Vernaccia. San Gimiganano's White Wine

Since the Middle Ages, the hills of Tuscany have been the epicenter of commercial winemaking in Italy. Centuries of accumulated knowledge and tradition coupled with advanced in wine making and blending have resulted in some of the best wines Italy has to offer.
In 1966, Vernaccia was the first Italian wine to receive the Denominazione di Origine Controllata, a prestigious recognition given to the wine by the Italian government for quality. The wine, one of Italy's highest quality white wines, is produced exclusively in the territory of the Medieval town of San Gimignano (SI). The medium altitude of the vines is approximately 280 meters and the earth is pliocene, made up of yellow sand and sandy clay. The time in which the grape harvest takes place is roughly from September 15 to October 15, with a yield of 90 quintals of grapes per hectare.

These are the characteristics of Vernaccia di San Gimignano