San Gimignano is a lovely medieval town situated in northern Tuscany famous for its 14 UNESCO heritage towers. Not only is San Gimignano a beautiful gem, but also an area where a fresh, aromatic golden nectar is produced: Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG.
Cinque Terre, a strip of land where steep hills overlooking the sea make wine grapes cultivation a tough task. For centuries viticulturists have been taking care of their beloved vinyards and over time they earned the nickname of “heroic” wine makers.
The magnificent quality of wines in Liguria has not been attained so easily: narrow valleys, steep hills and mountains overlooking the sea have always been a great obstacle for wine makers. However, despite difficulties, a great passion for viticulture has allowed producers to create excellent wines.
A route of about 80 km, between hills scattered with vineyards, villas, medieval villages, centuries-old abbeys and parks, Franciacorta stretches from Brescia to lake Iseo, became especially famous for artist Christo’s artwork “The Floating Piers” in 2016.
Valcalepio, the hilly belt area in Bergamo province including 9 municipalities in Bergamo, certainly plays a key role in Lombardy wine production.
The vines cultivated around Lake Garda are grown on morainic soils, carved by glaciers millions of years ago and now the perfect terroir to make some of the most appreciated wines in Italy: Bardolino is one of these excellencies.
