Chianti
a dry, red, Italian table wine, originally put up in straw-covered bottles.
Origin of Chianti
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How to use Chianti in a sentence
Bartali chain-smoked while he biked and drank glass after glass of Chianti the night before a race.
Both are very good Sangiovese based wines from Chianti and both are blended with traditional indigenous varieties.
The summer pick was a Tuscan Chianti, Fontodi Chianti Classico 2006.
You eat at a big round table, with a great long-necked bottle of Chianti swung on a balance in the centre.
Italian Highways and Byways from a Motor Car | Francis MiltounThe valley of the Arno is rich and fertile, bordered by cultivable hills, which produce the famous Chianti wine.
He ordered a small flask of Chianti with the dinner, and it came in its pretty wicker jacket.
The March Family Trilogy, Complete | William Dean HowellsThey had lunch at Romano's, where Barnes drank a good deal of Chianti and became full of confidence in his future.
Sinister Street, vol. 2 | Compton MackenzieDominique was observed draining a glass of Chianti, and solemnly casting forth the last drops in libation.
Villa Rubein and Other Stories | John Galsworthy
British Dictionary definitions for chianti (1 of 2)
/ (kɪˈæntɪ) /
(sometimes capital) a dry red wine produced in the Chianti region of Italy
British Dictionary definitions for Chianti (2 of 2)
/ (Italian ˈkjanti) /
a mountain range in central Italy, in Tuscany, rising over 870 m (2900 ft): part of the Apennines
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