Vernaccia. Since the thirteenth century the white wine of Tuscany

D.O.C.G. trademark and the first wine on the peninsula to bear the D.O.C. label, this is the white wine produced in the San Gimignano municipal area. The combed hills that shroud the village in scenic wonder give this wine its prized organoleptic qualities, the result of the expert working of the land between innovation and tradition. Vernaccia di San Gimignano has been produced and traded since the Middle Ages. Derived from the vine of the same name, it is believed that it was known even before Roman times and that its name derives from the Latin vernaculum meaning "local" or, according to another hypothesis, that the grape variety came from Liguria and found assonance and etymological origin from the Cinque Terre village Vernazza. The historic walls of the Fortress of Montestaffoli house the Vernaccia Consortium where there is a museum and a beautiful terrace for tastings.