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

The history of San Gimignano goes back much further, however: the town was founded by the Etruscans and mainly grew between ...

(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 ...