Vernaccia di San Gimignano

By the 1960s, Vernaccia di San Gimignano experienced a resurgence as its distinctive, crisp qualities established it as a popular alternative to the blander wines produced from Trebbiano and Malvasia blends.

Ampelographers have determined that the variety grown in San Gimignano is different and distinct from the other Italian Vernaccias and is probably not related.

The medium altitude of the vines is approximately 280 meters and the earth is pliocene, made up of jellow sand and sandy clay.

[3] Despite this reputation, modern winemaking has introduced the use of oak aging to give the wine another layer of complexity and roundness.

[4] Vernaccia is mentioned by Dante Alighieri (Purgatorio XXIV) as leading to Pope Martin IV's gluttony.