Tuscany, Chianti, Culture
The development of agriculture and wine producing in the Chianti owes much to the system of sharecropping, 'mezzadria', that existed in Tuscany from the late Renaissance to post-WWII.
Chianti, Food and wine
Wine often is drunk to accompany a Tuscan meal; yet in many recipes it becomes a major player, either simmering along with the main ingredient or waiting to saturate a...
Chianti
Throughout Tuscany wine bottles and many a restaurant feature a black rooster, the famed 'Gallo nero', a marketing logo with a 'history' that stretches back to the Middle Ages.
Chianti, Culture
A Tuscan winery has been shortlisted for the prestigious Mies van der Rohe 2015 award, which is the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture and is presented every two years....
Siena and surroundings, Central Tuscany, Florence and surroundings, Chianti, South of siena, Museums, Val d'Orcia and Amiata
Tuscan guidebooks wax poetically about the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, but if the centuries begin to weigh heavy on you and you yearn for something a bit more contemporary,...
Tuscany, Chianti, Food and wine
Tuscany is well known for its vineyards and fine wines, which are among the best in the world – but what is it about one in particular, Chianti, that makes...
Tuscany, Chianti, Food and wine
There is a term which was coined around forty years, and is sometimes bandied around wine, known as Super Tuscan.
Tuscany, Chianti, Food and wine
A Tuscan wine maker will be showcasing their award winning vintages at the 50th edition VinItaly exhibition in Verona
Siena and surroundings, Tuscany, Chianti, Food and wine
A winemaker is set to release the first certified vegan Chianti, which is scheduled to be available for sale this spring (2015)
Tuscany, Chianti, Active
Chianti views are always wonderful but seeing them from the sky, with the soft and slow rhythm of the wind and living, at the same time a unique experience, is...
