Vernaccia di San Gimignano wine

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Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita wine Italian white wine

Vernaccia di San Gimignano wine is a historic Italian white wine, prized for its crisp, mineral character and produced around the medieval town of San Gimignano in Tuscany.

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Label Occurrences
Vernaccia di San Gimignano wine canonical 2
Vernaccia di San Gimignano 1
Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita wine ⓘ
Italian white wine ⓘ
agingPotential Riserva versions can age longer ⓘ
best within 2–4 years for standard bottlings ⓘ
usually consumed young ⓘ
agingRequirementForRiserva at least 1 year ⓘ
minimum 3 months in bottle ⓘ
allowedOtherGrapesContent up to 15% other authorized white grapes ⓘ
climate Mediterranean climate ⓘ
color white ⓘ
country Italy ⓘ
DOCGStatusGranted 1993 ⓘ
DOCStatusGranted 1966 ⓘ
foodPairing Tuscan cuisine ⓘ
grilled fish ⓘ
seafood dishes ⓘ
shellfish ⓘ
vegetable dishes ⓘ
white meats ⓘ
grapeColor white grape variety ⓘ
grapeVariety Vernaccia di San Gimignano wine self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Vernaccia di San Gimignano
hasStyle Vernaccia di San Gimignano wine self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Vernaccia di San Gimignano Riserva
historicalReputation one of the oldest documented Italian white wines ⓘ
isFirstDOCOfItaly true ⓘ
legalClassification DOCG ⓘ
minimumVernacciaContent 85% ⓘ
notableCharacteristic dry taste ⓘ
fresh acidity ⓘ
marked minerality ⓘ
possibleVinification partial oak aging for some cuvées ⓘ
productionArea hills around San Gimignano ⓘ
province Siena ⓘ
region Tuscany ⓘ
servingTemperature 8–12 °C ⓘ
soilType limestone-rich soils ⓘ
sandy soils ⓘ
tuffaceous soils ⓘ
style still wine ⓘ
subregion San Gimignano ⓘ
typicalAcidity high ⓘ
typicalAlcoholByVolume 11.5–13.5% ABV ⓘ
typicalAroma citrus fruit ⓘ
green apple ⓘ
white flowers ⓘ
typicalBody light to medium-bodied ⓘ
typicalFlavor crisp ⓘ
mineral ⓘ
slightly bitter almond finish ⓘ
typicalVinification temperature-controlled fermentation in stainless steel ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tuscany → knownFor → Vernaccia di San Gimignano wine ⓘ
Vernaccia di San Gimignano wine → grapeVariety → Vernaccia di San Gimignano wine self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Vernaccia di San Gimignano
Vernaccia di San Gimignano wine → hasStyle → Vernaccia di San Gimignano wine self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Vernaccia di San Gimignano Riserva
San Gimignano → knownFor → Vernaccia di San Gimignano wine ⓘ
San Gimignano → wineRegion → Vernaccia di San Gimignano wine ⓘ
this entity surface form: Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG