Sangiovese

That's right, uranium committee did. Not so strange. ;-)

There are several producers making wine from Sangiovese grosso today. Unti

and Field Stone are two who have that I know of.

Mark Lipton

Who?

Not so strange. ;-)

Of course ... ;-)

M.

Mike I disagree, I find uranium committee very strange. He should enter the reactor and spend time in the core. :^0

Geez. READ!!! Look above in this very message to what "RIC WROTE". That is who I replied to, not Alan. Keep up with the threads before inserting foot into mouth. Now apologize.

You can't read either. I mentioned it.

I know you were replying to another post, but you were not responding to the question posed by the OP. You were continuing to go away from the original question, explicitly asked, about SANGIOVESE from ITALY. Why would anyone be concerned with Sangiovese wines from the uS?, when the grape is characteristically Italian. It is one of the most popular grapes in Italy, planted all over the middle and south.

The Committee finds you a waste of our time.

How many of you are there?

The first meeting of the Advisory Committee on Uranium met on October

21, 1939 - a Saturday. In attendance were Lyman Briggs; Briggs' assistant; Adamson for the Army; Hoover for the Navy; Alexander Sachs; Leo Szilard; Eugene Wigner; Edward Teller; and Richard Roberts. Teller represented Enrico Fermi who refused to attend because of a dispute with the Navy Dept.

The first meeting of the Advisory Committee on Uranium met on October

21, 1939 - a Saturday. In attendance were Lyman Briggs; Briggs' assistant; Adamson for the Army; Hoover for the Navy; Alexander Sachs; Leo Szilard; Eugene Wigner; Edward Teller; and Richard Roberts. Teller represented Enrico Fermi who refused to attend because of a dispute with the Navy Dept.

Michael, The original poster asked ...

Then YOU replied "Sangiovese di Romagna?"

Then you wrote..... "WTF is wrong with you? Can't you read?"

Why don't YOU heed your own advice - the OP didn't ask for recommendations - he asked our help to understand Sangiovese (in general) and Italian Sangiovese (in particular)

So, instead of lambasting others who have suggested that this grape variety is not only grown very successfully in countries other than I____, (there are many Australians of Italian extraction making some wonderful wines with Sangiovese!), get off your bloody high horse, and help the OP understand the wine!!!!!!!

Unless you actually start writing constructive stuff in this forum, I don't know why "you bother with us morons?"

So, do us morons a favour - immigrate to Italy (preferably somewhere in deepest Umbria without an internet connection)!!

Milawd

Deepest Umbria tends to have broadband. You cannot get away from it.

There are provisions of "right to return" in Italy, my country of citizenship, but the entrance exam involves a test on F_____ wines and on San___ese, so UC would be rejected.

Mike, surely these must be some obscure little backwater where Mr. Scarpitti can be banished!!!

He would probably get the shock of his life if he actually had to live anywhere in Italy.

Mr. Scarpitti would really shock Italians by saying older wines are worthless because they've oxidized. His presence would reinforce the stereotype of boorish Americans. I'll be in Piedmont in just nine weeks. I'm bringing my Canadian sweater! ;^)

Characteristically Italian??? Sorry, but the Italians do not own exclusive rights to grow Sangiovese just as the French do not have exclusive rights to the Cabernets Merlot, Pinot etc.

He was unclear about what he had. I think it was Sangiovese di Romagna, which is one of the few ITALIAN wines that are actually CALLED 'Sangiovese'.

Here's what he asked:

"In my continued exploration of italian reds I happened across a bottle of 2000 Sangiovese and enjoyed it very much. I have done a little research and am becoming confused about this wine. I keep reading that Sangiovese is a varietal used in making other wines such as Brunello and Chianti. However, the bottle I had was not a blend, or at least wasn't identified as such on the label. Could you kind folk help me understand this wine better. The bottle I had was very nice and I plan to drink more but want to understand more about it before shopping for it."

I did. None of you did.

Arabo!

I never said that, you illiterate dweeb.

Few Italian wines are called 'Sangiovese', even though it is one of the commonest grapes in Italy. The one I believe you had is called "Sangiovese di Romagna", which is actually one of the least impressive of the wines based on the Sangiovese grape. Sangiovese is used in dozens of wines, usually blended with small amounts of other grapes. Commonest of all is Chianti, but Sangiovese is also used in Brunello and Vino Nobile. There are several varieties (clones) of Sangiovese used in Italy.