311:
297:
20:
283:
139:
based vineyards tend to produce the best examples of
Vernaccia di San Gimignano. The medium altitude of the vines is approximately 280 meters and the earth is pliocene, made up of jellow sand and sandy clay. The time in which the grape harvest takes place is roughly from September 15 to October 15,
115:
have determined that the variety grown in San
Gimignano is different and distinct from the other Italian Vernaccias and is probably not related. The Tuscan variety is believed to be the oldest grape variety but its origins are not clear with ampelographers disagreeing if it originally came from
155:. Most consider Vernaccia di San Gimignano to be a simple, everyday white; its popularity being owed less to what is in the glass and more to it being the local wine of San Gimignano, one of Tuscany's most touristy towns. Despite this reputation, modern
196:
According to DOC regulations, Vernaccia di San
Gimignano must contain 90% Vernaccia, with up to 10% other nonaromatic approved white varieties. In order to meet "riserva" status, ageing must be a minimum of twelve months, including four months in bottle.
73:
The earliest recorded mention of the wine appears in the archives of record of San
Gimignano from 1276. Due to the difficulties in cultivating the Vernaccia grape, the wine fell out of favor in the early 20th century as the more prolific
82:
grapes were planted. By the 1960s, Vernaccia di San
Gimignano experienced a resurgence as its distinctive, crisp qualities established it as a popular alternative to the blander wines produced from Trebbiano and Malvasia blends.
166:
to give the wine another layer of complexity and roundness. While very different from the historic style of
Vernaccia di San Gimignano, the success of these more modern and international styles has not yet been established.
413:
55:
390:
370:
350:
448:
428:
61:
471:
152:
476:
466:
261:
125:
409:
386:
366:
346:
129:
310:
268:
19:
432:
206:
257:
216:
148:
117:
104:
460:
112:
46:
302:
288:
224:
163:
31:
91:
The name "Vernaccia" is applied to several different
Italian grapes, such as the
316:
50:
278:
211:
160:
156:
136:
75:
42:
35:
220:
92:
79:
425:
230:
144:
174:
Color: yellow straw-like hue, tending towards a golden color with age
121:
100:
271:
in an untitled poem: "--S'i' gli avvessi chèsto di vernaccia!--".
39:
227:
170:
These are the characteristics for
Vernaccia di San Gimignano:
59:(DOC) status in 1966; on July 9, 1993, it was upgraded to
192:
Alcoholic grade: min. 11%. For the "Riserva" 11.50%.
345:Third Edition pg 732 Oxford University Press 2006
140:with a yield of 90 quintals of grapes per hectare.
135:In San Gimignano, the Vernaccia grapes planted in
62:denominazione di origine controllata e garantita
23:A bottle and glass of Vernaccia di San Gimignano
400:
398:
337:
335:
333:
235:
180:Taste: dry, with a slightly bitter after taste
143:The wine is characteristically dry with crisp
53:. It was the first Italian wine to be awarded
8:
424:Consorizo Della Denominazione San Gimignano
406:Vino Italiano: The Regional Wines of Italy
385:pg 272 Webster International Publishers
18:
408:pg 201, 433 Clarkson Potter Publishers
329:
239:ebbe la Santa Chiesa in le sue braccia:
16:Geographically controlled Italian wine
426:History of Vernaccia di San Gimignano
250:l’anguille di Bolsena e la vernaccia.
