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Vin Santo - best dessert wine in Italy
Vin Santo is a heavenly dessert wine typical of Tuscany served at the end of a meal. It ranges from very sweet styles to dryer ones. There are also tremendous differences in quality levels, ranging from pretty poor to dessert wines that can challenge the finest and most famous Tokaj or Sauternes. The name most probably refers to the time of pressing which was after the Saints, so typically in January. In Tuscany, a lot of contadini (farmers) would make their own and take grea
Rebecca Gouttenoire
Feb 4, 20203 min read
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