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Tuscan wine is Italian wine from the Tuscany region. Located in central Italy along the Tyrrhenian coast , Tuscany is home to some of the world's most notable wine regions . Chianti , Brunello di Montalcino and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano are primarily made with Sangiovese grape whereas the Vernaccia grape is the basis of the white Vernaccia ...
Tuscany. Rolling hillsides, verdant vineyards, and centuries-old farm estates make Tuscany the poster child for all things bucolic. Beyond its natural beauty, the region has castles that imbue ...
In 1831, marchese Cosimo Ridolfi (who was later appointed Prime Minister of Tuscany by the Grand Duke Leopold II) praised the merits of the red wines of Montalcino above all others in Tuscany. In 1865, an agricultural fair in Montalcino noted that the prize winning wine of the event was a "select red wine" known as a Brunello. [3]
The first company getting a business agreement with the prison's management, was the world-famous wine producer "Marchesi de' Frescobaldi". So nowadays the oldest and more prestigious wine brand of Tuscany, is giving prisoners of Gorgona the chance to get an exceptional know-how grown in the centuries, to make their own wines Vermentino and ...
Tignanello - is a 47 hectare vineyard acquired in 1900 and gives its name to Antinori's most famous wine, designated a Vino da Tavola since the mid-1970s and IGT Toscana since the early 1990s. Since 1982, Tignanello has been made from 85% Sangiovese , 10% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc .
Château La Coste: Provence, France . Château La Coste in France is the pick of luxury travel journalist Lindsay Cohn.She adds, “If you love wine and modern art, be sure to make a reservation ...
Ornellaia is located on the Tuscan Coast, overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea, in the section of the Northern Maremma between Livorno and the island of Elba.The vineyards extend over two adjacent areas that are separated by Bolgheri's famed Cypress Avenue.
Carmignano is an Italian wine region located in the Tuscany region and centered on the city of Carmignano, near Prato and about 10 miles (16 kilometers) northwest of Florence. Noted for the quality of its wines since the Middle Ages , Carmignano was identified by Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany as one of the superior wine producing ...