7:
56:denominazione di origine controllata
404:Joseph Batianich & David Lynch
38:grape, produced in and around the
14:
245:dal Torso fu, e purga per digiuno
309:
295:
281:
435:Accessed: December 28th, 2007
343:"The Oxford Companion to Wine"
256:Vernaccia was also praised by
1:
365:pg 241 Mitchell Beazley 1986
189:Dry extract: net min. 15 g/l
177:Scent: light and penetrating
493:
267:Vernaccia is mentioned by
205:Vernaccia is mentioned by
159:has introduced the use of
87:Viticulture and winemaking
28:Vernaccia di San Gimignano
449:History of Vernaccia Wine
431:December 2, 2007, at the
363:Vines, Grapes & Wines
186:Total acidity: min. 5 g/l
183:Sugar: max. residue 4 g/l
109:Vernaccia di Serrapetrona
381:Oz Clarke & M. Rand
201:Vernaccia in literature
383:Encyclopedia of Grapes
254:
151:and somewhat metallic
24:
451:from sangimignano.net
97:Vernaccia di Oristano
22:
215:XXIV) as leading to
103:grape used in the
25:
414:978-1-4000-9774-6
341:J. Robinson (ed)
262:Baccio in Toscana
130:Italian peninsula
484:
472:Wines of Tuscany
436:
422:
416:
402:
393:
379:
373:
359:
353:
339:
319:
314:
313:
305:
300:
299:
298:
291:
286:
285:
284:
269:Cecco Angiolieri
34:, made from the
492:
491:
487:
486:
485:
483:
482:
481:
457:
456:
445:
440:
439:
433:Wayback Machine
423:
419:
403:
396:
380:
376:
360:
356:
340:
331:
326:
315:
308:
301:
296:
294:
287:
282:
280:
277:
207:Dante Alighieri
203:
147:and a slightly
89:
71:
17:
12:
11:
5:
490:
488:
480:
479:
474:
469:
459:
458:
453:
452:
444:
443:External links
441:
438:
437:
417:
394:
374:
354:
328:
327:
325:
322:
321:
320:
306:
292:
276:
273:
260:in his work, "
258:Francesco Redi
253:
252:
247:
233:in the wine.
217:Pope Martin IV
202:
199:
194:
193:
190:
187:
184:
181:
178:
175:
118:Eastern Europe
113:Ampelographers
95:grape used in
88:
85:
70:
67:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
489:
478:
477:San Gimignano
475:
473:
470:
468:
465:
464:
462:
455:
450:
447:
446:
442:
434:
430:
427:
421:
418:
415:
411:
407:
401:
399:
395:
392:
391:0-15-100714-4
388:
384:
378:
375:
372:
371:1-85732-999-6
368:
364:
358:
355:
352:
351:0-19-860990-6
348:
344:
338:
336:
334:
330:
323:
318:
312:
307:
304:
293:
290:
279:
274:
272:
270:
265:
263:
259:
251:
248:
246:
243:
242:
241:
240:
234:
232:
229:
226:
222:
218:
214:
213:
208:
200:
198:
191:
188:
185:
182:
179:
176:
173:
172:
171:
168:
165:
162:
158:
154:
150:
146:
141:
138:
133:
131:
127:
123:
119:
114:
110:
106:
102:
98:
94:
86:
84:
81:
77:
68:
66:
64:
63:
58:
57:
52:
48:
47:San Gimignano
44:
41:
37:
33:
29:
21:
467:Italian DOCG
454:
420:
405:
382:
377:
362:
361:J. Robinson
357:
342:
303:Drink portal
289:Italy portal
266:
255:
249:
244:
238:
236:
210:
204:
195:
169:
142:
134:
108:
96:
90:
72:
60:
54:
32:Italian wine
27:
26:
317:Wine portal
264:" (1685)..
30:is a white
461:Categories
324:References
223:. He ate
212:Purgatorio
157:winemaking
126:indigenous
137:sandstone
107:red wine
105:sparkling
93:Sardinian
76:Trebbiano
43:hill town
36:Vernaccia
429:Archived
275:See also
221:gluttony
99:and the
80:Malvasia
65:(DOCG).
231:pickled
225:Bolsena
145:acidity
128:to the
69:History
51:Tuscany
40:Italian
412:
389:
369:
349:
153:finish
149:bitter
124:or is
122:Greece
101:Marche
164:aging
49:, in
410:ISBN
387:ISBN
367:ISBN
347:ISBN
228:eels
78:and
219:'s
161:oak
45:of
463::
397:^
332:^
132:.
120:,
111:.
237::
209:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
