The name of this grape variety could come or from Vernazza, a locality in the Cinque Terre famous for the eponymous white wine or from the Latin "Vernaculum", to say, indigenous, of the place. Today it is almost exclusively cultivated in the province of Siena. Vernaccia di San Gimignano has very ancient origins, dating back to 1276: it is proven that it was used both for trade and for donations to rich princes. Quoted also by Dante in the "Divine Comedy", the vine produces a white wine of straw yellow colour and dry, fresh flavour, with a bitter aftertaste.
