Regions
Regions shape everything in the glass. Start with the places Francesca knows first hand, and read what makes each one taste the way it does.
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Tuscany is the part of Italy most people picture when they think of wine: hillsides of Sangiovese, long lunches, and producers who can describe a single slope in detail. It holds several of Italy's most recognised red wine areas, each with its own character.
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Chianti Classico is the historic heart of Chianti, the hilly stretch between Florence and Siena. It is its own denomination with its own rules, and the Black Rooster on the label is its shared identity.
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Montalcino is a hilltop town in southern Tuscany with an unusual discipline: its flagship wine, Brunello di Montalcino, is not allowed to reach you in a hurry. Everything here is built around Sangiovese and time.
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Bolgheri sits on the Tuscan coast and behaves differently from the inland hills. Its reds lean on Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc, and its story is tied to the wines once described as Super Tuscans.