Tuscany

The classic Italian region, with kosher production operating in the Chianti Classico zone.

Country

Italy

Climate

Mediterranean, central Italian hills

Main varieties

Sangiovese · Canaiolo · Merlot · Cabernet Sauvignon

Tuscany illustrates how kosher production fits inside a protected denomination with strict rules: varieties, yields and ageing are set by appellation regulation, while kashrut adds its own layer of requirements on staff and equipment without touching the recipe.

For understanding how kosher production works in Europe it is a useful contrast with Montsant: there the kosher line emerged inside a cooperative, and here at a family estate.