/uk/assets/wine/sangiovese/vitamins-and-supplements

health guides

Sangiovese

Sangiovese: Main Image
Sangiovese is Italy’s most planted varietal and dominates the central Italian region of Tuscany where it forms the base of Italy’s best-known wine, Chianti.

Flavor Descriptors

Typically medium-bodied and assertive, with red fruit flavours (cherry, raspberry) and mild earthy spice notes enveloped by a food-loving lively acidity.

Food Pairings

Traditional Italian (including Chianti)

Basic pasta with red sauce, pizza, mild meat dishes, anti-pasti, chicken cacciatore, veal or chicken parmigiano.

Modern Italian (including Super Tuscans)

Richer red sauce pasta dishes with spicy sausage or meatballs, steak Florentine, pasta Bolognese, pasta arrabiata, meaty pizza.

New World (USA, Argentina)

Pizza, pasta with red sauce, anti-pasti. Medium-bodied examples work well with sauced chicken or pork dishes and fuller-bodied examples can stand up to steaks and veal chops.

 

 

Copyright © 2024 TraceGains, Inc. All rights reserved.

Drink Responsibly. Drive Responsibly.

Learn more about TraceGains, the company.

The information presented here is for informational purposes only and was created by a team of US–registered dietitians and food experts. Consult your doctor, practitioner, and/or pharmacist for any health problem and before using any supplements, making dietary changes, or before making any changes in prescribed medications. Information expires December 2024.