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The Chianti DOCG designation applies to all Chianti wines other than those made from grapes grown in this area. This appellation covers wines from six specific sub-zones, as well as wines from peripheral areas. The best Chianti wines are the following: - Chianti Colli Pisani (COH lee pee SAHnae): The westernmost area in the province of Pisa.
- Chianti Colli Fiorentini (fee or en TEE nee): literally, "Florentine hills" north of Chianti Classico Wine, in the province of Florence.
- Chianti Colli Senesi (seh NAE see): The Siena hills southernmost part.
- Chianti Colli Aretini (ah rae TEE nee): The Arezzo hills, in the eastern part zone.
- Chianti Montalbano (mon tahl BAH no): The nortwest part of the zone.
- Chianti Rufina (ROO fee nah): The northwestern part of the zone.
The collective Chianti wine is by far the largest classified zone in Tuscany, it's not just Tuscany's most famous, but it's Italy's most famous, and one of the most famous wines in the entire world, and it's not just one type of wine.The name embodies wines from several sub-zones which vary quite a lot in richness and quality; it also covers wines for drinking young, and ageworthy wines. Tow separate DOCG one is Chianti Classico for wines from the area between Florence and Siena; the other is Chianti DOCG which includes wines from six sub-zones and carry the name on their labels, as well as wines not from a specific sub-zone, which are simply labelled Chianti. What these wines have in common is that they're all red, and they're all based on the Sangiovese grape. The colletive territory produces about eight million cases of Chianti wine per year along with various white wines, other types of red wine, and dessert wine. Some of these other wines are DOC wines from zones that overlap the Chianti area, such as Pomino while others are IGT-levels wines, such as the so-called Super-Tuscan wines.
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