Chianti Wine Road Map

To plan a trip through the Chianti Classico wine-growing region, you have to start with the Chiantigiana, also known as road SR222. This road runs from Florence to Siena, crossing a vast territory of vineyards, olive groves, and countless wineries where visitors can stop for a tasting.

The Chiantigiana isn't a straight road — it winds through hills covered in vineyards, and it's easy to get lost without a GPS pointed at your planned wineries. Unlike Napa Valley, wineries here aren't lined up along the main road: many are tucked deep in the valley, reached by dusty back roads, even though the surrounding countryside is some of the most beautiful in Tuscany.

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Chianti Classico is Italy's best-known red wine internationally, built on the Sangiovese grape blended traditionally with Canaiolo, Malvasia, and Trebbiano. It has a ruby red color tending toward garnet, an intense bouquet of sweet violet, and a soft, slightly tannic flavor, with a minimum alcohol content of 12 degrees. It's produced only in Tuscany, across the areas of Chianti Classico, Montalbano, Rufina, Colli Fiorentini, Colli Senesi, Colli Aretini, and Colline Pisane — with Chianti Classico itself, between Florence and Siena, being where the oldest production is concentrated.