are limited to a harvest

Harvest (wine)

The harvesting of wine grapes is one of the most crucial steps in the process of winemaking. The time of harvest is determined primarily by the ripeness of the grape as measured by sugar, acid and tannin levels with winemakers basing their decision to pick based on the style of wine they wish to...

 yield of 12 tonnes/ha with the finished wines requiring a minimum alcohol level of 10.5%. Reds are a minimum 60% of Montepulciano

Montepulciano (grape)

Montepulciano is a red Italian wine grape variety that is most noted for being the primary grape behind the Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita wine Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Colline Teramane and the Denominazione di origine controllata wines of Rosso Conero and Rosso Piceno.It should...

 and/or Sangiovese

Sangiovese

Sangiovese is a red Italian wine grape variety whose name derives from the Latin sanguis Jovis, "the blood of Jove"...

 with other local grape varieties permitted to fill out of the rest. Whites are predominantly composed of Verdicchio

Verdicchio

Verdicchio is a white Italian wine grape variety grown primarily in the Marche region of central Italy. The name Verdicchio derives from verde and refers to the slight green/yellow hue that wines made from the grape can have....

(50-100%) with other local varieties permitted to fill out the rest.