Etruscans: The Origins
An eye trained to look at architectural forms has no difficulty in identifying the typical budding style of the Chianti. It all began in the Middle Ages and continued to develop in the following centuries. Yet these lands were inhabited by the Etruscans [more]

Suddenly, A Roman Bridge
The road map leaves no doubts. Ponte agli Stolli is outside the sacred confines of the Chianti Classico and should therefore be excluded from our journey. But how can we give up the joy of breaking a rule only to go back and make it our own? What l mean is [more]

Florentine Castles
The road of the Chiantigiana which connects Strada in Chianti to Greve is an open stretch of countryside, a part of the Florentine Chianti where the lowland blends with gentle harshness. In this short stretch [more]

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