Chianti

American  

[kee-ahn-tee, -an-, kyahn-tee] / kiˈɑn ti, -ˈæn-, ˈkyɑn ti /

noun

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

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Chianti ¹ British  

/ ˈkjanti /

plural noun

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

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chianti ² British  

/ kɪˈæntɪ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Chianti

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

Example Sentences

His time at Chianti was an education, Rebecca said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2024

Downtown Kirkland has Dolce and Chianti Pasticceria, an Italian cafe with a full fake pink rose wall designed to lure Instagrammers.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 21, 2023

It also allowed me to put down my phone and soak in the atmosphere as I enjoyed my delicious spicy salami pizza and a glass of the house Chianti Classico wine.

From New York Times • Jun. 13, 2023

Sangiovese is Tuscany’s main grape variety, forming the core of Chianti and starring in Brunello and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano.

From Washington Post • Mar. 30, 2023

Sometimes he takes me to restaurants, with checked tablecloths and candles stuck in Chianti bottles; sometimes to foreign films about Swedes and Japanese, in small uncrowded theaters.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood