Chianti

n.
A dry red table wine made from a blend of different varieties of grapes, originally produced in northwest Italy.

[After the Chianti Mountains, a range of the Apennines in central Italy.]

[kee-AHN-tee] 1. Named for the Chianti region in Tuscany, Italy, this sturdy, dry red wine was once instantly recognizable by its squat, straw-covered bottles (fiaschi). However, Chianti-particularly the better brands-is now more often found in the traditional Bordeaux-type bottle. Only a few vintners use the straw-based bottle, which today usually designates a cheaper (and often inferior) product. In Italy, Chianti has long been made from four or five grape varieties, Trebbiano and Malvasia being two of them. Today, however, the cabernet sauvignon grape is being added to some Chianti blends. The word Riserva on the label indicates that the wine is of superior quality and has been aged in oak for at least 3 years before being bottled. Labels indicating "Chianti Classico" refer to the central and original (dating back to the 14th century) growing area from which the grapes came. Chianti's bold flavor is particularly suited to highly seasoned foods. 2. A generic name used for rather ordinary, inexpensive red wine made outside of Italy in countries like Argentina and the United States. The grape varieties that go into such wines are varied and unregulated.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: dry red Italian table wine from the Chianti region of Tuscany

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - chianti, norditaliensk vin

Nederlands (Dutch)
chianti (droge wijn uit Toscane)

Français (French)
n. - chianti

Deutsch (German)
n. - Chianti(wein)

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κρασί Κιάντι

Italiano (Italian)
chianti

Português (Portuguese)
n. - vinho (m) tinto de mesa italiano

Русский (Russian)
кьянти

Español (Spanish)
n. - vino Chianti

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - chianti(-vin)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
吉安蒂红葡萄酒

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 吉安紅葡萄酒

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 이탈리아 산의 붉은 포도주

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - キアンティ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مقاطعه أيطاليه, نبيذ أيطالي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קיאנטי (יין יבש)‬

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chianti	Da Vinci Chianti Classico
Italian Chianti	Chianti Melini 2001