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CHIANTI, TUSCANY
The Chianti area in Tuscany
The first definition of a wine-area called Chianti was made in
1716. It described the area nearby the villages of Castellina in Chianti
and Radda in Chianti; the so-called Lega del Chianti and later Provincia del
Chianti (Chianti province). In 1900 the re-newed Chianti was a very big area
divided in seven sub-areas: Classico, Colli Aretini, Colli Fiorentini, Colline
Pisane, Colli Senesi, Montalbano and Rùfina. The old Chianti area was then just
a little part of the Classico area, being the original area described in 1716
about 40% of the extension of the Classico sub-area and about 10% of all
Chianti. Most of the villages that in 1932 were suddenly included in the new
Chianti Classico area added immediately or later in Chianti to their name (the
latest was the village of Greve changing its name in Greve in Chianti in 1972).
Administered by both the Provinces of Florence and Siena, during
the Middle Ages the Chianti area was harshly contested by these two rival
cities until 1555 when the Medicis imposed their hegemony on all of Tuscany.
Nowadays is common to name Chianti all the central part of
Toscana. Often Chianti geographical area is confused with the Chianti wine area
or with the Chianti Classico sub-area. Unlike for the wine-area, there is
actually no statement describing the actual geographical Chianti area. After
the government decision in 1932 to enlarge Chianti wine area, many villages
added the suffix in Chianti to their name.
Tuscany Fun is glad to suggest some typical localities in
Chianti.
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San casciano Val di Pesa
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Tavarnelle Val di Pesa
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Greve in Chianti
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Gaiole in Chianti
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Impruneta
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Radda in Chianti
In these localities, tourists can visit famous Chianti wine
producers and have charming tasting and wine-tours experiences.
More info about Chianti and other Red
wines of Tuscany.
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