If you answer that it is a pleasant, undistinguished Italian wine served with spaghetti and meatballs in taverns around the world, you are 80 percent right. But 20 percent of the production of that ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the world’s best hotels, restaurants and wine. Chianti Classico, which is an appellation under Italian wine laws, is a ...

Red wine fans, take note: The 2019 Riserva Ducale Chianti Classico is not just another Chianti. Chianti is a wine from the Tuscany region in Italy. It is made predominantly from sangiovese grapes. It ...

Italian wines can be confusing. There are subregions within subregions of larger regions that sometimes seem like a square block in a neighborhood where a few guys happen to make the same style wine.

A £6.99 ($9.45) Chianti from grocery store Lidl has been ranked among the best wines in the world — even beating out wines costing over twice the price. The Fortezza Dei Colli Chianti Classico Reserva ...

If there is one Italian wine people know, it’s Chianti (pronounced "key-on-tee"). This lovely, medium-bodied wine is omnipresent in Italian-themed restaurants, supermarkets and wine shops. But ...

With winter’s chill in the air and hearty meals like beef stews and pasta Bolognese on the menu, it’s a good time to be drinking Chianti. Tuscan winemakers have resurrected this great red wine, made ...

Editor's note: The original version of this column, published Sept. 30, 2015, contained inaccuracies regarding the classes of Chianti and its makeup. It has been rewritten to correct those mistakes.

While Chianti is the best-known Tuscan wine, there are other options worth your attention. And most use sangiovese as their foundation, including Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. Introduce yourself to ...