San Ginesio Local Products and Shops

San Ginesio local products: what to buy

The Polentone is the town's signature dish. It is made with cornmeal and served with meat sauce. Alternatively there is the "in bianco" version (without tomato), with sausage, pork chops and mushrooms, topped with pecorino cheese. It is a dish to enjoy at the table rather than to buy in a shop. The list of places is on the page on San Ginesio restaurants.

San Ginesio DOC wine is the area's red. Local grapes include two native varieties, Ribona and Vernaccia Nera, grown alongside other varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Sangiovese, Montepulciano and Trebbiano. The area's specialties also include vino cotto from the Marche, a sweet "cooked wine".

Ciauscolo, a soft spreadable salami, is the best-known cured meat. The one called "Il Campagnolo" won a first prize in its national category. In San Ginesio, ciauscolo is also linked to the shop Re Norcino, which carries on the tradition of the Vitali family: an ancient salami appreciated by chefs.

Organic meat can be bought at Fattoria Scagnetti, founded in 1932 out of a long family tradition. The farm grows its crops organically and raises Marchigiana PGI (IGP) and organic cattle. It sells its meat directly, locally sourced (zero-kilometer). Over the years the farm has also started producing cured meats.

Wine and local products at the winery: Terre di San Ginesio Le Moline has its winery in Ripe San Ginesio, in the Fiastra valley, along the old Via Picena, between the Parco Archeologico di Urbisaglia (archaeological park) and the medieval village. Inside there is a tasting room and a shop that sells local products as well as wine. The Le Moline vineyard is in the hills. In summer it hosts tasting evenings among the vines, with dishes of the local cuisine paired with the wines.

Bread, pastries and baked goods are the focus of several businesses shown on the map, such as Giselle petite patisserie, Forno Pasticceria Parrucci Piergentili (in Passo Sant'Angelo, in the nearby municipality of Sant'Angelo in Pontano) and L.A.B. di Bellesi Luigi Ingrosso Prodotti da Forno Biologici. For cured meats, meat and deli food there is Mangia & Gusta di Bordi Eraldo.

San Ginesio local products: map of the shops

The map brings together the shops, farms and winery of the San Ginesio area. Each entry has its own page. Before setting off it is worth checking hours and availability, especially for the farms and the winery. Fattoria Scagnetti, for example, offers the option of ordering products.

The businesses in the center can be reached on foot while visiting the village, while farms and wineries require a few kilometers by car.

To combine shopping with a visit to the town, a good starting point is the page San Ginesio: what to see and do. In August the Palio brings the four districts to life, a period full of events.