Tuscany is one of the most important regions in Italy and the world for wine, here you can do Tuscany wine tastings. The vineyard area of Tuscany: 58,000 ha of which 25% in the mountains, 67% in the hills and 8% in the plains. Famous in the world for its famous labels. Here wine has been part of history for centuries. Even the landscape here tells the strong winemaking vocation of the territory. From the hills of Chianti and the Etruscan Coast to the views of the Val d’Orcia and Val di Chiana. The Val d’Elsa, the Valdichiana, the Valdarno, the Valdera, the Florentine hills and more. The wine production of Tuscany is for red and rosé wines 85%, white wines 15%.
Tuscany’s wine heritage includes 11 controlled and guaranteed designations of origin (DOCG).
41 controlled designations of origin (DOC) and 6 typical geographical indications (IGT). Among the most significant wines, Brunello di Montalcino, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, Chianti Classico and the Supertuscans produced in the Bolgheri area. Sangiovese is the undisputed protagonist of Tuscany’s red wines. We find it in the types of wine of almost all the denominations, with different connotations and nuances depending on the style and territory of origin.
However, Tuscany also produces white wines, forgotten until a few years ago, but recently brought back to light by the fame of Vernaccia di San Gimignano, the first DOCG white wine of the region. Vermentino is instead present on a large part of the northern coastal strip, starting from the Colli di Luni. Bianco di Pitigliano is instead the protagonist in the Maremma Grossetana. Vin Santo in Tuscany, obtained in its most widespread versions, from partially dried Malvasia and Trebbiano grapes and left to mature for many years in caratelli, characteristic small wooden barrels.
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Lombardy, Piedmont, Veneto, Umbria, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Marche