Artisan Cheeses By Wine Type: Sangiovese

Sangiovese is best known as being the fruity, fresh wine that is at the core of all traditional Italian Chianti wines. Chianti is the wine traditionally served in a basket-bottle, served with lasagna and pasta with red sauce. For the longest time you could not get a straight sangiovese wine, but in modern times you can find it occasionally.

Most Sangiovese is grown in the Chianti region of Tuscany, Italy.

Sangiovese is a rather hefty red wine, and goes well with well-seasoned foods. Sangiovese should be served at 59F and is good for up to 10 years, for a good variety. If you can find any, 1997 was considered by many to be the "vintage of the century".

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