- Wine purchase, drinking and advance reading are optional. Follow the full lesson and quiz alcohol-free.
Level 6 · Lesson 2
Italy II: Tuscany and Central Italy
17:20C42
Before you press play
Choose your preparation track
You do not need to buy every comparison wine. Choose the track that matches your time, budget, and interest.
- Optional open-label flight: 6 distinct wines. Keep labels visible, use small pours, provide water, food and spit cups, and split the comparisons across sittings if helpful.
- A — Ruffino Chianti (Chianti). Grape/style: Sangiovese-led red. Reference edition: Authentic producer range reference. Image vintage and actual tasting edition require matching; no stock or price claim.. Substitution: Preserve Chianti and the documented Sangiovese-led red teaching role; recheck actual bottle evidence and update the label image. If unavailable use the explicit dossier route, not an invented tasting result.
- B — Fèlsina Berardenga Chianti Classico (Chianti Classico). Grape/style: Sangiovese. Reference edition: Authentic producer range reference. Image vintage and actual tasting edition require matching; no stock or price claim.. Substitution: Preserve Chianti Classico and the documented Sangiovese teaching role; recheck actual bottle evidence and update the label image. If unavailable use the explicit dossier route, not an invented tasting result.
- C — Col d’Orcia Rosso di Montalcino (Montalcino). Grape/style: Sangiovese. Reference edition: Authentic producer range reference. Image vintage and actual tasting edition require matching; no stock or price claim.. Substitution: Preserve Montalcino and the documented Sangiovese teaching role; recheck actual bottle evidence and update the label image. If unavailable use the explicit dossier route, not an invented tasting result.
- D — Le Volte dell’Ornellaia 2023 (Coastal Tuscany). Grape/style: Documented Tuscan red blend. Reference edition: Authentic producer range reference. Image vintage and actual tasting edition require matching; no stock or price claim.. Substitution: Preserve Coastal Tuscany and the documented Documented Tuscan red blend teaching role; recheck actual bottle evidence and update the label image. If unavailable use the explicit dossier route, not an invented tasting result.
- E — Bucci Classico Verdicchio (Castelli di Jesi). Grape/style: Verdicchio. Reference edition: Producer range reference; image vintage not independently qualified.. Substitution: Preserve Castelli di Jesi and the documented Verdicchio teaching role; recheck actual bottle evidence and update the label image. If unavailable use the explicit dossier route, not an invented tasting result.
- F — Masciarelli Linea Classica Montepulciano d’Abruzzo (Abruzzo). Grape/style: Montepulciano. Reference edition: Authentic producer range reference. Image vintage and actual tasting edition require matching; no stock or price claim.. Substitution: Preserve Abruzzo and the documented Montepulciano teaching role; recheck actual bottle evidence and update the label image. If unavailable use the explicit dossier route, not an invented tasting result.
- Match the exact producer, wine and edition before applying technical-sheet numbers. Historical documents and unavailable sources are labelled below.
- Use the displayed labels, maps and producer evidence to compare the wines. You do not need to invent a tasting note.
Taste responsibly: small pours, water, food, and spit cups are sensible equipment. Never build transport plans after the bottles are open.