num_pages: 392
description: A New York Times and Food &amp; Wine Best Wine Book of 2019Italys Native Wine Grape Terroirs is the definitive reference book on the myriad crus and the grand cru wine production areas of Italys native wine grapes. Ian DAgatas approach to discussing wine both scientific and discursive provides an easy-to-read enjoyable guide to Italys best terroirs. Descriptions are enriched with geologic data biotype and clonal information producer anecdotes and interviews and facts and figures compiled over fifteen years of research devoted to wine terroirs. In-depth analysis is provided for the terroirs that produce both the well-known wines (Barolo Chianti Classico Brunello di Montalcino) and those not as well-known (Grignolino dAsti Friuli Colli Orientali Picolit Ischia). Everyday wine lovers beginners and professionals alike will find this new book to be the perfect complement to DAgatas previous award-winning Native Wine Grapes of Italy.
language: None
title: Italy's Native Wine Grape Terroirs
publisher: University of California Press