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Foodexplore offers you an online wine shop with a selection of the best Italian wineries which reflect our philosophy: niche and high-quality products, produced with great respect of the environment. Italy is the country with the highest number of local grapes varietes in the world ( more than 350). Local grapes varieties are extremely important for the Italian wine-growing and wine-making scene and that is why Italy differentiates itself from any other wine-producing countries. Since every single variety has its own peculiarities, in each glass of wine you taste you will find unique and typical features thanks to the many types of territories, lands and climates. The most famous varieties which let the world know about Italian wines during the course of history are Sangiovese, used for Brunello di Montalcino and Chianti; Nebbiolo for the Barolo and also Barbaresco, Zibibbo used for the Passito di Pantelleria; Corvina, Corvinone and Rondinella wich made up the well-known Amarone della Valpolicella. On Foodexplore you will find the most famous wineries and the best wines which made the history of the Italian wine scene. You will also discover with us new and small producers of great wines.


Biondi Santi is the forefather of the Brunello di Montalcino wine. Ferruccio Biondi Santi was the first in Montalcino to make wine using 100% Sangiovese grape clones without blending with other international varieties. Since the first half of the 19th century, a certain Clemente Santi grew the grapes on the Montalcino hills winning awards in wine fairs for the incredible quality of his wines. The story began when Caterina Santi married Jacopo Biondi and they had Ferruccio Biondi Santi. Back in Montalcino, after fighting with Garibaldi's troops, Ferruccio started make experiments on the Sangiovese grapes, selecting the Brunello clone, and in 1870 he created a full-bodied, elegant and deep coloured wine. The story has continued until and today Biondi Santi is a mythical brand of Italian wine in the world. It has 25 hectares of vineyards for a production of around 80,000 bottles a year, included the 10,000 bottles of Riserva (only in exceptional harvests).
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