THE CHIANTI
The campagnia of the Chianti, follows a process of colonization of the territory realizing a harmony uncica of the landscape, the hills they are cultivated to grapevines and oil you and they are punctuated from agricultural hamlets today restructured and turned above all to receptive structures. The campagnia is that classical and famous Tuscan, sweets hills with latch with small woods and so much green. On the knolls the Castles, the Parishes and the medieval Suburbs are found. The historical nucleus of the chianti corresponds to the suburbs of Castellina, Radda and Gaiole, in the XIII century they constituted the League of the Chianti and as coat of arms had the Black Rooster, today used as emblem to distinguish the Chianti Classico. the zones geographical it corresponds among the basin of the South Arno in Florence and that of the north Ombrone in Siena. the zone of production of the wine Chianti Classico corresponds to around 70.000 hectares and includes the town territories of castellina, Gaiole, Heavy and Radda, and partly the communes of Barberino Val of hilt, of St. Casciano in val of it Weighs, Tavarnelle Val of it Weighs, of Castelnuovo Berardenga, and partly smaller the commune of Poggibonsi. The confinements were established from a proclamation granducale in 1716 and furno confirmed by a 1929 law. Inside the zone of production of the Wine Chiantis Classico operate the Consortium of the Black rooster and the Consortium of the Wine Chianti Classico. The territory vinicolo of the Chianti is vast and almost all includes the province in Florence, of the senese, of the aretino, and partly smaller the hills pisane and pistoiesi. The wine chianti has origin etrusche, but the composition of the grapes was established from Bettino Ricasoli, the wine Chianti is composed from: Sangiovese with black grapes, and in smaller parts from the Canaiolo with black grapes, the Malvasia and the they Thresh with white grapes. OK to be seen key and title
