What are the best wines from Tuscany?!
The most important wines from Tuscany are red, and all feature some variation of the Sangiovese varietal.
The most famous wine from Tuscany is Chianti.
Castello d'Albola Chianti Classico (about $11.00) is very clean, with fresh black cherry flavors and friendly tannins.
If the occasion suggests something more extravagant, try Castello Banfi's Brunello di Montalcino (about $38.00). Made from a Sangiovese clone, it has many of the ways of a simple Chianti about it, but more so. Complex and concentrated.
The most traditional beverage is the Tuscan classic, Vin Santo or "wine of the saints." It is made from Malsasia or Trebbiano grapes which have been dried, historically, by being hung from rafters until the sugars and extracts are sufficiently concentrated to result in a sumptuous, sweet, highly alcoholic wine of great repute. Try Barone Ricasoli's at $16.50.
Answers: Vernaccia di San Gimignano is one of the more ancient Italian wines, having been made since the thirteenth century. A white of some character, it is crisp and sometimes slightly pétillant (bubbly). This wine displays a pleasant mineral quality which is reminiscent – in the best possible sense – of wet rocks. Terruzi & Puthod makes a great example for $10.00.
The most important wines from Tuscany are red, and all feature some variation of the Sangiovese varietal.
The most famous wine from Tuscany is Chianti.
Castello d'Albola Chianti Classico (about $11.00) is very clean, with fresh black cherry flavors and friendly tannins.
If the occasion suggests something more extravagant, try Castello Banfi's Brunello di Montalcino (about $38.00). Made from a Sangiovese clone, it has many of the ways of a simple Chianti about it, but more so. Complex and concentrated.
The most traditional beverage is the Tuscan classic, Vin Santo or "wine of the saints." It is made from Malsasia or Trebbiano grapes which have been dried, historically, by being hung from rafters until the sugars and extracts are sufficiently concentrated to result in a sumptuous, sweet, highly alcoholic wine of great repute. Try Barone Ricasoli's at $16.50.
Ruffino chianti wines.