Chianti has long been the best-known Tuscan wine in the U.S. But there are many other fine Tuscan wines. And most of the best ...

Let's face it, Chianti can be confusing. With 8 different sub-zones, varying rules on production, a classification called Superiore that can be used in 7 of the 8 zones, and a number of wines that ...

Just an hour from Florence, this 12th-century former episcopal residence welcomes you in a setting worthy of a Renaissance ...

Blending is essential to making some of the world’s most iconic wines. We explored the several ways to blend last week. This week, specific wines created by blending.

many Italian wines most wine lovers are not familiar with on an everyday basis. Chianti Classico, Barolo, Amarone della Valpolicella, Brunello di Montalcino and dozens of others are famous ...

Bordeaux also produces blended white wines—Bordeaux blancs—using sauvignon blanc, sémillon, and muscadelle. • Chianti usually qualifies as a sangiovese varietal, but in lowest ...

Established by the Consorzio Vino Chianti Classico in 2021, the designation identifies distinctive, historic and enologically significant growing sites in the area. With the first phase of ...

12th-century castle on a 300-hectare estate in the Chianti wine region - 30 minute drive from Aeroporto di Firenze-Peretola. Midway between Florence and Siena (about an hours' drive from either ...