Close to Florence and Siena is pricey, as is the Chianti region and the coast.
Back roads lead past rows of grapevines to hilltop towns and villages such as Radda in Chianti and Monteriggioni.
Guinness tastes better in Ireland just like a glass of Chianti tastes better while overlooking the hills of Tuscany.
He has cited Italy's Antinori family in Florence, whose interests extend from chianti into the broader culture.
Much of Chianti can be drunk young and is a perfect foil to wash down a simple supper.
That is thanks to the grand opening of a state-of-the-art facility in Bargino, the Marchesi Antinori Chianti Classico Cellar.
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But Chianti Classico, covering 7, 000 hectares in the heart of Chianti, is more serious and could benefit from further geographical delineation.
Further afield, try Chianti and Barbera from Italy and Rioja from Spain.
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This beer is a blend of regular wort and clear Chianti must.
The Chianti also showed juicy red fruit and a pleasingly Pinot-like acidity.
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One area where there has been much discussion is Chianti, a vast region between Florence and Siena that produces a fruity wine made mainly from Sangiovese.
Under this new geographical delineation, the term Chianti would be all-encompassing and refer to the entire region in the middle of Tuscany, rather like the umbrella term Bordeaux.
That reflects everything from tastes in food (Coca-Cola rather than Chianti) to holidays (Florida rather than Florence), and raises the suspicion that upper-class anti-Americanism may be surrogate snobbery.
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From La Maremma to Florence, every hilltop village has its own character and the lands that produce Chianti, Brunello and Montepulciano, also yield delicious specialties from wild boar to truffles.
Italians gave us mainly words about good living spaghetti, ravioli, pizza, arugula, artichoke, broccoli, chianti, minestrone, ciabatta, panini, coffee, latte and cappuccino, as well as vista, harmonica, piano and opera.
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Aged in oak barrels for at least two years, Chianti Classico wines are identified by a black rooster within a red circle on the neck of the bottle, signaling membership of the Chianti Classico Consortium.
Thomas Thomas, a retiree living in Oakville, Ontario and a former venture capitalist with money to burn, once paid to join ten friends in a castle in Chianti, Italy and enjoy meals prepared by a private chef.
Located in the Chianti Classico region just 20 minutes outside of Florence and 30 minutes from uber charming Siena, it likely will become a must-see attraction for visitors to Tuscany, one of the greatest vacation destinations on the planet.
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The Tuscan countryside has a rich cultural and artistic heritage, crisscrossed with vineyards producing delicious Chianti, Brunello di Montalcino and super Tuscans, and anchored by classic vistas of olive and cypress trees framing red-tiled church roofs, all within easy reach of Florence and Rome.
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