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I'm Erin Scala and here's our show today. Oh, Kian dewine wine has been a part of the Italian wine for at least 800 years and early mentions refer to a white wine. In 1394 the idea of a

keyante as a zone was further buttressed by the League of Quiante. The League was originally

set up as a defensive militia that would protect the Florentine state. But when

fighting with Siena fizzled out, the League changed its focus to enhancing viticulture in the region.

Later in 1716, toward the end of Kossimo Medici III 3rd's volatile and fairly dramatic reign as Grand Duke of Tuscany,

he declared a Quiante wine region from Radha to Greve. So between the areas laid out by the League of Kianti and Kossimo Medici, the third, we find the roots of the Kianti

Classico area.

Historic records seem to indicate that in the 17 and 1800s,

Kaniolo was the main grape of Kianti,

with smaller amounts of Sanjovese and other varieties being blended in.

The subsequent shift toward San Giovanni de'oise,

which is the hallmark of Quiante today, can be found in the ideas of Baron Bettino Ricasoli.

Ricasoli.

Ricasoli was an interesting fellow who took on the burdens of his estate

when he was orphaned at age 18.

Not only did he raise his younger siblings, but he systematically and frugally turned his late

parents estate from disorganized and debtful into a profitable estate.

Perhaps this huge responsibility at such a young age is what led him to approach his political career

with similar prudence, dedication, and integrity.

He also carried out wine experiments, and in 1872, Rokosoli penned his famous recipe for Quiante in a letter to a professor at the University of Pisa.

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