Wine Regions
Chianti Wine Road Map
The Chiantigiana (road SR222) winds from Florence to Siena through the heart of Chianti Classico country — here's how to navigate it.
Wine Travel Guide
Wine Regions
A closer look at Italy's wine regions and the appellations that define them.
Wine Regions
Bolgheri Wine Road
Bolgheri is where the Super Tuscan wine movement began in 1968 — a guide to the region's top estates, from Tenuta San Guido to Ornellaia.
Wine Regions
Vernaccia di San Gimignano, the white wine of Tuscany
San Gimignano's Vernaccia was the first Italian wine ever to receive DOC status, back in 1966 — Tuscany's only DOCG white wine.
Wine Regions
The Iconic Brunello di Montalcino: Crafting Excellence in the Heart of Tuscany
Inside the Montalcino production area, its unique microclimate, and the Sangiovese Grosso grape that defines Brunello.
Wine Regions
Montalcino wine road map
A map of Montalcino's best Brunello estates, from Fattoria dei Barbi to Capanna, with the terroir that shapes the wine.
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Chianti Rufina vs Chianti Classico
Chianti Rùfina is one of the smallest DOCG sub-zones of Chianti — cooler, higher-altitude, and often overlooked next to Chianti Classico.
Wine Regions
Pomino, the highest wine region of Tuscany
A restricted, high-altitude wine zone within Chianti Rufina, protected since Cosimo III de' Medici's rulebook of 1716.
Wine Regions
Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG
"Montepulciano of every wine is King" — Italy's first-ever DOCG wine, made from Sangiovese known locally as Prugnolo Gentile.