In the glass: Gabbiano Chianti is a very firm ruby-red color with a semi-opaque crimson core, going out into a bright red to pink rim definition and medium-high viscosity. On the nose: There is ...

In the glass: Gabbiano Chianti is a firm ruby-red color with a semi-opaque crimson core, going out into a bright red to pink rim definition and medium-high viscosity. On the nose: There is immediate ...

According to a recent statement issued by AGI (Agenzia Giornalistica Italia) on behalf of the Italian Prime Minister's Office, exports of Italian wines to the United States are up more than 10 percent ...

I love chianti, Italy's most famous wine (unless you are a fan of that latest fad, pinot grigio). Chianti has negotiated a maze of legal and stylistic issues for the past 40 years, and, through it all ...

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Solid and serious Chianti Classico for the money. Medium-bodied, it's very dry and polished, with juicy cherry fruit and an earthy backbeat of tobacco and white pepper. Good tannic backbone. Gabbiano ...

“They always choose the best grapes,” remarks Ivano Reali. “Not the sweetest, not the largest, nor the juiciest—but the best grapes for making wine. They have noses for the Sangiovese. This is perhaps ...

TUSCANY -- They say that there are two places in the world where the price of real estate never goes down. The first is Manhattan's Upper East Side. The second is Tuscany. Whether that's actually true ...

Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Somehow I got sidetracked. This week was meant to be all about the Italian black grape sangiovese's tribulations – and occasional ...

The 2007 Castelli Gabbiani Chianti ($8, Italy) is an everyday red from Castello di Gabbiano, which also makes higher end Chianti Classico and Chianti Classico Riserva. Its down-to-earth spice nose and ...

Medium-full-bodied and very dry, with fine, chalky tannins adding firmness to the cherry, chocolate and vanilla characters. Well-structured. A good Chianti for steak. Available in Ontario at the above ...