▁century . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁the ▁region ▁was ▁awarded ▁Den omin azione ▁di ▁orig ine ▁cont roll ata ▁( DOC ) ▁status ▁and ▁subsequently ▁promoted ▁to ▁Den omin azione ▁di ▁Orig ine ▁Cont roll ata ▁e ▁Gar ant ita ▁( DO CG ) ▁status ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁( ret ro active ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁v int age . ▁Today ▁Car m ign ano ▁has ▁approximately ▁ ▁plant ed , ▁producing ▁nearly ▁ 7 1 , 5 0 0 ▁gall ons ▁( ▁ 2 , 7 0 0 ▁hect olit ers ) ▁of ▁DO CG ▁designated ▁wine ▁a ▁year . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁W ine ▁has ▁been ▁produced ▁in ▁the ▁Car m ign ano ▁region ▁since ▁Roman ▁times . ▁During ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges , ▁the ▁area ▁was ▁widely ▁re put ed ▁for ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁its ▁w ines , ▁something ▁that ▁the ▁local ▁r uling ▁Med ici ▁would ▁take ▁pride ▁in ▁during ▁the ▁centuries ▁that ▁followed . ▁In ▁ 1 7 1 6 , ▁the ▁Grand ▁Duke ▁of ▁T usc any , ▁Cos imo ▁III ▁de ' ▁Med ici ▁issued ▁an ▁ed ict ▁identify ▁four ▁areas ▁of ▁T usc any ▁that ▁produced ▁the ▁highest ▁quality ▁wine ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁Car m ign ano ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁these ▁areas ▁and ▁was ▁given ▁legal ▁protection ▁that ▁prohib ited ▁other ▁region ▁from ▁using ▁the ▁name ▁" C arm ign ano " ▁for ▁their ▁w ines . ▁The ▁reputation ▁of ▁Car m ign ano ▁continued