How to Use Sangiovese in a Sentence

Sangiovese

noun
  • Does the Gabriel-Glas do something magical to the wine that my Sangiovese/Riesling goblets don’t?
    — Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Feb. 2022
  • Yet in a small corner of Emilia-Romagna, a region better known for its food than its wine, Sangiovese is emerging with real distinction.
    — Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
  • Down in the coastal Maremma, in the province of Grosseto, producers are proving that Sangiovese grown in maritime air can be fresher and more open-knit than its inland cousins.
    — Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
  • The first means Sangiovese alone, or with only its native partners, where the early Super Tuscans leaned on Bordeaux varieties and new barriques.
    — Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • Preserving the heritage of Sagrantino matters, and setting the Rosso up to do battle with Tuscan Sangiovese may not be the wisest long-term strategy.
    — Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
  • The second is a return to Sangiovese in its purest form, with estates not already wedded to international varieties retreating in favour of a more Tuscan identity.
    — Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • Milagro Winery was at the wine-tasting event pouring Chardonnay, Merlot, Sangiovese and Sauvignon Blanc wines.
    — Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2026
  • Nowhere is that clearer than in Avignonesi's Progetto di Sopra, a single-vineyard Sangiovese bottled under the Alliance.
    — Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • These vintners grow 43 wine grape varieties, with the most common being Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Merlot and Sangiovese.
    — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026
  • Mazzei has blazed his own trail by creating Ipsus, a 100 percent Sangiovese Chianti Classico Gran Selezione.
    — Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 14 Dec. 2025
  • Estate manager Luigi Peroni and winemaker Vincenzo Pirrone craft a complex version of Sangiovese from estate vineyards.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 28 May 2026
  • With just 15 percent of its land planted to Sangiovese—known locally as Brunello for over 400 years—Brunello di Montalcino is often hailed as the pinnacle of the variety.
    — Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 3 May 2026
  • His 2023 Sangiovese comes from old vines whose cuttings were smuggled from Isole e Olena and Fontodi in Chianti in the mid-1980s, own-rooted, never replicated.
    — Michelle Williams, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • Vignamaggio 2017 Monna Lisa is a blend of 95 percent Sangiovese and 5 percent Cabernet Sauvignon.
    — Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 18 Dec. 2025
  • For years the Rosso was treated as the baby brother of the heavyweight Sagrantino di Montefalco, a way of softening that grape's formidable tannin by blending it with Sangiovese, and sometimes a little Merlot, into something more accessible.
    — Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
  • This is the Marche's largest red denomination, stretching across the eastern half of the region, and it is built on a blend of Montepulciano and Sangiovese, the regulations allowing Montepulciano to run from around 35 to 85 per cent and Sangiovese up to half.
    — Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
  • Decades of success followed with a focus on Nebbiolo in his Barolos and Barbarescos, and in 1994, the acquisition of Pieve Santa Restituta in Montalcino brought great Sangiovese into the fold.
    — Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Sitting at around 350m and shaped by a cooler, more continental climate than Montalcino, the estate turns out a small range that runs from the flagship Bordeaux-style blend 'Sasso di Fata' to fresh expressions of Cabernet Franc and recovered Sangiovese.
    — Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • Out of the 50 Tuscan DOCs and DOCGs in which Sangiovese is the main grape, Brunello di Montalcino DOCG is considered the apex of the variety.
    — Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 15 May 2026
  • Mazzei explains that Il Caggio features a combination of factors ideal for Sangiovese, including altitudes between 1,050 and 1,150 feet, which ensure balanced ripening, and deep and well-drained clay, schist, and calcareous marl soils dotted with a type of sandstone that imparts intense minerality.
    — Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 14 Dec. 2025
  • In the rosé category, the Handley Cellars 2024 Pinot Noir Rosé was Best of Class, while the People’s Choice went to the 2024 Navarro Vineyards Rosé of Sangiovese.
    — Laura Ness, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
  • In the center of the country, Tuscany produces Brunello di Montalcino and Chianti Classico from Sangiovese grapes, as well as Super Tuscans from Sangiovese alone or a blend of international varietals such as Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Cabernet Franc.
    — Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Established in 1981 by Italian American couple Don and Rhonda Carano—who added the Ferrari to honor Don’s grandmother Amelia Ferrari—Ferrari-Carano is known for its Italian varieties like Sangiovese and Pinot Grigio as well as those whose ancestral home is France.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 28 May 2026

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