Chianti

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

noun

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

Chianti

¹

/ ˈkjanti /

plural noun

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

chianti

²

/ kɪˈæntɪ /

noun

1. sometimes capital a dry red wine produced in the Chianti region of Italy

Word History and Origins

Origin of Chianti¹

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

Example Sentences

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

The summer pick was a Tuscan Chianti, Fontodi Chianti Classico 2006.

From The Daily Beast

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

From Project Gutenberg

The valley of the Arno is rich and fertile, bordered by cultivable hills, which produce the famous Chianti wine.

From Project Gutenberg

He ordered a small flask of Chianti with the dinner, and it came in its pretty wicker jacket.

From Project Gutenberg

They had lunch at Romano's, where Barnes drank a good deal of Chianti and became full of confidence in his future.

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Dominique was observed draining a glass of Chianti, and solemnly casting forth the last drops in libation.

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