Capalbio

Conquered by the Spaniards in 1555. it was assigned to Cosimo I de' Medici as part of his new Grand Duchy of Tuscany.The hills around the commune is part Denominazione di origine controllata (DOC) that produces red, white and rosé wines as a dessert Vin Santo style.The red and rosé wines are a blend of at least 50% Sangiovese with other local grape varieties, such as Abrusco, permitted to make up to 50% of the remainder.A varietal Sangiovese and Cabernet Sauvignon can also be made in the DOC provided that the stated variety makes up at least 85% of the blend and the wine has a minimum alcohol level of at least 12%.Grapes destined for DOC production must be limited to a harvest yield of no more than 10 tonnes/hectare for the red wine and 12 tonnes/ha for the white and rosé.
ComuneRegionTuscanyProvinceGrossetoFrazioniBorgo CarigeCapalbio ScaloChiarone ScaloGiardinoLa TorbaPescia FiorentinaDemonymTime zoneDialing codeSt. Bernardino of SienaProvince of GrossetoFlorenceMancianoMontalto di CastroOrbetelloI Borghi più belli d'ItaliaalabasterCharlemagnePope Alexander IIIAldobrandeschiOrvietoRepublic of SienaOrsiniCosimo I de' MediciGrand Duchy of TuscanymalariaKingdom of ItalyDenominazione di origine controllatadessertVin SantoSangiovesegrape varietiesAbruscovarietalCabernet Sauvignonalcohol levelTrebbianoharvesttonnesComuniArcidossoCampagnaticoCastel del PianoCastell'AzzaraCastiglione della PescaiaCinigianoCivitella PaganicoFollonicaGavorranoIsola del GiglioMagliano in ToscanaMassa MarittimaMonte ArgentarioMonterotondo MarittimoMontieriPitiglianoRoccalbegnaRoccastradaSanta FioraScansanoScarlinoSeggianoSempronianoSorano