In one of the world’s oldest, and most revered, winemaking regions it is hard to reinvent the wheel, however the forward-thinking wine producers in Chianti Classico are trying to do so. For years they ...

Today, we are in Tuscany — one of the most popular among the 20 Italian regions — to discover more about the popular Chianti. Chianti is a famous Italian wine widely appreciated as well in California.

Italian wines can be confusing. There are subregions within subregions of larger regions that sometimes seem like a square block in a neighborhood where a few guys happen to make the same style wine.

This year marks the 300th official birthday of the Chianti Classico region. Of course, this calls for some celebrating. Fava beans, anyone? Chianti is the name of a region in Tuscany, Italy. Since ...

A 1970s monument to modern architecture is sailing through the test of time in the picturesque hills of Italy’s Chianti region. The long, two-story villa, with strong horizontal lines and a flat roof, ...

The epicentre of the strongest quake was nine kilometres below ground close to Greve in Chianti. Photo: Konrad Lawson Several mini-earthquakes with a maximum magnitude of 4.1 shook Italy's famous ...

SOME WINES ARE straightforward. Some are confusing. And some are a little of both. Cabernet, a very consistent grape, easily fits into the first category. For Riesling, it’s the second: Is it sweet?

Finding good, inexpensive Italian red wines can be a challenge. Many great ones easily cost more than a hundred dollars a bottle. And even when you do find more affordable ones, making sense of ...