Sangiovese, Tuscany's most important red grape and the major variety in Chianti, Brunello di Montalcino and Vino Nobile di Montelpulciano, is also grown in the United States. In Chianti, the ...

Some wines feature the name of the grape on the label. Others list the place where the wine was made. Then there’s Montecucco Sangiovese. The name of these outstanding Italian red wines packs in a lot ...

Cooks forget how acidic tomatoes are and, consequently, how only certain wines successfully pair with them at table, notably wines that are also zingy with acidity. Many white wines fill that bill; ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Susan H. Gordon covers wines of Italy (esp Prosecco & Lazio) & east US Sangiovese, a grape too many drinkers know by name but ...

Wines made with Sangiovese grapes cover a wide range - from semi sweet to robust and bone dry. And since these wines taste great with food or on their own, it's no wonder they're so popular everywhere ...

Italy’s got so many grape varietals it’s ridiculous-well over 300 that we know of and probably some we don’t-but the one you’re especially likely to have encountered in one form or another is probably ...

Sangiovese is one of the most important grape varieties in Italy. This is not an overstatement: It forms the backbone of Chianti, which can include other varieties but is dominated by Sangiovese.

Italy has 20 different geographical regions, and Emilia-Romagna—in the north—is both wealthy and geographically diverse. Bordered by six other regions that also produce wine—Marche, Tuscany, Liguria, ...

Since the emergence of the first Super Tuscans in the late 1970s, the plot line has been that they are made with “foreign” grapes such as Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot rather than the native Tuscan ...

If pasta is the movie, then Sangiovese is the soundtrack. I could eat spaghetti without it, but why would I? That’s like watching a Fellini film on mute when Nino Rota’s score is what illuminates it, ...

Editor’s note: Additional information on Michigan Sangiovese was sent in after this story published and has been added to it. So let’s start with some Sangiovese basics. It’s the most widely grown ...