There is something distinctly Italian about sangiovese. Maybe not so surprising as it is the most planted grape variety in Italy. Widely present in Tuscany, where we find it in Chianti, Chianti ...

Wines from Chianti Classico are often suggested in this column for sincere reasons. These red wines, based on sangiovese, ...

Wines made with Sangiovese grapes cover a wide range - from semi sweet to robust and bone dry. And since these wines taste great with food or on their own, it's no wonder they're so popular everywhere ...

Located in Sant’ Angelo in Colle in the commune of Montalcino, Tenuta Il Poggione was established at the end of the 19th century by Lavinio Franceschi and is still owned today by the fifth generation ...

No one whosoever could dispute that sangiovese possesses the single greatest name among all red wine grapes. It is likely that the name “sangiovese” comes from sanguis jovis, Latin for “the blood of ...

Tuscany is where olive trees, sweetly scented cypress tress and a plethora of vines populate the hillsides, where the air is magnificent and the light brilliantly vivid, a reminder that these hills ...

With reasonable alcohol and light structure, Tuscan reds pair more easily with food and don’t overwhelm like many New World reds. The reds of Tuscany are dominated by the red grape sangiovese and tend ...

Editor’s note: Additional information on Michigan Sangiovese was sent in after this story published and has been added to it. So let’s start with some Sangiovese basics. It’s the most widely grown ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Susan H. Gordon covers wines of Italy (esp Prosecco & Lazio) & east US Sangiovese, a grape too many drinkers know by name but ...

My vote for the most agreeable all-around table wine grape generally goes to Sangiovese, especially as expressed in the top three wines of Tuscany: Chianti Classico, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano and ...

Last week, I wrote about three Sicilian red wines made with the same wine grape – nero d’avola. This week, I thought we would stay in Italy and learn more about even more popular red wine grape – ...

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