In the '80s it was impossible to go to an Italian trattoria and not be served wine out of a straw-wrapped bottle and these ...

Scientists analyzing 2,000-year-old grape seeds from ancient wells in Tuscany have mapped the most extensive genetic history ...

Researchers also discover that the ancient vines of Chianti, famed for its red wines, produced white fruit ...

In 1974 industrial entrepreneur Giuseppe (Pepito) Castiglioni acquired a small estate in Ruffoli, Chianti. His vision was to upgrade the common image and reputation of Chianti wines and especially the ...

Chianti Classico, which is an appellation under Italian wine laws, is a topographical region distinct from seven other Chianti zones, which include Colli Aretini, Colli Fiorentini, Colline Pisane, ...

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?

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.

If you find yourself longing for pasta fagioli, pappardelle in wild boar sauce, or arista --Tuscany’s roasted pork loin scented with rosemary and garlic -- maybe it’s time to lay in some Chianti. The ...

What is a chianti? This emblematic wine is made all over the Tuscan countryside, but the historic heart lies in a region between Florence and Siena. In 1716, Cosimo de' Medici III, Grand Duke of ...

If you had to pick a wine to represent the entire country of Italy, a single wine out of hundreds of bottlings drawn from thousands of indigenous varieties, that wine would have to be Chianti. Of all ...

Discover how scientists mapped the most extensive genetic history of ancient grapevines using ancient DNA from a Tuscan well.

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 ...