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Montepulciano
Montepulciano, with its wonderful main square of the 1200
- Piazza Grande - the Bravio delle Botti, and its narrow,
romantic and steep, winding streets. The contrade: Voltaia,
Gracciano, Collazzi, Talosa, Le Coste, Cagnano.
The region of the Crete Senesi
Unique, naked quasi-lunar landscapes, rolling green hills,
olive trees, silence and inspiration. The road between Siena
to Asciano, to Chiusure. The Abbazia di Monte Oliveto Maggiore.
And the road continues winding gently across the slopes and
hills, rolling gently to Buonconvento.
Chianti
Vineyards, Olive trees, Woodlands. The towns in the Chianti
region: Radda, Castellina in Chianti, Gaiole, Greve in Chianti,
Castello di Brolio, Volpaia, Ama.
San Gimignano
San Gimignano and its towers, built 600 years before the New
York skyscrapers, 600 years before the Chrysler Building and
the Empire State Building in Manhattan.
Volterra
Volterra, and its Etruscan origins. Porta all'Arco, Palazzo
dei Priori, Le Balze.
Satellite Views of Tuscany
Tuscany Great Wines
Tuscany means great wines. Brunello di Montalcino: Casanova
di Neri, Siro Pacenti, Biondi Santi, Salvioni, Case Basse,
Soldera, Agostina Pieri, Piancornello, Cupano, Caparzo, Barbi.
Bolgheri SuperTuscans: Sassicaia, Solaia, Ornellaia,
Vino Nobile di Montepulciano: Boscarelli, Vigna del Nocio,
Poggio alla Sala, Salcheto, Poliziano, Avignonesi.
Chianti: Montevertine, Fonterutoli, Fontodi, Badia a Coltibuono,
Brancaia, Castello di Ama, Volpaia. Chianti SuperTuscans:
Montevertine, Guado al Tasso, Flaccianello della Pieve, Vigna
del Sorbo, Tignanello.
Tuscan Wines Awards by Wine Spectator.
Wine Spectator is regarded internationally as the wine bible.
James Suckling is Wine Spectator editor for France, Italy
and Europe.
The Brunello Casanova di Neri Tenuta Nuova 2001 won the 1st
place in the World Top 100 list of Wine Spectator in 2006,
with 97/100.
The Brunello Siro Pacenti 2001 got the 12th position.
The Brunello Casanova di Neri Cerretalto 2001 got 100/100
points on Wine Spectator in 2007.
The Bolgheri Ornellaia 2004 won the 4th position in the World
Top 100 list of Wine Spectator in 2007, with 97/100. The Antinori
Tignanello 2004 won the 8th position in the Top 100 in 2007,
with 96/100.
Astounding world successes, which place the Tuscan wines among
the best in the world, at the level of the renowned great
French Bordeaux: The Chateau Latour, Chateau Margaux, Chateau
Lafite Rothschild, Chateau Petrus.
Unesco World Heritage Sites of Tuscany
Tuscany has six locations awarded by Unesco as World Heritage
Sites:
the historical center of Florence - prize awarded in 1982
the historical center of Siena - awarded in 1995
the square of the Cathedral of Pisa - awarded in 1987
the historical center of San Gimignano - awarded in 1990
the historical center of Pienza - awarded in 1996
the Val d'Orcia - awarded in 2004
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