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Chianti (Italian pronunciation:[ˈkjanti]), in Italy also referred to asMonti del Chianti ("Chianti Mountains") orColline del Chianti ("Chianti Hills"), is a mountainous area ofTuscany in the provinces ofFlorence,Siena andArezzo, composed mainly of hills and mountains. It is known for the wine produced in and named for the region,Chianti.
The territory of Chianti was initially limited, in the thirteenth century, by the municipalities ofGaiole in Chianti,Radda in Chianti andCastellina in Chianti and thus defined the "Chianti League" (Lega di Chianti).
Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, even decided in 1716 to issue an edict in which he officially recognized the boundaries of the Chianti district, which was the first legal document in the world to define a wine production area.[1][2]
The villages of Chianti are often characterized byRomanesque churches and fortified medieval castles, signs of the ancient wars between Siena and Florence or asMonteriggioni, a fortified village north of Siena, on the ancient Via Cassia that leads to Florence.[1][2]
In 1932, the wine designation specified the production limits forChianti Classico, which is aDOCG (in Italian "Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita", governed by Italian regulations).[1][2]
In addition to the cities already mentioned at the origin of this region, the city ofGreve in Chianti radically expresses its connection directly in its name or asImpruneta which claims the name Impruneta in Chianti although it is not an official designation.
Like all rural regions of Tuscany, there is no monoculture and there arevineyards,olive trees,cereals andpotatoes.
In the lower hills, there is the exploitation ofoak woods, on the higher hills those ofchestnut andholm oaks. Everywhere there arecypresses.
The name of Chianti wine refers to a region strictly located in the provinces of Florence, Siena, Arezzo, Pistoia, Pisa and Prato.
Cities in the region with explicit reference in their names:
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