Chianti (red) - Produced in the region of the same name with is located below Florence in the center of Tuscany. The wine is a blend of several grapes with Sangiovese making up the greater part. Inside this already limited area, there is a narrow zone which produces the prestigious Chianti Classico. The Consorzio del Marchio Storico - Chianti Classico has become quite famous and its black rooster logo well-known around the world. The consortium harvests the lion's share of grapes in the Chianti Classico zone, though this is not to say there are not other, optimal Classico producers in the area.

"Gallo Nero" and "Putto" are two D.O.C. (certification of origin) Wine Consortiums.

Brunello di Montalcino (red) - Along with Chianti, this is surely the most famous Italian wine. A truly great wine, Brunello is aged at least 4 years, and after 5, receives the denomination riserva. Brunello and its younger brother Rosso di Montalcino, take their names from a small town located about 25 miles from Siena, city of the famous Palio horse race.

Vino Nobile di Montepulciano (red) - A Sangiovese red wine. Riserva after 3 years of ageing. Somewhat less famous than Brunello and Chianti, it is slowly proving itself on the market, thanks to an indisputable quality and a new generation of gifted producers. When young, the wine carries the name Rosso di Montepulciano.

Vin Santo toscano (white) - An after-dinner passito customarily accompanied by the dry Italian cookies called cantucci. Aged in small casks, Vin Santo is as aromatic as it is sweet. It is not rare, yet a truly good one is difficult to find due to limited production.

Carmignano (red) - Carmignano is a wine that became popular abroad first, and only afterwards became popular in Italy. In 1369 it cost four times the price of other wines. In 1716, the Grand Duke Cosimo III de Medici included "Carmignano" among the protectionworthy best Italian wines, awarding it by the first real warranty of origin, a sort of DOC ante litteram. Today with its elegant and international taste, it proves to be one of the greatest Tuscan and Italian wines.

Rosso di Montalcino (red) - the story says that during one of the last sieges to the Montalcino village, before its capture in 1559, the commandant of the garrison, the French Marshal Blaise de Montluc, used to rub his face with the vermillion wine in order to hide the pallor caused by his fear from his men. After 4 centuries, the above-said vermilion wine can be considered the oldest ancestor of "Red of Montalcino", which is the other pearl of the local oenology, as well as "Brunello".

Vernaccia di San Gimignano (white) - Vernaccia of San Gimignano boasts a century-old tradition, infact it is considered the oldest Italian wine among those ones awarded by DOC. It was a wine for popes and fine gentlemen, it cheered the most magnificent tables of princes of the Renaissance and it was present in the most famous markets. It entered the high circle of the Tuscan and Italian most rare wines when it was awarded by DOCG in 1993.