Sangiovese
Legend has it that the Sangiovese grape got its name from the capuchin convent in Santarcangelo. The story goes that a visitor to the monastery, drinking some of the friars’ own wine remarked how good it was, and asked the name of the wine. The friars, momentarily embarrassed as they had never thought to name it, came up with a name on the spot – sanguis jovis - because of the location on Mt Giove. The rest, as they say, is history. |
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