Finding good, inexpensive Italian red wines can be a challenge. Many great ones easily cost more than a hundred dollars a bottle. And even when you do find more affordable ones, making sense of ...

Sangiovese may hold the dubious distinction of being the wine grape everyone has tried but never heard of. That's because this Italian red grape is usually sold under the name of the area where it is ...

Whether your glass holds Chianti Classico or Chianti, the wines are made from Sangiovese grapes; however, the source of the grapes will vary. The black rooster (gallo nero) is the logo for Chianti ...

Plays and poems by Shakespeare. Paintings by Rembrandt. Classics are classics for a reason. Because they’re timeless and never go out of style. They also often serve as the foundation for future ...

Piero Antinori, who literally changed the face of Chianti 30 years ago, says he's going to do it again. Antinori says he will remove the Chianti Classico designation from his most popular wine with ...

If there is one Italian wine people know, it’s Chianti (pronounced "key-on-tee"). This lovely, medium-bodied wine is omnipresent in Italian-themed restaurants, supermarkets and wine shops. But ...

There is something distinctly Italian about sangiovese. Maybe not so surprising as it is the most planted grape variety in Italy. Widely present in Tuscany, where we find it in Chianti, Chianti ...

Editor's note: The original version of this column, published Sept. 30, 2015, contained inaccuracies regarding the classes of Chianti and its makeup. It has been rewritten to correct those mistakes.

Chianti is “the quintessential wine of Tuscany,” said Jancis Robinson in the Financial Times. Surprisingly, though, bottlings of this distinctive red blend often contain white-wine grapes: Regulations ...

View on hamlet Fonterutoli on sunset. It is old bastion of Castellina in Chianti in province of Siena. Tuscany. Italy. Chianti conjures up many images, from Anthony Hopkin’s enigmatic portrayal of ...