Riserva. Chianti that meets more stringent requirements (lower yield, higher alcohol content and dry extract) may be labelled as Chianti Superiore, although...

Sangiovese: it is most notably the predominant grape variety in Chianti and Chianti Classico, and the sole ingredient in Brunello di Montalcino. Sangiovese...

province of Firenze Chianti Superiore, produced throughout the Chianti region with the exception of the classico sub-region. Chianti Classico became a separate...

carry the name of one of the six sub-zones or just the Chianti designation. The Chianti Superiore designation refers to wines produced in the provinces...

regulations "Chianti," overseen by the ministerial body Consorzio Vino Chianti, are as follows: Chianti DOCG Chianti Riserva DOCG Chianti Superiore DOCG Colli...

marketing efforts of large producers like Bolla, Soave even surpassed Chianti in the 1970s as the largest-selling Italian DOC wine in the US. By the...

the Adige is famous for wine production. Valpolicella ranks just after Chianti in total Italian denominazione di origine controllata (DOC) wine production...

2012, the Premio lo Straniero 2012 and the 26th edition of the Premio Chianti. The book had seven reprints and has been translated into French (Seuil)...

Monferrato regions. While there is no officially defined Classico region, like Chianti Classico, the region of the Asti province between the towns of Nizza Monferrato...

such as Perricone, Nero d'Avola and Nerello Mascalese Superiore is aged at least two years Superiore Riserva is aged at least four years Vergine and/or Soleras...

d'Ivrea Albiate Albidona Albignasego Albinea Albino Albiolo Albisola Superiore Albissola Marina Albizzate Albonese Albosaggia Albugnano Albuzzano Alcamo...

Lombarda Fabbrica Automobili (A.L.F.A), later Alfa Romeo Vineyards in the Chianti region of Tuscany Prada shop at Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan...

Südtirol (in German) or Alto Adige (in Italian) Trentino Tuscany Bolgheri Chianti Chianti Classico Colli Apuani Colli Etruria Centrale Colline Lucchesi Elba...

bounded by the Pratomagno mountain range to the north and east and by the Chianti mountains to the south and west. The Upper Valdarno Basin has provided...

artichokes and tomatoes). The most famous Italian wines are the Tuscan Chianti and the Piedmontese Barolo. Other famous wines are Barbaresco, Barbera...

bounded by the Pratomagno mountain range to the north and east and by the Chianti mountains to the south and west. The Upper Valdarno Basin has provided...

Fine, which is at least 17% abv and aged at least four months; and the Superiore, which is at least 18%, and aged at least two years. The unfortified Marsala...

Igino (Iginius) Sderci (1884 - 1983, born in Gaiole in Chianti, Italy) was a violin maker who studied under master maker Leandro Bisiach. Making more...

Castello di Belcaro, Siena Castello di Brolio, Gaiole in Chianti Castello di Meleto, Gaiole in Chianti, Siena Castello Monteriggioni, Monteriggioni Castello...

Giacomo Bisiach (Milan, 28 November 1900 – Venegono Superiore, 8 May 1995) was an Italian luthier. Giacomo Bisiach is the sixth of Leandro Bisiach's seven...

Trentino Marzemino Tuscany Bolgheri Brunello di Montalcino Carmignano Chianti Colli Apuani Colli Etruria Centrale Colline Lucchesi Elba Montalcino Montescudaio...

the world are Langhe, Montferrat, Brianza, Berici Hills, Euganean Hills, Chianti, Colline Metallifere, Alban Hills, Gargano and Murge, while notable locations...

did not specify in his speech whether it was the locality of Occhieppo Superiore or Occhieppo Inferiore: in these two localities, however, there are no...

the bottle Fiasco The straw-covered flask historically associated with Chianti. Fighting varietal A term that originated in California during the mid-1980s...