Others say the Italian grape came from California, presumably with disillusioned immigrants returning to their ancestral vineyards.
The Don is a wine maker whose name derives from sangiovese, an Italian grape.
She didn't know that you'd beg for sweet Italian grapes fresh from the vine.
Many contain cabernet sauvignon along with traditional Italian grapes.
It's so rich, we mustn't drop even one seed or whole fields will sprout with olives or Italian grapes.
Today there are dozens of these proprietary wines made in Chianti, using both French and Italian grapes.
"We plan to plant different varieties of Italian grapes which are available from California," he said.
Many of them would prefer to make world-class wines using only Italian grapes.
Trebbiano is the mutt of Italian grapes.
An Italian grape called the primitivo was said to be identical.