Da Vinci

Just as Vinci evokes the great Leonardo, so Chianti evokes the great wine. The name “Vinci” is believed to derive from “vinco” or “vincastro”, the wicker twig from willow trees that turns deep red in winter and that was used to bind vines. In 1952, in honor of the 500 year anniversary of Leonardo’s birth, Vinci was ordained a city, or città Cantine. Leonardo da Vinci began in 1961 thanks to the will of the proprietors of thirty aziende agricole, or farms, who decided to join together. Winemakers Riccardo Pucci and Alberto Antonini.

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Toscana, Italy