Tuscany
Chianti, Brunello di Montalcino and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano: three magnificent red wines which made Tuscany famous all over the world, one of the most celebrated wine region of Italy ...
Tuscany. Few place names in the world of wine evoke the same level of romance or the same feeling of warm anticipation as that of this ancient Italian region.
Like Piedmont, Tuscany's growing cycle was around three weeks earlier than usual, thanks to an unusually mild, dry winter and record temperatures in March and April.
Tuscany
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Tuscany. Region of Italy best known for Chianti and Brunello di Montalcino.
Varietal. Wine named for a grape type, like Chardonnay. In U.S., a wine must be at least 75% of a grape type to be called that.
Tuscany (tuss-can-ee)
A wine region in central Italy that extends from the city of Florence to the south. Some of the best known Italian wines come from this region. Notable are the Chianti wines, and Brunello di Montepulciano.
TUSCANY
Renown wine region of Central Italy.
UGNI BLANC
White wine grape grown in France generally producing crisp, fruity white wines. In Italy called Trebbiano.
Tuscany - (TUSS-can-ee)
Wine region of Central Italy, surrounding Florence, ancient home of Chianti, Brunello and Vino Nobile, also increasingly known for modern, pricey "high-tech Tuscans" made using creative blends of the local grapes, ...
You say, Tuscany and I say, Toscano. You say, Italy and I say, Italia. But, let's not call the whole thing off, okay? And then again, when it comes to wine or vino it's best to just shrug it off anyway.
Outside of Tuscany the regions of Emilia-Romagna, Umbria and Latium produce some of the most infamous of all Italian wines.
Governo
The Tuscany practice of adding dried late harvest grapes to a fermented wine, which sparks a secondary fermentation giving additional body, color, and flavor
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Both are wines from Tuscany in central Italy, and can be made from a blend of several different grape varieties. The difference is primarily one of geography; Chianti is a large Chianti Classico is a smaller region within Chianti.
Sangiovese is indigenous to Tuscany, where is makes Chianti, the flagship wine of the region. Sangiovese is also the primary grape in the wines Brunello di Montalcino, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano and Morellino di Scansano.
It mixes with Sangiovese in Tuscany , Syrah in Australia and Provence , and Merlot and Cabernet Franc in South Africa , but flies solo in some of Italy 's super-Tuscans. In the United States.
Falcon Crest, USA 1981-1990: A CBS primetime soap opera about the fictional Falcon Crest winery and the family who owned it, set in a fictional "Tuscany Valley" in California.
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Semi-classic grape grown in the Tuscany region of Italy. Used to produce the Chianti and other Tuscan red wines. Has many clonal versions, two of which seem to predominate.
The hot, dry climate, such as Tuscany provides, is where sangiovese thrives.
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.
The variety seems to have originated in Tuscany and was already well known in the sixteenth century. Limited originally to Tuscany, by the nineteenth century Sangiovese Grosso had spread to Emilia- Romagna and then widely throughout Italy.
Super Tuscan:Wines from Tuscany made using international varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah rather than relying primarily on local varieties such as Sangiovese.
Sangiovese is the prominent grape of the Tuscany region of Italy, where it is used in producing Chianti. Chiantis can be found in a wide range of styles, from light to full-bodied. It is medium in tannin, but can be high in acidity.
A red-wine grape grown in the Tuscany region of Italy. Used to make Chianti and other Tuscan reds. Some versions (clones) include Sangiovese Grosso, and Sangiovese Piccolo.
A semi-classic red-wine grape grown in the Tuscany region of Italy. Used to make Chianti and other Tuscan reds. Notable clonal versions include Sangiovese Grosso, and Sangiovese Piccolo.
Brunello Montalcino: The Brunello grape, grown in the town of Montaleino in southern Tuscany (Italy), produces full-bodied, rich, powerful, long-lived wines.
Brunello (the 'little brown one') is a red grape which is a clone of the Sangiovese grape (Sangiovese Grosso - the 'plump' Sangiovese) most obvious in Tuscany's Brunello di Montalcino, regarded as one of Italy's best wines.
Super Tuscan: A red wine from Tuscany that is not made in accordance with established DOC rules; often a blended wine of superior quality containing Cabernet Sauvignon and/or Merlot.
Supple: A term used to describe smooth, balanced wines.
Known as Brunello around the city of Siena in Tuscany. Used as most important part of the blend for Chianti and Vino Nobile wines. Not much seen outside of Central Italy.
Chianti
Chianti is a blended, full-bodied red table wine from the Tuscany region of Italy.
Claret
Claret wines are red wines from Bordeaux.
Chianti: Medium to full-bodied red table wine of Tuscany in Italy. Chiantis are blends, but the primary grape variety used is Sangiovese.
Chianti
The name of a specific geographical area between Florence and Siena in the central Italian region of Tuscany associated with tangy, dry red wines of varied quality.
Few wines are as refreshing, affordable and versatile as pinot grigio. Most Italian bottlings come from northern Italy, yet Tuscany (the central Italian home of Chianti) is coming on strong, producing ripe and concentrated versions.
vin santo: (Italian) A dessert wine made from dried grapes and barrel aged for a significant length of time. In Tuscany where it originated the wine is made from Trebbiano and Malvasia.
Tuscany is famous for the red wines of the various Chianti zones. Dry white Frascati wines come from the Latium region near Rome, while Marsala, the fortified wine sweetened with concentrated grape juice, comes from Sicily.
a red wine with high tannins and lower acidity, such as a Cabernet Sauvignon or Shiraz (Yellowtail Shiraz from Australia is a good example-not expensive) with a red wine with lower tannins and higher acidity, such as Valpolicella from Tuscany (Bolla ...
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In the centre, Tuscany is home to Chianti (variable quality reds made primarily from Sangiovese), Chianti Classico (much more consistent), ...
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