Adopted by the IDA Board of Directors, Nov. 12, 2002. This Definition is also used by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). Many state education codes, including New Jersey, Ohio and Utah, have adopted this definition.
Italy's most well-known and widely planted red grape variety, Sangiovese, is a thin-skinned, finicky grape that tends to linger longer on the vine, taking its sweet time to ripen and mature.
Licensed under Creative Commons SA 2 Generic. Whereas Nebbiolo is prominently a Piedmont grape, Sangiovese is Tuscany's contribution to the great wine heritage of Italy. Ageable, flavorful, and perfectly rounded yet powerful, it is probably best known among wine buyers as the primary grape of Chianti. Chiantis must be made up of at least 70% Sangiovese.