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"An important new book on Chianti Classico: Winners of the André Simon 2013 award for their book The World of Sicilian Wine, Nesto and Di Savino have produced the investigative, scholarly and detailed book that Chianti Classico has long deserved. Nesto and Di Savino are brilliant historic investigators. . . . A must-read for anyone seriously interested in wine."-Walter Speller, JancisRobinson.com
List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Preface 1. The Original Chianti 2. The Evolution of Chianti through Bettino Ricasoli: The 1600s to the 1870s 3. The Birth of Chianti Classico and External Chianti: The 1870s to 1945 4. Chianti Classico Enters the Global Market: 1945 to the Present 5. Chianti's Hidden Roads 6. The Geography of Chianti Classico 7. The Secret of Sangiovese 8. Viticulture in Chianti 9. Enology in Chianti 10. Chianti Classico Winegrowers by Subzone 11. The Medici Code Afterword Notes Selected Bibliography Works Cited Index