Which Tuscan wine was traditionally packaged in a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket, called a fiasco ?
Chianti Chianti A Chianti wine () is any wine produced in the Chianti region, in central Tuscany, Italy. It was historically associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket, called a "fiasco" ("flask"; "pl. fiaschi"). However, the "fiasco" is only used by a few makers of the wine as most Chianti is now bottled in more standard shaped wine bottles. Baron Bettino Ricasoli (later Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Italy) created the Chianti recipe of 70% Sangiovese, 15% Canaiolo and 15% Malvasia bianca in the middle of the 19th century. The first definition of a wine-area called "Chianti"
Fiasco (bottle) The latter often used a basket of whitened straw, decorated with two stripes tinted in the Italian flag colors (red and green). The base is a doughnut made of scrap straw, tied with fine straw blades ("salicchio"). Centuries ago, the basket often included one or more handles of twisted straw; they are sometimes included in present-day fiaschi, often for decorative purposes only. Fiasco (bottle) A fiasco (; , plural: ) is a typical Italian style of bottle, usually with a round body and bottom, partially or completely covered with a close-fitting straw basket. The basket is typically made of "",