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At the southern end of the Chianti Classico district are the vineyards of Barone Ricasoli. Now managed by the steady hand of Francesco Ricasoli, these ancient vineyards and the family that has managed ...

These Italian reds are superb wines and often excellent values. So why aren’t more people drinking them? By Eric Asimov Chianti Classico wines are better than they have ever been. The best examples ...

If you answer that it is a pleasant, undistinguished Italian wine served with spaghetti and meatballs in taverns around the world, you are 80 percent right. But 20 percent of the production of that ...

Chianti Classico, a renowned red wine originating from the picturesque Chianti region in Tuscany, Italy, holds a distinguished status in the world of oenophiles. The legacy of Chianti Classico started ...

And what will be enough to bring the Super Tuscans, which are primarily single vineyard wines, back into the appellation? Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently ...

Chianti Classico is one of the world’s most famous and well-loved red wines. Given that there are more than 350 producers in this zone, there are a select few that have achieved great critical and ...

Sangiovese is a variety that does very well in Texas soils, and producers throughout the state continue to excel at producing the food friendly Italian variety. However, to truly appreciate all that ...

If you had to pick a wine to represent the entire country of Italy, a single wine out of hundreds of bottlings drawn from thousands of indigenous varieties, that wine would have to be Chianti. Of all ...

SOME WINES ARE straightforward. Some are confusing. And some are a little of both. Cabernet, a very consistent grape, easily fits into the first category. For Riesling, it’s the second: Is it sweet?