Rick and Shannon taste Bottaia’s 2024 Verdicchio, the classic white grape of Italy’s Marche region. Does this land as a Dump It, Try It, Pour It, or Buy It?

In this week’s bonus mini-episode of Pour Temecula, Rick DeLucio and Shannon Cole explore Verdicchio—a crisp, citrusy, almond-tinged white wine beloved in central Italy—now being grown right here in Southern California. Their pick is Bottaia’s 2024 Verdicchio, a small-lot Temecula bottling that brings Italian elegance to local vineyards. Rick and Shannon dive into Verdicchio’s Marche heritage, what makes it stand out among Italian whites, and how Bottaia is interpreting the grape in Temecula before sharing their tasting notes and final rating on the show’s Dump It, Try It, Pour It, or Buy It scale.