Italy's native wine grape terroirs, hardcover/ian d'agata

Description Italys 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 .

About the Author Ian DAgata (www.

iandagata.

com) is an award-winning author who has been writing about wine for almost thirty years.

Senior Editor of Vinous and Creative Director of Collisionis Wine & Food project (Italys largest music, literature, wine, and food festival), he is also Director of the Indigena festival (devoted to Italys native grapes and wines) and Director of 3iC (an international wine and food study center in Barolo).

In 2018, he was nominated to the prestigious Accademia della Vite e del Vino, Italys official association of viticulture and enology researchers, university professors, and educators.