Aged Chianti ( 38 months instead of 4-7 ), may be labelled as Riserva.

Chianti that meets more stringent requirements ( lower yield, higher alcohol content and dry extract ) may be labelled as Chianti Superiore, although Chianti from the " Classico " sub-area is not allowed in any event to be labelled as " Superiore ".

While the wine may be made from the same clonal variety of Sangiovese, in the same soil composition as found in the Chianti region with winemakers using the Tuscan method of production, there is an assumption that the two wines will be different due to terroir.

As with Bordeaux, the different regions of Chianti Classico have unique characteristics that can be exemplified and perceived in some wines from those areas.

According to Master of Wine Mary Ewing-Mulligan, Chianti Classico wines from the Castellina region tend to have a very delicate aroma and flavor, Castelnuovo Berardegna region wines tend to be the most ripe and richest tasting, wines from Gaiole tend to have been characterized by their structure and firm tannins while wines from the Greve area tend to have very concentrated flavours.

Located in the hills between the Chianti Classico area and Arno valley, the wines of the Colli Fiorentini vary widely depending on producer, but tend to have a simple structure with strong character and fruit notes.

Since 2006, the use of white grape varieties such as Malvasia and Trebbiano have been prohibited in Chianti Classico.

Chianti Classico must have a minimum alcohol level of at least 12 % with a minimum of 7 months aging in oak, while Chianti Classico's labeled riserva must be aged at least 27 months at the winery, with a minimum alcohol level of at least 12. 5 %.

Chianti ( 1716 ) and Tokaj ( 1730 ) have older demarcation but no regulation associated and thus, in terms of regulated demarcated regions, Porto is the oldest.

These systems have also developed into protected designation of origin across the European Union so that, for example, winemakers from outside a region like Tuscany can not produce a Sangiovese wine and call it a Chianti.

In contrast to Chianti, the other famous Sangiovese based wine of Tuscany, Brunello di Montalcinos have a more fleshy texture with common aromas and flavors of blackberry, black cherry, black raspberry, chocolate, leather and violets.

Since 2005 the black rooster has been the emblem of the Chianti Classico producers association.

The earliest documentation of a " Chianti wine " dates back to the thirteenth century when viticulture was known to flourish in the " Chianti Mountains " around Florence.

Other well known Sangiovese-based Tuscan wines such as Brunello di Montalcino and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano could be bottled and labeled under the most basic designation of " Chianti " if their producers chose to do so.

It is mostly planted in the far northeast of Italy, particularly in Friuli, but it is also found in the wines of the Veneto ( where is known as Bordo ), as part of some Chianti blends, even as far south as Puglia.

Chianti ( pronounced ) is a red Italian wine produced in Tuscany.

The Italian statesman Bettino Ricasoli developed the first " modern " Chianti recipe that was Sangiovese based.

It was not until the work of the Italian statesman Bettino Ricasoli that the modern " Chianti recipe " as a Sangiovese-based wine would take shape.

This delineation existed until July 1932, when the Italian government expanded the Chianti zone to include the outlying areas of Barberino Val d ' Elsa, Chiocchio, Robbiano, San Casciano in Val di Pesa and Strada.

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Valpolicella ranks just after Chianti in total Italian Denominazione di Origine Controllata ( DOC ) wine production.

Driven by the marketing efforts of large producers like Bolla, Soave even surpassed Chianti in the 1970s as the largest-selling Italian DOC wine in the US.

The Italian American association with Italian sodas has been reinforced by various ready-made brands of Italian sodas, such as the 2005 creation of Romano's Italian Soda Company ( named after the Italian American grandfather of the company's founder ) and the 2007 introduction of " The Sopranos Old Fashioned Italian Sodas " which come in three flavors: limoncello, amaretto, and Chianti.

In the mid-nineteenth century, Ricasoli developed a recipe for Chianti that was based primarily on Sangiovese.

First came oidium and then the phylloxera epidemic would take its toll on the vineyards of Chianti just as they had ravaged vineyards across the rest of Europe.

With over-cropping and an emphasis on quantity over quality, the reputation of Chianti among consumers eventually plummeted.

A bottle of basic DOCG Chianti Riserva that does not specify a sub-zone on the label.

The aging for basic Chianti DOCG is much less stringent with most varieties allowed to be released to the market on 1 March following the vintage year.

DOCG seal on a bottle of Chianti Classico Riserva 1995.

Newer restaurants are styled after a farmhouse in the town of Castellina in Chianti, Tuscany, on the grounds of the Rocca delle Macie winery.

DOCG seal on a 0. 75 l bottle of Chianti Classico Riserva 1995.

The Ombrone's source is located near Castelnuovo Berardenga, on the south-eastern side of the Monti del Chianti.

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A fiasco ( bottle ) | fiasco similar to those traditionally used for Chianti

By the late twentieth century, Chianti was often associated with basic Chianti sold in a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket, called a fiasco.

Most of the villages that in 1932 were suddenly included in the new Chianti Classico area added in Chianti to their name-such as Greve in Chianti which amended its name in 1972.

Today, most Chianti falls under two major designations of Chianti DOCG, which includes basic level Chianti, as well as that from seven designated sub-zones, and Chianti Classico DOCG.

The sub-zones are ( clockwise from the north ): the Colli Fiorentini which is located south of the city of Florence ; Chianti Rufina in the northeastern part of the zone located around the commune of Rufina ; Classico in the centre of Chianti, across the provinces of Florence and Siena ; Colli Aretini in the Arezzo province to the east ; Colli Senesi south of Chianti Classico in the Siena hills, which is the largest of the sub-zones and includes the Brunello di Montalcino and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano areas ; Colline Pisane, the westernmost sub-zone in the province of Pisa ; Montespertoli located within the Colli Fiorentini around the commune of Montespertoli ; Montalbano in the north-west part of the zone which includes the Carmignano DOCG.

The world's third-oldest appellation control, after Chianti and Tokaj was introduced in Portugal in 1756, pertaining to port wine, which was produced in the region of the Douro valley.

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It is the most arid Tuscan DOCG, receiving an average annual rainfall of around 700 mm, in contrast to the Chianti region which receives an average of 900 mm.