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 ...

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 ...

Last week, I wrote about three Sicilian red wines made with the same wine grape – nero d’avola. This week, I thought we would stay in Italy and learn more about even more popular red wine grape – ...

There is something distinctly Italian about sangiovese. Maybe not so surprising as it is the most planted grape variety in Italy. Widely present in Tuscany, where we find it in Chianti, Chianti ...

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 ...

Located in Sant’ Angelo in Colle in the commune of Montalcino, Tenuta Il Poggione was established at the end of the 19th century by Lavinio Franceschi and is still owned today by the fifth generation ...

The name Sangiovese comes from the Latin sanguis Jovis, meaning "blood of Jove." Its color mirrors its etymology: The wines range from brick red to copper-tinged, and can be quite concentrated.

Of all the famous European grape varieties that grow in California, the most maligned is arguably Sangiovese. In Italy, this red grape forms the base of beloved wines like Chianti, Brunello and Super ...

Julia Iantosca intended to be a veterinarian, but that was before she was bewitched by wine. Today the winemaker of Healdsburg’s Saini Vineyards grooms and bottles grapes. “I took a wine appreciation ...