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A Classic Tuscan Pairing: Castello di Brolio Chianti Classico Riserva with Ribollita

Le Mie Cose Preferite , "my favorite things", is the theme of this month's Italian Food, Wine & Tasting group hosted by Camilla .  The focus this month is to highlight our favorite Italian wines, along with a pairing or travel tale.  Picking a favorite Italian wine is not an easy task for someone like myself .  I honestly have so many favorites !   When my hand is twisted, though, I must turn to one of my favorite grapes, Sangiovese.  This is a grape produced throughout many of Italy's wine regions, mostly central Italy, but it finds it s true home in the region of Tuscany.       Sangiovese throughout Italy     With that, Tuscany holds a special place in my heart as it's where I first came to fall in love with the country many moons ago when studying abroad in college.  It was a life-changing experience for me, and although I didn't enjoy wine at that time, I have truly come to appreciate the Sangiovese grape and its many