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DOC area for red and rosé wines in the Italian region of Tuscany. The zone covers 24 hectares of vineyards in the namesake municipality of San Gimignano in the province of Siena, northwest of the city of the same name. If the grapes come from classified vineyards, Vigna followed by the vineyard name can be indicated on the bottle label. The white wine was mentioned in documents as early as 1275. The luxurious palaces and the towers of the many-towered town of San Gimignano largely date back to the 12th century. In the Middle Ages, the town occupied an important strategic position between Florence, Siena and Pisa and was situated on important communication routes. Of these, the Via Francigena was the most important, leading not only pilgrims to Rome, but also serving merchants as a transport route for their goods, including wine.

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