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Wine - Pisa in Toscana

Each wine in the province of Pisa belongs to a specific area and is associated with a road that winds between rolling hills in a charming landscape. If Tuscany is a land of great wines, the province of Pisa is no exception. Its wine production has been appreciated ever since the Etruscan period. Each wine in the province of Pisa belongs to a specific area and is associated with a road that winds between rolling hills in a charming landscape. If Tuscany is a land of great wines, the province of Pisa is no exception. Its wine production has been appreciated ever since the Etruscan period. Dozens of family-run wine farms have changed into businesses which promote their DOC (registered designation of origin) and DOCG (registered and guaranteed designation of origin) wines in Italy and abroad. The names of the main wines are: Chianti delle Colline Pisane, Bianco Pisano di San Torpé, Vino Montescudaio, Vino dei Colli dell’Etruria Centrale. The Chianti delle Colline Pisane (DOCG) is produced in a vast area extending from the Pisan Hills to the San Miniato area. This wine is obtained from grapes of the Sangiovese, Canaiolo Nero, Trebbiano Toscano and Malvasia del Chianti varieties grown on hilly terrains at altitudes below 500 metres. Its average alcoholic strength is 11 percent, but can attain 13 percent for particular soils and vintages. It is bright red in colour and is characterized by a strong smell and dry taste. It is especially suited for meats and roasts.

The area devoted to the production of the Bianco Pisano di San Torpé (DOC) embraces an even larger territory, with a variety of terrains which do not allow uniform quality of the grapes and wine. The name is not derived from one of the many villages scattered on the hills but from the first Pisan martyr, who was beheaded in the 1st century AD. This wine is chiefly produced from Trebbiano grapes with the addition of Malvasia Toscana and Canaiolo Bianco. It has an alcoholic strength of about 11 percent. It is pale yellow in colour and has a delicate smell and dry taste. It is ideal with fish and hors d’œuvres.

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