Vernaccia di San Gimignano is a white DOCG whose grapes grow on the hills of San Gimignano, also produced as Riserva.
Yellow sands and clays underlie the vineyards around San Gimignano.
Vernaccia di San Gimignano is the principal grape of the town’s namesake white wine. Its hillside vineyards grow on ground formed from ancient marine deposits, with yellow sands and yellow or gray clays. The proportions of these materials change from one slope to another. This shared geology provides a starting point for exploring the wines beyond the familiar skyline of San Gimignano.
The grapes come from hillside vineyards within the municipality of San Gimignano, in Siena province, in northwestern Sienese Tuscany.
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