Talk:Sangiovese

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Did you know... that the translation of Sangiovese as the "blood of Jove" led to early theories that the grape's origins dated back to Roman times?

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Made changes

Added some details, added a more recent SuperTuscan gaining steam which is 100% Sangiovese, not a blend.

Made some changes & corrections - Brunello di Montalcino is 100% Sangiovese, not a blend.- Avignonesi 09:14, 14 February 2024 (GMT+1)

A ‘slow ripening wine’

What does this mean? (I tend to think of grapes as ripening and wines as maturing.) -Ian Spackman 15:03, 26 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Towards GA

I think I've probably got this up to a B, at least as far as I'll be able to take it. With some pics, expansion of the viticulture section and a bit more in the Italy section and some general tidying up, it'll be a GA candidate I reckon. FlagSteward 17:11, 16 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I added a picture I took last week, although the grapes are clearly not yet ripe.

I once read (and I can't remember where) that Sangiovese was traditionally used in Italian blends because it was too ordinary with no special features or flavors, and it wasn't until it went to California that Sangiovese developed the body and flavor to distinguish itself as viable stand-alone varietal. Anyone else hear something like that? ~Amatulić (talk) 01:38, 26 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Lead picture

I notice User:Agne27 replaced my picture in this edit. Personally I still like mine better (sniff), because it showed the leaf shape and the purple color of the grapes better. My image is also in much better focus when you click on it to view the larger size.
Mine: Image:Sangiovese_grapes.jpg
Agne's: Image:Sangiovese close up crop.jpg
Either way is fine by me, I guess, unless there's a consensus to go back to mine. ~Amatulić (talk) 01:05, 13 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't replace it. I just moved it down to the USA section. There were two lines of thought at work 1.) It was the only picture relevant to American Sangiovese that could work in that area and 2.) While I agree that your picture is better focused, for the lead infobox pic I think a picture of post-veraison grape cluster is more ideal since it not only shows the coloring of the grapes more accurately but also the shape of the cluster better. Agne ^Cheese/^Wine 02:43, 13 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

OK. I agree with your reasoning, although I think that among the 3 pictures of grape bunches in this article, we shouldn't have a fuzzy one as the lead. Anyway, I'll be taking more pictures eventually, so we'll have a better one someday. ~Amatulić (talk) 18:10, 13 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Name - Urban legend?

Guys, where does this "blood of Jove" story come from and why is it given here as "Thruth"? I know that it is currently quoted almost everywhere as the origin of the name, but that was completely unheard of before the 1990's! Before that it has always been explained to come from "San Giovese" (simply "holy Jupiter's [grape]"). Problem of course is that most of the online content is after that date so the earlier examples of the word origin are not easily available. In general, Italians have usually never associated wine with blood (that is more Spanish idea and of course comes from the Christianity which might explain the one stories around this crediting a priest with the name) and the word "sangue" (blood) is pronounced very differently (with ŋ) than how the grape name is pronounced (where n and g are in different syllables). Italians especially seem to be pretty much against this "blood of Jove", example e.g. here: IT Chefs Pjsinc (talk) 11:27, 24 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Assessment comment

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I've just knocked it up into rough sections and added a bit more about the wine and the vine, so it's certainly more than a Stub now (the last Top Priority Stub in the WP?), but it needs a lot more work, particularly on the Italy section, which should arguably be split into subheadings for Tuscany, Emilia-Romana etc.

Pictures of Sangiovese grapes would be good, also of vines in the vineyard.

Just about all the sections could do with more work though :-) FlagSteward 00:28, 3 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I added a picture of some Sangiovese grapes (still ripening) at my uncle's winery. ~Amatulić (talk) 20:00, 25 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Last edited at 20:00, 25 August 2008 (UTC). Substituted at 05:25, 30 April 2016 (UTC)

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