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.
Gaiole in Chianti is a comune in the Province of Siena in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 40 kilometres southeast of Florence and about 15 kilometres northeast of Siena. Forbes named it numb