All about the Vernaccia grape in San Gimignano, Tuscany, and its potential to make elegant white wines now that a new ...

San Gimignano delle belle Torri' is in Tuscany, 56 km south of Florence. It served as an important relay point for pilgrims travelling to or from Rome on the Via Francigena. The patrician families who ...

(Getty Images)| A quaint medieval town that's popular with tourists, San Gimignano is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that once featured 65 towers built by wealthy families, though only 13 remain today.

On the opposite end of the spectrum is the touristy town of San Gimignano. About midway between Siena and Florence, San Gimignano was a natural stop for pilgrims en route to Rome. Today ...