he Sovana D.O.C. appellation has finally rendered justice to the red wines produced in the same area where the famed Bianco di Pitigliano is made. Reds have been produced since Etruscan times in this area, which boasts perhaps the most beautiful nature in all of Tuscany and is known for the Vie Cave (Etruscan excavated roads that lead to the ancient village of Sovana, where Pope Gregory VII was born in 1025) and the ancient cellars dug into the tuff underneath the villages of Pitigliano and Sorano.
Sovana D.O.C. covers local red grapes, such as Sangiovese and Aleatico, as well as imported grapevines like Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.
History and quality, therefore, constitute the main ingredients of this new appellation that, availing itself of state-of-the-art technologies and traditional methods alike, will in a short time make a well-deserved name for itself.
Sovana D.O.C. is produced in the municipal territories of Pitigliano and Sorano and parts of Manciano, up to the boundaries of Morellino di Scansano, another D.O.C.
This page was written by Stefano Milioni. Background image and most photos in this section courtesy of Giuliano Bugialli, all right reserved (see Copyright and Credits).
he Sovana D.O.C. appellation has finally rendered justice to the red wines produced in the same area where the famed Bianco di Pitigliano is made. Reds have been produced since Etruscan times in this area, which boasts perhaps the most beautiful nature in all of Tuscany and is known for the Vie Cave (Etruscan excavated roads that lead to the ancient village of Sovana, where Pope Gregory VII was born in 1025) and the ancient cellars dug into the tuff underneath the villages of Pitigliano and Sorano.