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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 ).
Chianti (Italian pronunciation:), in Italy also referred to as Monti del Chianti ("Chianti Mountains") or Colline del Chianti ("Chianti Hills"), is a mountainous area of Tuscany in the provinces of Florence, Siena and Arezzo, composed mainly of hills and mountains. It is known for the wine produced in and named for the region, Chianti.
In 1716 Cosimo III de' Medici, the Grand Duke of Tuscany, legislated the first official boundaries of the Chianti region in what is today part of the Chianti Classico DOCG. In the early Middle Ages, the area between Baliaccia and Monte Luco in the hills between the cities of Florence and Siena was known as the Chianti Mountain. This area was ...
This Chianti Riserva is, of course, from Chianti, a mountainous region of Tuscany, Italy. It’s aged 24 months to achieve both the “riserva” designation and its full-bodied flavor.
Tuscan wine is Italian wine from the Tuscany region. Located in central Italy along the Tyrrhenian coast, Tuscany is home to some of the world's most notable wine regions. Chianti, Brunello di Montalcino and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano are primarily made with Sangiovese grape whereas the Vernaccia grape is the basis of the white Vernaccia di ...
Chianti 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 ).
California wine regions. America’s top wine producer, California, makes more than 80% of the wine in the U.S. ... New York makes wine from a broader variety of grapes than almost any wine region ...
The area protected by the Chianti Wine Consortium brings together over 3,000 companies, with a declared productive vineyard area of 15,500 hectares, which produce every year over one million quintals of grapes intended for the distribution of Chianti D.O.P. Wine in about 100 million bottles. The Consortium's activity is carried out at various ...