Tuscany is one of Italy’s most important wine-producing regions. As such, the number of Designations of Origin DOCG and DOC present in its territory is considerable (11 DOCG and 41 DOC, in addition to 6 IGT). The Chianti area alone includes two DOCGs: Chianti Classico DOCG, the traditional area between Florence and Siena, and Chianti DOCG, which encompasses a vast area across all Tuscan provinces except Massa-Carrara, Grosseto, and Livorno, and includes 7 subzones at the provincial extension: Colli Aretini, Colli Fiorentini, Colli Senesi, Colline Pisane, Montalbano, Montespertoli, and Rufina. In the Siena area, near Montalcino, we find Brunello di Montalcino DOCG (pure Sangiovese, locally called Brunello), but also Carmignano DOCG (minimum 50% Sangiovese, max 20% Canaiolo, 10-20% Merlot and Cabernet, alone or together). There’s also Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG (a white wine, produced from the grape of the same name) and further down Val di Chiana DOC and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG (Sangiovese, locally called Prugnolo gentile). In the area, there are also 15 DOCs, among which it’s worth mentioning the three DOCs of Vin Santo corresponding to the respective DOCGs for dry red wines (Vin Santo del Chianti DOC, Vin Santo del Chianti Classico DOC, and Vin Santo di Montepulciano DOC). On the border with Liguria, the interregional DOC Colli di Luni DOC (in the area known as Lunigiana), where Vermentino is the most widespread white grape variety. Further down, below the Apuan Alps, is the Candia area (with the denomination Candia dei Colli Apuani DOC) and its white wines based on Vermentino and red wines based on Sangiovese and Merlot. There is also a type of wine, Vermentino Nero, a red wine based on the grape of the same name. In the Lucca area, the denomination Colline Lucchesi DOC and Montecarlo DOC, characterized by both red and white grape varieties of French origin (Syrah for red wines, Semillon, Sauvignon, and Roussanne for white wines). In the province of Livorno, not far from the coast, the Bolgheri area is famous for wines known as supertuscans (in the DOC Bolgheri and Bolgheri Sassicaia DOC, the latter dedicated exclusively to the most famous wine of this type). The recent Suvereto DOCG, formerly a subzone of the DOC Val di Cornia, was later also elevated to DOCG (Rosso della Val di Cornia DOCG). The Isola d’Elba, with the Elba DOC, is characterized by Aleatico (red) and Ansonica (white) and Trebbiano grapes, here known as Procanico. Finally, in the Grosseto area, we have 8 DOCs, among which Ansonica Costa dell’Argentario DOC and Morellino di Scansano DOCG stand out, with its pure Sangiovese wines, locally called Morellino.
