Geological Atlas of Italian Wines. Grape variety, soils and climatic factors

A book on Italian wine in relation to the characteristics of the soil. From area to area - Barolo, Asti, Franciacorta, Prosecco, Collio, Cinque Terre, Chianti, Brunello, Bolgheri, Verdicchio, Cannonau and further on between the DOC and DOCG - one at a time, each territory is recorded and analyzed: origin, nature and soil formation, climatic profile, agricultural cultivation, winemaking. A new and innovative work, designed for technicians, sommeliers and great wine lovers. A reference volume for those who want to deepen the great Italian wines in a certainly more technical, but always accessible way. For the first time, in Italy, the wine-growing theme is addressed in this way: from the Alps to the extreme South, by reviewing our best wines, we see how much the quality of agricultural soil affects (no less than the climate and processing). At the end of each chapter, the tasting of four bottles for each DOC or the even more selective DOCG is presented.

In the introduction, having clarified the essential concepts, we scroll the Italian geological map to place the main wine-growing areas. Let's then review the 35 native and 5 international vines that are the soul of the infinite variety of our production. Finally, basic characteristics of the wine and sample tasting. Many images and drawings, and elegant graphics, make these pages written by several hands by Attilio Scienza and his trusted collaborators pleasant.