Chianti Wine and Travel Information and Chianti Maps

Tips on tasting Chianti wine and visiting wineries in the Chianti region of Tuscany Italy.

Chianti Classico map and wine tasting and tourism information on the Chianti Classico wine region of Tuscany.

Use this guide to find the best places to stay in the Chianti wine region of Tuscany, from top rated hotels in Chianti towns to agriturismo lodging in the countryside and vineyards of Chianti.

Pictures of Antica Macelleria Cecchini, the famous butcher shop of Dario Cecchini in Panzano, Chianti Wine Region of Tuscany.

Visiting the Brolio Castle gardens and museum and Barone Ricasoli Winery in Gaiole in Chianti, Tuscany.

Europe for Visitors talks about the Chianti hills and wine region, the Crete Senesi, and the Maremma region in southern Tuscany.

Chianti Classico--how it came to be, what to look for, and all manner of good information on the wines of Chianti from Italian Cuisine guide and wine writer Kyle Phillips.

Our guide to Italian Food gives a good history of the development of Chianti Classico and explains the different zones with the Chianti region.

Kyle Phillips tells us all about this interesting Chianti Grappa Distillery--which you can visit--located just outside Greve in Chianti.

Osteria del Castello is a good restaurant on the Barone Ricasoli Castello di Brolio wine estate. Here's a review of Osteria del Castello on our Europe Travel site.

Chianti Region hotels from Venere - a site I often use to search for and book hotels. There are user ratings and making reservations through the site is easy.

Hotel Castello di Spaltenna has elegant accommodations in a medieval hamlet and castle in the Chianti wine region. Rooms have air conditioning, wireless internet, and computers on request. Facilities include a restaurant, spa, turkish bath, indoor pool, and tennis courts. Book direct on Venere.

Excellent suggestions on where to eat and drink in Chianti and Siena, from Paradoxplace.

The Chianti Classico Consortium produces this fine web site with information on the Chianti region, it's wines and olive oils. You can find contact information on hundreds of wines categorized by communes, or regions within the Chianti Classico area.

Suggestions on where to taste Chianti Classico wines and where to stay in the Chianti region.

Ristorante L'Albergaccio di Niccol� Machiavelli offers up some fine eating as well as wines from their own cellars just outside San Casciano in Val di Pesa, in a tavern frequented by Machiavelli himself.

Interactive map of Tuscany shows the wine regions and gives an overview of the wines produced.