La Strada del Vino Vernaccia di San Gimignano (The wine road of the Vernaccia di San Gimignano)
San Gimignano (see this town) is located North-West from Siena (see this town). Our tour along this wine road starts in the most southern part with Castel San Gimignano until reaching the town of San Gimignano also called the Manhattan of the middle ages. The next stop is Pancole, followed by Libbiano, in North-East position. Afterwards Sant'Andrea and Bibbiano. "La Vernaccia" (engl. very dry white wine) was already mentioned in the 14th century. The wine types of this area classified as DOCG are: the white wine Vernaccia di San Gimignano and the red wine Chianti Colli Senesi, whereas the red wine Colli dell'Etruria Centrale and the white wine San Gimignao were awarded as DOC wine.

Vernaccia di San Gimignano wine road itinerary map

"Road of the Wine" or Wine routes
The "roads of the wine" are ways within territories to high wine vocation .
Sweet hills covered by vineyards,olive groves, a patchwork of fields, green forests ,fields differently cultivated, and green woods, from any part you arrive to San Gimignano, this is the view the visitor makes glad. The profile of towers and Medieval palaces of this incomparable jewel with a well preserved town declared "To Save" also by U.N.E.S.C.O, it is not the only wonder of this part of the Tuscany.
No matter which direction you come from, this is what will greet you at San Gimignano. The skyline of medieval towers and palaces of this unequalled gem, incredibly well preserved. see San Gimignano

Wine Associations: Road committee of the wine" VERNACCIA DI SAN GIMIGNANO"
c/o San Gimignano consortium Via Villa della Rocca
53037 San Gimignano (SI) Italy Phone (+39) 0577/940108 fax: 0577/942088


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