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[Sommelier School] 1337 Wine - Sommelier School - Lesson 16 - Central Italy: One of the most well known of Italian wines. Images of straw-encased bottles of wine in Italian restaurants come to mind to many people.

[Wine Imbiber] Wine Imbiber » Chianti (a brief history): So, I was very eager to spend a couple of days driving through the Chianti countryside this past June to see if we could find the best Chianti of our lives. The heart of the Chianti countryside sits east of superstrada 2 that runs between Florence and Siena in Tuscany and the A1 autostrada that runs southeast from Florence.

[The Grape Crusader] Wine Review - 2001 Castellare Chianti Classico Riserva, Tuscany ...: Here’s where it gets interesting.  As I was drinking this wine, I thought to myself how much more big and rich this chianti was than the Castellares that I’ve had in the past.  Upon taking a closer look at the label, I realized that this was Castellare’s riserva!  I was embarrassed because when I saw what I initially thought was their regular classico bottling in my friend’s cellar, I urged him that “this 2001 needed to be drunk now, soon, tonight!  This might already be over the hill!”  I guess the only thing over the hill at this point was my label recognition skills.  Sorry Mark, I owe you a bottle.

[Taste and See] Fonterutoli Chianti « Taste and See: All bottles of Chianti Classico must have the black rooster (the Gallo Nero) on their bottleneck’s seal.  The black rooster is the symbol of this region, dating back to the 1400s.  Legend has it that the Siennese and Florentines were constantly fighting over territory.  So, to settle the dispute, a knight from each family would set out at ‘cockcrow’ and wherever they met each other would be the boundry between the two regions.  The Siennese raised a beatiful white rooster for the event, fat and happy, while the Florentines raised a black rooster and starved him.  On the morning of the event, the black rooster was so hungry, he started crowing before sunrise, therefore giving the Florentines the advantage to set out early and cover more ground.  He met the knight in Fonterutoli (very close to Sienna), making almost all of Chianti under Florentine rule.  The black rooster lived on as the region’s emblem and therefore, you’ll see it on every bottle of Chianti Classico.

[Gastronomer's Guide] Gastronomer's Guide: Unique Wines for the Thanksgiving Table: It's a classic Italian wine, just think of the bellied bottles encased in a straw basket, that has become famous enough to be termed the Bordeaux of Italy. This Ruffino Aziano Chianti Classico is specifically made up of 80% Sangiovese with the remaining 20% from a combination of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Canaiolo.

[another wine blog] Polenta and Meat Sauce paired with Ruffino Chianti Classico ...: This Chianti would be delicious paired with a lot of different dishes, and I plan to do just that in the future. It is a bright ruby color and smells of black cherry, juicy raspberries with a hint of rosemary and sage.

[Polish Wine Guide] Polish Wine Guide: Apenninic wine: From the other 16 estates that I’ve tasted this year and last, the impressions are mixed but 2008 Chianti Rúfina from Frascole, Il Pozzo, Il Lago and Dreolino are recommended, as well as the 2007 Riservas from Travignoli, Fratelli Bellini and Il Capitano. These estates are still rather inconsistent in quality but they remain a good source of reasonably terroir-driven, continental-profiled, structured, mineral, ageworthy wine.

[Hotel L'Antico Pozzo San Gimignano Residenza d'epoca in Toscana] Chianti wine | Hotel L'Antico Pozzo San Gimignano Residenza d ...: The four communes of Castellina in Chianti, Gaiole in Chianti, Greve in Chianti and Radda in Chianti are located entirely within the boundaries of the Classico region with parts of Barberino Val d’Elsa, San Casciano in Val di Pesa and Tavarnelle Val di Pesa in the province of Florence as well as Castelnuovo Berardenga and Poggibonsi in the province of Siena included within the permitted boundaries of Chianti Classico. The soil and geography of this region can be quite varied, with altitudes ranging from 820 feet (250 meters) to 2000 feet (610 meters), and rolling hills producing differing macroclimates.

[Inspiring Thirst] Inspiring Thirst » Blog Archive » 20 New Wines, 9 different ...: So far this month we have received twenty new arrivals from nine different Italian producers. Like our French selections, our Italian wines offer excellent quality, incredibly low prices, and they display a character indicative of their native soils.

[Dallas Food and Wine Blog, Restaurant News, Foodie News, Dallas Chefs, Wine and Spirits SideDish Blog D Magazine] Dallas Food and Wine Blog, Restaurant News, Foodie News, Dallas ...: Two great Italian (duh) wines on closeout: Placido Chianti Classico Riserva ‘04 DOCG (was $17.99 now $7.99) and Placido Rosso di Montalcin0 ‘05 (was $18.99 now $8.99). Back in the meat department, Prime tenderloin is $15.99 a pound (uncut and sold “as is”).

[Ad quattuor cardines mundi] Ad quattuor cardines mundi » Tuscan Wine ”¦ A Taste of Chianti: Chianti recipe, said they were open when we called but no one seemed to be interested in helping us when we arrived (the shop appeared to be closed but we saw two people who did nothing to help us).  The second was a place similar to Dievole with a huge castle (which also appeared to be a hotel).  At it, no one even bothered to talk to us or to see if we needed anything.  At both places, after a few minutes of looking around/waiting, we just left!

[FeastNH.com: Food and Drink | Web Feeds] Date night: Unum's offers great selection - FeastNH.com: The wines that were selected for the flight by co-owner and passionate wine lover Stephen Williams offered a delightful assortment of diverse varietals: The Bodegas Agnusdei (Albarino), from the Rias Baixes region in northwest Spain, was a very light, crisp and smooth way to start off the tasting. For those not familiar with Albarino, it is somewhat similar to pinot grigio in taste.

[WineNews.Com] Tuscany Wine Terms - WineNews.Com: For example, Castello di Gabbiano’s wine labels are not only colorful and informative but also easy to understand.  Castello di Gabbiano makes three types of Chianti, one of which Riserva, is estate grown and bottled. The other two are Chianti Classico and Chainti DOCG.  All of the Gabbiano Chianti are classified as DOCG, the highest quality standard the Italian government awards to wines from recognized winegrowing zones.

[GrapeTrotter] The Espresso Italian Wine Guide 2010 « GrapeTrotter: If you ever want to go to this place do not forget to go for the fries: round, soft and creamy inside and crispy on the outer part…you can have a kilo and still can’t get enough! Simone, together with Marco Priori -the master tasting panel manager- and their assistants have been looking after the whole group of ten tasters with extreme care and professional help.

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