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Vin Santo (veen sahn'-toe)
An Italian white wine from the Tuscany region. Made from Trebbiano and Malvasia grapes that have been dried before making the wine.

 


Vin Santo: Sweet wine from Tuscany made from late-harvest Trebbiano and Malvasia grapes.

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.

Vin Santo del Chianti - a field blend
Vin Santo del Chianti Classico - blend in
Vin Santo di Montepulciano - blend in ...

Vin Santo is mid-Italy's fortified wine. Most of it is made in Tuscany, but some comes from the surrounding regions. It's full bodied, but still light, and is a classic combination with biscotti or fruit.

Among the many wines, Vin Santo is one which should certainly be mentioned, despite it is a wine whose tradition is shared with other regions in Italy, in Tuscany is recognized in some areas as DOC, as in case of Vin Santo del Chianti, ...

Vin Santo del Chianti produced in the provinces of Arezzo, Firenze, Pisa, Pistoia, Prato and Siena
Vin Santo del Chianti Classico produced in the provinces of Firenze and Siena
Vin Santo di Montepulciano produced in the province of Siena ...

Instinctively, I want to reach for Vin Santo, a sweet Italian wine with a well-rounded nutty flavor that finishes long and leaves you with a refreshing taste of caramel.

Sauternes / Muscat / Late-Harvest Riesling or Gewürztraminer / Vin Santo / Amontillado Sherry
Glace à la Vanille au Coulis de Framboise
Loupiac / Rivesaltes Blanc / Muscat de Rivesaltes ...

One of Italy's more characterful dry white grape varieties principally responsible for the slightly fennel-like Umbrian whites of Orvieto and also Vin Santo.
Greco (white) ...

These grapes are used to produce white (and more rarely red) table wines, dessert wines, and fortified wines of the same name, or are sometimes used as part of a blend of grapes, such as in Vin Santo. Made ...

Nero D'Avola, Piedmont, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Noir, Prosecco, Rioja, Ripasso, Rosé, Sangiovese, Soave, Super Tuscan (others on limited request), Syrah, Touriga Nacional, Tuscany, Valpolicella, Vermentino, Vernaccia Di San Gimignano, Vin Santo, ...

See also: Wine, White, Grape, Region, Style