Canaiolo
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Canaiolo, also called Canaiolo nero or Uva Canina, is a red Italian wine grape grown through Central Italy but is most noted in Tuscany. Other regions with plantings of Canaiolo include Lazio, Marche
Canaiolo by Giorgio Gallesio
Canaiolo was once the dominant grape in Chianti blends
Canaiolo's ability to go through a partial drying process (such as these grapes pictured) without rotting made it an ideal grape for using with the governo technique.
Chianti
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Chianti is an Italian red wine produced in the Chianti region of central Tuscany, principally from the Sangiovese grape. It was historically associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket,
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…and Sardegna. In Umbria a white berried mutation known as Canaiolo bianco exists. Together with Sangiovese and Colorino it is often used to create Chianti wine and is an important but secondary component of Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. In the history of Chianti it has been a key component blend and during…
In 1716 Cosimo III de' Medici, the Grand Duke of Tuscany, legislated the first official boundaries of the Chianti region in what is today part of the Chianti Classico DOCG.
Baron Bettino Ricasoli developed the first "modern" Chianti recipe that was Sangiovese based.
The Italian DOCG Chianti label