Bill Nesto, Master of Wine; Co-Founder, Wine Studies Program, Metropolitan College, Boston University; Senior Lecturer, Metropolitan College and School of Hospitality Administration, Boston University, and Frances Di Savino, Attorney and Author, will speak on Friday, December 1 at 6 pm in the Geological Lecture Hall at the Harvard Museum of Natural History, 24 Oxford Street in Cambridge, on The Search for the True Chianti.

For most of the twentieth century, the name Chianti brought to mind a generic Italian red table wine in a straw-covered flask, rather than evoking the storied wine region in the heart of Tuscany. Bill and Frances, co-authors of Chianti Classico: The Search for Tuscany’s Noblest Wine, will share the story of their quest to discover the true Chianti. They will describe the evolution of Chianti as a wine region with historic, cultural, and geographic complexity, then guide guests through a tasting of wines from one of Chianti Classico’s iconic estates. Advance tickets required: $15 HMNH members/$20 nonmembers. Register at https://reservations.hmsc.harvard.edu/Info.aspx?EventID=13. Books will be available for purchase and signing. Free parking is available at the 52 Oxford Street Garage.