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VIVC number. 10680. Sangiovese[a] is a red Italian wine grape variety that derives its name from the Latin sanguis Jovis, "blood of Jupiter ". [5] Sangiovese Grosso, used for traditionally powerful and slow maturing red wines, is primarily grown in the central regions of Italy, particularly in Tuscany, where it is the dominant grape variety.
Tignanello is the name that was given in the 1970s to a new wine produced by the ancient house of Antinori (wine producers since 1385) [1] and takes its name from the Tenuta di Tignanello production area in the town of San Casciano in Val di Pesa. Made in 1971, Tignanello was one of the first red wines produced in the area without white grapes ...
Montepulciano d'Abruzzo is an Italian red wine made from the Montepulciano wine grape in the Abruzzo region of east-central Italy. It should not be confused with Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, a Tuscan wine made from Sangiovese and other grapes. [1] Montepulciano d'Abruzzo was first classified as Denominazione di origine controllata (DOC) in 1968.
Lugana an inter-regional DOC produced in the provinces of Verona (Veneto) and Brescia (Lombardia) Merlara produced in the province of Padova. Montello e Colli Asolani produced in the province of Treviso. Monti Lessini produced in the province of Vicenza. Piave produced in the provinces of Treviso and Venezia.
Notable wines. Nizza, Barbera d'Asti. VIVC number. 974. Barbera is a red Italian wine grape variety that, as of 2000, was the third most-planted red grape variety in Italy (after Sangiovese and Montepulciano). It produces good yields and is known for deep color, full body, low tannins and high levels of acidity. [1]
Chianti[a] is an Italian red wine produced in the Chianti region of central Tuscany, principally from the Sangiovese grape. It was historically associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket, called a fiasco ("flask"; pl.: fiaschi). However, the fiasco is now only used by a few makers of the wine; most Chianti is bottled in more ...