Chianti

[ kee-ahn-tee, -an-; Italian kyahn-tee ]

/ kiˈɑn ti, -ˈæn-; Italian ˈkyɑn ti /

a dry, red, Italian table wine, originally put up in straw-covered bottles.

Origin of Chianti

First recorded in 1825–35; after the Chianti region of Tuscany, source of the wine

Bartali chain-smoked while he biked and drank glass after glass of Chianti the night before a race.

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Both are very good Sangiovese based wines from Chianti and both are blended with traditional indigenous varieties.

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Then, dashing off the Chianti, he ran to his room, smiling at the credulity of servant maids.

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A flask of chianti was brought them, and later some goat's milk cheese.

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The Italians have their dear domestic quarter, with Italian caricatures in the windows, Chianti and polenta in the taverns.

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You eat at a big round table, with a great long-necked bottle of chianti swung on a balance in the centre.

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The best German cookery has no charms for me, and I must have my Chianti.

The Song of Songs |Hermann Sudermann

chianti

/ (kɪˈæntɪ) /

(sometimes capital) a dry red wine produced in the Chianti region of Italy

Chianti

/ (Italian ˈkjanti) /

a mountain range in central Italy, in Tuscany, rising over 870 m (2900 ft): part of the Apennines