wine tasting tuscany – wineries in tuscany
How many wineries are there in Tuscany? Tuscany’s wine industry includes nearly 12,500 producers cultivating over 60,000 hectares, producing 2.3 million hectoliters of wine in 2022, a 12% increase over the previous year.
Structured Tuscan red wines include Brunello di Montalcino, Chianti Classico Riserva, Bolgheri Superiore and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva. Brunello di Montalcino is known for its power, concentration and complexity, with an aging of at least five years.
The DOCs of Tuscany are. Vin Santo, whose tradition is also shared with other regions of Italy, in Tuscany is recognized as DOC in the denominations of Vin Santo del Chianti, Vin Santo del Chianti Classico and Vin Santo di Montepulciano.
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CHIANTI CLASSICO
According to the production specifications of the Chianti Classico DOCG. The municipalities of Greve in Chianti, Castellina in Chianti, Radda in Chianti and Gaiole in Chianti are entirely part of the production area.
The municipalities of Radda, Castellina and Gaiole are historically considered the oldest in Chianti. Other locations added to the Chianti Classico subzone. Castelnuovo Berardenga, Barberino Val d’Elsa, Greve in Chianti, San Casciano in Val di Pesa, Poggibonsi and Tavarnelle Val di Pesa.
The name Chianti derives from the geographical area. The same name in Tuscany and does not have a clear etymology, but many scholars have traced it back to an Etruscan origin. It is thought that it may derive from an Etruscan personal name clante or clanti. Other scholars think of an Etruscan hydronym.
Before opening a bottle of Chianti you must remember to bring it to an ideal temperature. For a light and young wine, opt for a temperature of 15-18 °C. If, however, you open a more complex and structured Chianti with aging in wood, you can serve it at a temperature of 20°C
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Wine tasting in toscana
