If someone asked you to name a Tuscan wine, chances are you'd say Chianti. Maybe Brunello di Montalcino. If you're really into wine, perhaps Bolgheri, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, or Vernaccia di San Gimignano. And you'd be in good company. Those are Tuscany's superstars. But here's the surprise: Tuscany is home to 52 official wine denominations. Fifty-two. For a region many people think is simply "the land of Chianti." So why does Tuscany need so many? Let's uncork it. Unco

If there is one wine region that captures the soul of Tuscany, it's Chianti Classico. This is a landscape where vineyards weave between ancient oak forests, olive groves blanket the hillsides, and medieval villages seem almost unchanged by time. Every winding road between Florence and Siena reveals another stone farmhouse, another cypress-lined driveway, another vineyard climbing the slopes. But Chianti Classico isn't simply beautiful. It is one of the world's great wine regi