They all offer many of the wines found at traditional auction houses, including first-growth Bordeaux, grand cru Burgundy and great Super Tuscans.

WSJ: A Guide to Bidding in Online Wine Auctions | On Wine by Lettie Teague

They weren't necessarily the showiest wines Barolos and Barbarescos or Super Tuscans (though such wines from the right producers can go well with food, too).

WSJ: Italian Wines, the World's Best With Food | On Wine by Lettie Teague

From Cortona and from the Tuscans who make it so warm (despite the cold weather) comes a message for Asia: each with our traditions, we're in it together.

CNN: ASIANOW - TIME Asia | Culture on Demand: Letter from Cortona

This campanalismo, as the Tuscans call it, ought to be familiar to Mr Blair: it now seems to be experiencing a renaissance in the north-east of England, where his parliamentary constituency lies.

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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.

BBC: Living in: Tuscany