Pieropan 2004 Soave Classico ($16.99)
Brilliant straw color. White fruit and almond aromas are attractive and characteristic of Soave.
Classico
The historical center of a DOC or DOCG wine area
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Complex, a wine that combines many aromas or tastes ...
Classico
An Italian term applying to certain DOC or DOCG wines whose vineyards are in the original, classic part of the territory where that particular type of DOC/DOCG can be made.
Classico (Classic) - is a wine produced in the most typical and renowned area of the appellation, for example Orvieto Classico ...
CLASSICO
Defined geographic zones in Italy from where the grapes of a 'Classico' must come.
CLIMAT
A term used in France, particularly in Burgundy, to describe a vineyard site by its climatic a geographic characteristics.
Chianti Classico
Chianti is a medium-bodied, dry wine made from Sangiovese or Canaiolo grapes.
Chianti Classico: A DOC red from a designated inner portion of the Chianti wine district. TO be labeled Chianti Classico, both the vineyards and the winery must be within the delimited region.
classico: is reserved for wines produced in the region where a particular type of wine has been produced "traditionally". For the Chianti classico, this "traditional region" is defined by a decree from July 10, 1932.
Classico - (CLAH-see-koe)
Legally delimited central part of an Italian wine region, generally producing wines considered the region's best. See "Chianti."
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Classico. Italian term indicating that wine comes from the heart of a specific region. While Chianti Classico is a demarcated DOCG district, the Classico for Verdicchio, for example, refers to the central part of the appellation.
In Chianti Classico Ruffino, Pagliarese, Vicchiomaggio, Montagliari, Badia di Coltibuono and Selvapiana all enhanced their reputations with their 1971 Riservas.
produced from the Sangiovese grape can be some of the world's best wine and some of the world's most dreadful plonk; stay away from the straw basket-bottles (known as fiascos-the name says it all). Stick with Chianti Classico.
Colli Bolognesi Classico Pignoletto (Bianco) produced in the province of Bologna ...
The quality ranges from ordinary table wine (vino di tavola) to the impressive classico superiore. Sangiovese represents 10% of Italy's entire vineyard acreage, the most-planted grape in the country, with 247,000 acres.
The Black Rooster-Chianti Classico
Wines from the other Chianti zones can range from good to exceptional, most being of the leaner, simpler, and easy quaffing variety. One subzone, Chianti Ruffina, can produce exceptional and superior wines.
Straight Valpolicella may be a pleasant easy drinking red, whereas Valpolicella Classico (from the central region) and Superiore (which denotes a higher alcohol content) may be a little more substantial.
What is the difference between Chianti and Chianti Classico?
Both are wines from Tuscany in central Italy, and can be made from a blend of several different grape varieties.
One of my favorite wine regions in the world is Tuscany, Italy, the home of, among others, Chianti Classico, Brunello di Montalcino, Carmignano, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, and Morellino di Scansano.
Cassis Blanc / Condrieu / Chardonnay / Valpolicella Classico / Pfalz Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc)
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Chianti Classico or Rufina / Vino da Tavola from / Tuscany / Puligny-Montrachet / Australian Chardonnay ...
But better Chianti - look for Chianti Classico, perhaps Riserva, that costs $20 to $25 - is beautiful, complex wine. With some age, you'll see that it develops even more elegance and layers of flavor. Antinori is always a good name to look for.
The Chianti region encompasses much of the hills of Tuscany with the higher quality Chianti Classico region being a smaller and more defined "classic" region for producing the wine.
The other is the Sangiovese Piccolo, also known under the historical synonym name Sangioveto, used for standard Chianti Classico DOC wines. Old vine derived wine is often used in the better versions, needing several years aging to reach peak.
VERDELLO: White wine variety grown in central Italy. Known to be an ingredient in the best Orvieto Classico wine blends of Umbria. Has synonym name of Breval. May be a clone of the Spanish Verdelho variety, imported around the 15th century.
DINDARELLA: (a.k.a Pelara and Quajara). Variety grown in the Veneto region of northern Italy and used by a few producers as one of the blending wines to create the red "Valpolicella" Classico.
In the centre, Tuscany is home to Chianti (variable quality reds made primarily from Sangiovese), Chianti Classico (much more consistent), ...
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