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Chianti is a land rich in wine-making tradition of which there are Etruscan and Roman remains. The first documents of the League of Chianti that identify the area as an area of ??wine production go back to the xIII century. The i was an alloy of rural towns (Radda, Gaiole and Castellina) with a charter, to defend and administer the territory. The coat of arms had a picture of a black cock on a gold background, now an emblem of the for the protection of its namesake. The origins of the brand seems to be anchored to the ancient rivalry between Siena and Florence: the two republics fought over territorial boundaries for many years, and to put an end to these disputes two knights decided to start out from the respective walls "at cockcrow" and where they met after they galloped toward each other would have established the geographical border between the two cities. The Sienese chose a nice white cock, which soon fattened after being fed to much although with the best intentions. The Florentines chose a black rooster and gave it little to eat. The day of the challenge, the black cock being hungry began to sing before dawn, and so the Florentine rider set off much earlier than the Siena rider, managing to get very close to the rival city walls and win the Chianti (Creative Commons License Attribution - Share Alike 3.0 Unported). |
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