A Chianti wine is any wine produced in the Chianti region of central Tuscany. It was historically associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket, called a fiasco. However, the fiasco is only used by a few makers of the wine as most Chianti is now bottled in more standard shaped wine bottles.

What does Chianti mean in Italian?

kē-äntē, -ăn- A Tuscan red wine. noun. 1.

What is Chianti in English?

: a dry usually red wine from the Tuscany region of Italy also : a similar wine made elsewhere.