First recorded in 1825–35; after the Chianti region of Tuscany, source of the wine
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After working on the studio lot each day, he would come home, have a bite to eat, take a nap and head to his second job at Chianti Ristorante, a venerable Italian place on Melrose.
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
Siena province, famous for its Chianti wine production, hosts 1,200 agritourism facilities and is the largest such centre in Tuscany.
From Reuters ● Mar. 27, 2023
Sissy trusted a bottle of Chianti wine from the Italian grocer on the block and they all had a fine dinner.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
The fat and protein temper the drying tannic nature of chianti classico, made from the sangiovese grape.
From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2023
Caruso’s wine list is brief, but in keeping with the Italian American theme — chianti comes swaddled in straw — and priced to please, with bottles including lambrusco and super Tuscans averaging $47.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 31, 2023
WAITER: Our chianti is quite good, medium bodied with just a hint of cherry HOPPER: Great!
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2022
So she recommends enjoying the Hahn theorem and its relatives with a glass of good chianti and Mozart’s opera Così fan tutte.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 14, 2018
I sent for the porter and when he came I told him in Italian to get me a bottle of Cinzano at the wine shop, a fiasco of chianti and the evening papers.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
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