At the southern end of the Chianti Classico district are the vineyards of Barone Ricasoli. Now managed by the steady hand of Francesco Ricasoli, these ancient vineyards and the family that has managed ...

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 ...

Whether your glass holds Chianti Classico or Chianti, the wines are made from Sangiovese grapes; however, the source of the grapes will vary. The black rooster (gallo nero) is the logo for Chianti ...

A typical trip to Italy focuses on the main hubs: Rome, Florence, Venice, and Milan. Many tourists have been-there, done-that in terms of the big cities, so in hopes of discovering life in the small ...

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.

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 ...

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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 ...

One evening recently I managed to get hold of some good fresh lamb's liver from my butcher. Out of potatoes and rice, I searched in vain for polenta – not sure why, it is rarely worth the trouble.