Montalcino, Chianti Classico, Montepulciano...Predappio? If you’re a Sangiovese fanatic and that last name on the list is unfamiliar to you, well, now you know. Located in Emilia-Romagna, on the opposite side of the Apennines from Tuscany, Predappio is one of a cluster of towns in the province of Forlì that has become an epicenter of Sangiovese excellence. Noelia Ricci is one of the region’s breakout stars, but there are many others (Villa Papiano; Chiara Condello) in an area that some contend is the true “birthplace” of Italy’s most-planted red grape. “Romagna Sangiovese” has been with us for a while, but the “Predappio” geographic indicator is a more recent phenomenon—one we’ve been fixated on since tasting the Ricci wines for the first time a few years ago.