Sangiovese is a wine grape variety that originated in central Italy, and is now cultivated around the world. The grape’s popularity with vintner owes to its ability to adapt to many different types of vineyard soils. Sangiovese is the most popular grape variety in central Italy, although it is cultivated thoughout southern Italy in Lazio, Campania, and Sicily. While Italy is the largest producer of the sangiovese grape variety, the grape is also cultivated in significant quantities in Argentina, Romania, France, the United States, and Australia.
Sangiovese wines have a high acidity level in addition to a higher tannin level; for this reason, it is not uncommon for wines made with sangiovese grapes to be blended with other wines to temper these characteristics.
The flavor of sangiovese wines changes over time, with younger sangiovese exhibiting a fruity flavor with a hint of spiciness, while older wines taking on a woody flavor as they are aged in barrels. The most common types of wine that use the sangiovese grape variety include Chianti, Super Tuscans, and Sangiovese. Because of its wide cultivation, wines made with sangiovese grapes are very common and can be purchased in the United Kingdom for less than 10 pounds per bottle. Buy some today on a sale or return basis!

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