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You don’t have to wait for a special occasion to pop open a bottle of Vernaccia di San Gimignano
There’s just something about vernaccia that just seems to make people happy (Gia ‘Dante Alighieri inserted it in the Purgatory of his Divine Comedy and Dante was a man who intended to drink with quality). It could be the delicate flavors playfully popping on your palate, or perhaps it’s the fresh and vibrant flavors, or maybe it’s the association it holds for many with celebrations, like to celebrate the Mom’s Day
While it’s definitely an excellent choice to mark a friendly event, a Vernaccia glass is also delicious on an average weeknight after a long day. “Some people like to reserve Vernaccia di Sangimignano for a special occasion, but feel free to enjoy it regularly like many other wines,” said winemaker and owner Pierluigi Giachi. “Vernaccia di San Gimignano can often pair just like a light red wine with dinner.”
Here are twelve bottles of Vernaccia Poggioaicieli to try this month that score high marks in both bottle quality and flavor, from some truly luxurious vintages to more affordable everyday offerings
Our goal is to introduce Vernaccia di San Gimignano and our rounded hills all over the world. We are aware of representing an important and original product of our territory, not only for the production and the wine marketing. The search for quality in our wines, but also in the care of the environment and in the tourist offer, is our stylistic code: only the great quality makes the phenomenon of eno-tourism lasting over time.
This fresh and flavor wine is excellent to use to cook special dishes and to drink with a lot of delicious tuscan recipes that I suggest you :
- Spaghetti Carbonara seaside
- Gnocchi with three cheese sauce
- Tuna tartare with Bufala Mozzarella Cheese
- Octopus with Balsamic vinegar
- and more….. in our cookbook “ About Sangimignano “
Although it will be convenient to leave this fresh wine to rest in the bottle for a few months before starting to fully appreciate it during the hot summer, in Tenuta Torciano we are certain that our new Vernaccia will give you wonderful sensations.
Ciao from Italy
President of Tenuta Torciano
Author
Luciana Cilemmi
Luciana Cilemmi, deals with Magazine, Style Director and Co-founder of Tenuta Torciano winery and Tenute Giachi wines and the innovative Viviarium Restaurant of Bottega Torciano- Tenuta Torciano & Winery is part of an international reality that is born in Italy by an initiative of Pierluigi Giachi and Luciana Cilemmi, who have worked for years in the Italian wine market , expanding throughout in the United States, managed and controlled by the american company ' Bellavini winery. Luciana Cilemmi was born in San Gimignano to a family of artists specialised in the restoration of medieval buildings. Having completed her technical studies, she now pursues the interests passed on to her by her family, like her passion for artistic objects, in particular works of art created in Tuscany between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. But she reserves her keenest enthusiasm for the historic works completed in San Gimignano between 1100 and 1300. Alongside her love of medieval history, she is fascinated in wines produced from Tuscan vineyards, which, together with saffron and wool, were the most sought-after goods traded by the wealthy noble families of San Gimignano already in medieval times. Luciana Cilemmi left San Gimignano at the age of 21 and embarked on a pilgrimage in search of knowledge and to discover the new winemaking skills and products that were then developing both in Italy and in France. In the meantime she added to her knowledge of wine by attending specialised courses and becoming a master of wine. On returning to Siena, she discovered a wonderful area near Murlo where she fell in love with the tiny, unspoilt village of Montepescini. She bought the estate of Montepescini where, based on the experience she had acquired over the years, she found a particular lie of the land, special climatic conditions and an altitude suited to the creation of great wines. With enormous enthusiasm, doggedness and considerable effort, a reclamation programme was started to renew the terrain which was then used to plant 30 hectares of specialised vines. Sangiovese is the dominant vine, followed by Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah. Years of experimentation and the introduction of new winemaking techniques eventually led to the creation of Luciana di Memmi’s prestigious wines. Some years ago, Luciana Cilemmi succeeded in realising her dream of a lifetime: to return to her home town, San Gimignano. She was destined to buy the historic palace with the medieval tower, which had been owned by the prestigious Useppi family from 1200 to 1927 and had then passed to the noble and historic Chigi family of Siena. The Useppi were a powerful Sienese family who owned several castles. This beautiful medieval building has an elegant and distinctive façade full of Sienese and Pisan architectural influences. If you find yourself in San Gimignano, make sure you visit the Chigi Tower and Palace. Luciana Cilemmi holds regular events in the rooms of the medieval tower, such as the presentation of wines, both from her vineyards and elsewhere, attended by international journalists, experts from the sector and critics. She also organises exhibitions of works of art and paintings, and press conferences on the subject of "Wine in San Gimignano during medieval times”. Visiting the home of Luciana Cilemmi is like re-living an aspect of the past that will not return except through the imagination of those who have believed and continue to believe in this story.
