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Castellina in Chianti - Photo (c) James Lawson Tuscany Wine: Tuscany (Toscana in Italian), is a wine-producing region in central Italy that has been producing its best-known wine CHIANTI for centuries. In addition to the two Chianti DOCGs, the Tuscany area has four other DOCGs, all of which are red-wine areas and thirty four DOC areas. Tuscany is also leading the shift to higher-quality wines, whether or not they're DOC/DOCG. These wines, known as super-Tuscans, are produced using unapproved methods (like AGING in small, nontraditional oak barrels), unapproved varieties (like CABERNET SAUVIGNON and MERLOT), or an unapproved composition (like using 100 percent SANGIOVESE, made in areas where it's not approved). Although placed in the VINO DA TAVOLA category, these super-Tuscans are in some cases superior to DOCG wines and are able to command higher prices.   Photos (c) Silvia Fabbri Tuscany Wines (with food and wine pairings): ------------------------------ DOCG ------------------------------------ Brunello di Montalcino wine Carmignano wine Chianti wine Chianti Classico wine Vernaccia di San Gimignano wine Vino Nobile di Montepulciano wine ------------------------------ DOC ------------------------------------- Ansonica Costa dell'Argentario wine Bianco della Valdinievole wine Bianco dell'Empolese wine Bianco di Pitigliano wine Bianco Pisano di San Torpé wine Bolgheri and Bolgheri Sassicaia wine Candia dei Colli Apuani wine Capalbio wine Carmignano and Barco Reale di Carmignano wine Colli dell'Etruria Centrale wine Colli di Luni wine Colline Lucchesi wine Cortona wine Elba wine Montecarlo wine Montecucco wine Monteregio di Massa Marittima wine Montescudaio wine Morellino di Scansano wine Moscadello di Montalcino wine Orcia wine Parrina wine Pomino wine Rosso di Montalcino wine Rosso di Montepulciano wine San Gimignano wine Sant'Antimo wine Sovana wine Val d'Arbia wine Val di Cornia wine Valdichiana wine Vin Santo del Chianti wine Vin Santo del Chianti Classico wine Vin Santo di Montepulciano wine ------------------------------ IGT ------------------------------------- Alta Valle della Greve wine Colli della Toscana centrale wine Maremma Toscana wine Toscano or Toscana wine Val di Magra wine   The wine in Tuscany   The wine in the province of Florence  The wine in the province of Pisa   Wine Trails - Le strade del vino   The Great Wine Capitals Network  Lucca gastronomy and wine  Lunigiana wine trail I Love Italian Wine and Food - The Tuscany Region An article by: Levi Reiss ...Tuscany produces a wide variety of cereal, olives, vegetables, and fruit. But not only vegetarians eat well. It is home to cattle, horses, pigs, and poultry. One local specialty is wild boar. On the coast, seafood is abundant. Tuscany devotes over one hundred fifty thousand acres to grapevines, it ranks 4th among the 20 Italian regions. Its total annual wine production is about 58 million gallons, giving it an 8th place. About 70% of the wine production is red or rosé, leaving 30% for white. The region produces 44 DOC wines. DOC stands for Denominazione di Origine Controllata, which may be translated as Denomination of Controlled Origin, presumably a high-quality wine and 7 DOCG white wine... Wine reviewed... I’ll start by quoting the marketing materials. “…A wine that would complement a veal chop or game birds, expect aromas of cranberry and cherry. On the palate, it should be round and ripe with enough tannin for balance.” As a point of interest, the label included the warning “contains sulphites” in ten languages... Read the entire article... Italian Wine