Chianti Classico : the search for Tuscany's noblest wine / Bill Nesto, MW, and Frances Di Savino.

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Nesto, Bill, 1951- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2016]
  • ©2016
Description
xv, 339 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm

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    "Wine and winemaking This book tells the story of the ancient land named Chianti and the modern wine appellation known as Chianti Classico. In 1716, Tuscany's penultimate Medici ruler, Cosimo III, anointed the region of Chianti, along with three smaller areas in the Florentine State, as the world's first legal appellations of origin for wine. In the succeeding centuries, this milestone was all but forgotten. By the late nineteenth century, the name Chianti, rather than signifying this historic region and its celebrated wine, identified a simple Italian red table wine in a straw-covered flask. In the twenty-first century, Chianti Classico emerged as one of Italy's most dynamic and fashionable wine zones. Chianti Classico relates the fascinating evolution of Chianti as a wine region and reveals its geographic and cultural complexity. Bill Nesto, MW, and Frances Di Savino explore the townships of Chianti Classico and introduce readers to the modern-day winegrowers who are helping to transform the region. The secrets of Sangiovese, the principal vine variety of Chianti, are also revealed as the book unlocks the myths and mysteries of one of Italy's most storied wine regions. The publication of Chianti Classico coincides with the three hundredth anniversary of the Medici decree delimiting the region of Chianti on September 24, 1716"--Provided by publisher.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-311) and index.
    Contents
    • The original Chianti
    • The evolution of Chianti through Bettino Ricasoli : the 1600s to the 1870s
    • The birth of Chianti Classico and external Chianti : the 1870s to 1945
    • Chianti Classico enters the global market : 1945 to the present
    • Chianti's hidden roads
    • The geography of Chianti Classico
    • The secret of Sangiovese
    • Viticulture in Chianti
    • Enology in Chianti
    • Chianti Classico winegrowers by subzone
    • The Medici Code.
    ISBN
    • 9780520284425 ((hardcover : alkaline paper))
    • 0520284429 ((hardcover : alkaline paper))
    LCCN
    2016015932
    OCLC
    945028507
    Other standard number
    • 40026929710
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