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The wine region of Sangiovese di Romagna

The wine region of Sangiovese di Romagna is located in the region of Romagna of Émilie-Romagne of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Umberto Cesari or the Domaine Ferrucci produce mainly wines red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Sangiovese di Romagna are Sangiovese, Merlot and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Sangiovese di Romagna often reveals types of flavors of cherry, cola or vanilla and sometimes also flavors of coffee, chocolate or red cherry.

The wine region of Emilia-Romagna

Romagna/emilia">Emilia-Romagna is a Rich and fertile region in Northern Italy, and one of the country's most prolific wine-producing regions, with over 58,000 hectares (143,320 acres) of vines in 2010. It is 240 kilometers (150 miles) wide and stretches across almost the entire northern Italian peninsula, sandwiched between Tuscany to the South, Lombardy and Veneto to the north and the Adriatic Sea to the east. Nine miles of Liguria is all that separates Emilia-Romagna from the Ligurian Sea, and its uniqueness as the only Italian region with both an east and west coast. Emilia-Romagna's wine-growing heritage dates back to the seventh century BC, making it one of the oldest wine-growing regions in Italy.