The Chianti, a land of harmony
...This is an example of the fruitful union of the classical Greek “fusis”and”sofos” of nature and logic. Their marriage has given rise to a sort of divinity: the nymph of the Chianti...
Towns
The municipalities of:
Castellina in Chianti
Castelnuovo Berardenga
Gaiole in Chianti
Radda in Chianti
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Agricultural Civilisation
It’s easy to say that the identity of Chianti lies in its wine, but it’s a simplification. Yet it is absolutely true that we are in a terroir that is among the most important, fascinating and famous in the world. However, to reduce Chianti to Chianti alone (the play on words is intentional)...
Eulogy to Slowness
Woods and vineyards, isolated villages and roads that follow the merry morphology of a land that is reserved and proud of its blue blood: that’s how Chianti appears to the cyclist who ventures into this world, urged by the desire for discovery on magnificent roads that hardly know the noise of an engine.
Chianti, the eternal wine
The magic of Chianti pours persuasively from the bottles of that wine which the whole world envies. The modern history of “Chianti Classico began in the 19th century with the “father” of modern vine growing and winemaking in Chianti who was the inspiration for production discipline...
Tastes of Chianti
"Pan d'un giorno, vin d'un anno", this ancient proverb marvellously encapsulates the cuisine of Sienese Chianti. Produce, seasons and territory, reflecting an economy that was once based on sharecropping and on sending products, ingredients and recipes to the town. Wine was brought by the Etruscans...
Contemporary Art
For years Chianti has been the chosen residence of various artists such as the American painter George d'Almeida, Leo Lionni, Maro Gorki -daughter of the great armenian/american painter Arshile Gorky- and Matthew Spender who, as Bernardo Bertolucci said...
