Tignanello

Tignanello takes its name from the Tignanello estate in the heart of the Chianti Classico appelation and is typically 80 percent Sangiovese and 20% Cabernet.The book celebrates the 40th anniversary of one of the most loved wines in the world. From its unique origin to its unstoppable development, told through a story written by Marchese Piero Antinori, its creator, with the narrative pace of a novel and with the thorough and precise account of a great innovator. All this, supported by a scenography that chronicles four decades the history of Florence, the Chianti Classico and Tuscany. CONTENTS: 1. THE IDEA - a. What is tignanello; b. the beginning; c. the turning point; d. the land of good wine; e. Vineyards and scenery 2. THE TEAM - a. My father, the first innovator; b. the father of tignanello; c. the Californian vitner; d. the professor from Bordeaux; e. the philosopher of tignanello; f. the new guide 3. THE PLACES - a. Chianti Classico back then; b the collapse of esthetics; c. the most beautiful municipality; of the Chianti Classico; d. A new estate; e. An etruscan god; f. the holiday villa; g. the vineyard 4. MAKING TIGNANELLO - a. Purifying; b. Understanding a grape; c. Understanding a vineyard; d. replanting; e. And more replanting; f. Andanare AUTHOR: Marchese Piero Antinori heads one of Italy's best-known wine making companies. The Antinori family has been involved in the production of wine for over six centuries, ever since, in 1385, Giovanni di Piero Antinori entered as a member, the "Arte Fiorentina", the Winemakers' Guild of the city of Florence. 120 colour and 20 b/w photographs