Tuscany is home of the Chianti - the symbol of all Italian wines.

Tuscany boasts four of Italy's nine top-rated DOCG classified zones, a feat unmatched by any other region of the country.

Tuscany is primarily red wine terrain and its principal grape variety is Sangiovese. A native of Chianti, the noble Sangiovese is the source of almost every classified red wine from central Italy.

In recent years progressive Tuscan vintners have made it their mission to demonstrate to the world at large the previously unexplored potential and quality of the Sangiovese grape. Hailed by connoisseurs for its majestic, long lived reds, Brunello di Montalcino constitutes one of the greatest red wine districts of all Italy.

The aptly named Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG, another of Italy's most revered and sought-after red wines, also originates in Tuscany.

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