ITINERARIES FOR ALL THE WINE LOVERS:
SAN GIMIGNANO AND THE AMAZING VERNACCIA
Our journey to discover the cities of wine around us, today leads us to another piece of paradise: San Gimignano.
A town of just over 7,000 inhabitants that stands on a high hill in Val d’Elsa. We are close to Siena and the streets of this village tell us an ancient story that speaks of illustrious characters, and medieval legends, of conquests, declines and most of all it tell us about a millenary tradition linked to the production of an excellent wine: The Vernaccia.
The very famous Vernaccia of san Gimignano is a well-known white wine that can boast the title of the first Italian wine to receive the Denomination of Controlled Origin (DOC) mark.
It is a wine whose origins are difficult to identify, because it sank in very ancient times. It is known, however, that already around the 13th century it was considered a prized wine, and that even Dante mentions it in a passage of the Divine Comedy.
There are 170 companies operating in the area, 70 of which go on the market with their own brand, and there are obviously many wineries in San Gimignano, offering tours and tastings of their wines.
Just 1 hour and 20 minutes’ drive from your Holiday House and you will find yourself in another splendid city to taste excellent Vernaccia and delicious local products.