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 in Santo has been produced since the 14th century in Tuscany. It is therefore very appropriate that there should be a D.O.C. appellation exclusively for this wine. Even before the 14th century, a similar wine, called Vin Pretto (or 'pure wine') was produced here.Vin Santo has always been known as the wine of friendship and hospitality. No household, whether poor or rich, was ever without it. It was served at any time of the day, although most people preferred it at the end of a meal. Today, Vin Santo is still considered to be a symbol of tradition because it is produced using age-old methods: from the selection of the best grapes to their drying on mats and racks; from the preservation of the grapes in ventilated garrets to the extended ageing of the wine in small barrels called "caratelli." The first Vin Santo D.O.C. appellation was significantly given to the wines produced in the Chianti Classico territory - an area that represents the very essence of Tuscan oenology. The villages of Castellina, Gaiole, Radda and Greve in Chianti and some parts of Barberino Val d'Elsa, San Casciano Val di Pesa, Tavarnelle Val di Pesa, Poggibonsi and Castelnuovo Berardenga are all part of this territory.
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Consorzio Vino Chianti Classico
Via Scopeti, 155
50026 S. Andrea in Percussina San Cascian (FI)
ITALY
phone: (+39) 055/82285
fax: (+39) 055/8228173
email: marketing@chianticlassico.com
web: www.chianticlassico.com
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