There is something distinctly Italian about sangiovese. Maybe not so surprising as it is the most planted grape variety in Italy. Widely present in Tuscany, where we find it in Chianti, Chianti ...

Located in Sant’ Angelo in Colle in the commune of Montalcino, Tenuta Il Poggione was established at the end of the 19th century by Lavinio Franceschi and is still owned today by the fifth generation ...

Sangiovese is one of the most important grape varieties in Italy. This is not an overstatement: It forms the backbone of Chianti, which can include other varieties but is dominated by Sangiovese.

Think of Emilia-Romagna's hyphen as a key to its wines. As the northwest part of this northern-Italian region, Emila prizes its lambruschi, a group of unrelated red-wine grapes with very different ...

Last week, I wrote about three Sicilian red wines made with the same wine grape – nero d’avola. This week, I thought we would stay in Italy and learn more about even more popular red wine grape – ...

Since the emergence of the first Super Tuscans in the late 1970s, the plot line has been that they are made with “foreign” grapes such as Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot rather than the native Tuscan ...

My vote for the most agreeable all-around table wine grape generally goes to Sangiovese, especially as expressed in the top three wines of Tuscany: Chianti Classico, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano and ...

Editor’s note: Additional information on Michigan Sangiovese was sent in after this story published and has been added to it. So let’s start with some Sangiovese basics. It’s the most widely grown ...

This wine, by Hilmy Cellars, is called Saignée of Sangiovese, named for its production method. Saignée is a by-product of red winemaking. During the fermentation of a red wine, about ten percent of ...

Working stiffs like me strive to honor household budgets. Working stiffs save for modest vacations and always buy last year’s trail running sneaker (wait a year and save $40!). Working stiffs who are ...