Italy's San Donato in Poggio has been approved as a Chianti Classico Gran Selezione growing area. (Matteo Mescalchin/Consorzio Vino Chianti Classico) Perspective by Dave McIntyre This is not your ...

Mazzei’s family has deep roots in Chianti: The earliest historic reference to the Chianti wine region is in a letter written by one of his ancestors, Ser Lapo Mazzei, in December 1398, more than 300 ...

Jay Leisso couldn’t decide what to do with his life after being a plumber and selling insurance. Leisso asked himself one question: What do I really enjoy doing? The answer was simple: cooking. The 35 ...

Florence, the capital of Tuscany, is one of the world’s great cultural destinations. It’s also the gateway to the hundreds – even thousands – of wineries in the province. Chianti, Italy’s most famous ...

Understanding how a wine region evolves—vintage after vintage—is never simple. Grapes reflect not only weather, but also farming shifts, winemaking choices, and cultural change. For a grape like ...

When people gripe that wine is complicated, they could be looking at many places. But one of them would have to be Chianti. Italy has the DOC and DOCG regulations, where DOCG is considered more ...