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CHIANTI WINES

Follow the Via Chiantigiana out of Florence south to Siena and it will take you through one of the most famous wine-making regions in the world: Chianti. A significant area of Tuscany between Florence and Siena, it is broken down into eight sub-regions, namely: Colli Fiorentini, Chianti Rufina, Classico, Colli Aretini, Colli Senesi, Colline Pisane, Montespertoli and Montalbano. All these sub-regions’ rich and warming wines are produced from the native Tuscan Sangiovese grape (from the Latin sanguis Iovis, ‘blood of

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