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Today this Tuscan wine is one of Italy's most well known and recognizable wines. In the Middle Ages , the villages of Gaiole , Castellina and Radda located near Florence formed as a Lega del Chianti (League of Chianti) creating an area that would become the spiritual and historical "heart" of the Chianti region and today is located within the ...
The final group are the Vinho Regional (VRs), which are table wines with a geographical indication under EU regulations. VRs each cover a larger area and are similar to the French Vin de pays at regional/departmental level. [1] [2] The early 2000s has seen many changes in the classification and naming of Portuguese wine regions.
The best known wines are Guado al Tasso, the Scalabrone rose, Il Bruciato and Vermentino. Matarocchio is a lesser-known and rarer expression of 100% Cabernet Franc. La Braccesca estate - Vino Nobile di Montepulciano La Braccesca, Vigneto Santa Pia, Sabazio, and the Bramasole and Achelo Syrahs.
In the Bairrada region, home to Baga wine, you’ll also find planting of Alfrocheiro, Aragonez (also Tempranillo), Bastardo, Cabernet Sauvignon, Jaen, Merlot, Syrah, Tinta Roriz and Touriga Nacional.
I think the country's nearly 140 wine regions are quite underrated compared to other European destinations. Here are my top six tips for planning a Spanish vino adventure. Prioritize visiting ...
With roots in Piedmont dating back to the 1800’s, the Ricossa family is known for producing classic wines that express the cultural and gastronomic tradition of the region.
Tuscan Chianti in a traditional fiasco. Italian wine (Italian: vino italiano) is produced in every region of Italy.Italy is the country with the widest variety of indigenous grapevine in the world, [1] [2] with an area of 702,000 hectares (1.73 million acres) under vineyard cultivation, [3] as well as the world's largest wine producer and the largest exporter as of 2024.
The region is known for its fortified wine production, creating off dry, topaz colored wines that have nutty aromas and flavors. [1] While once a thriving wine region, world-renowned in the 19th century for its tawny colored fortified wine, in the modern era Carcavelos has been devastated by real estate development in the suburbs of the capital ...