Publisher's Synopsis
"If there were two wines that changed the face of Tuscany, they were Tignanello and Solaia." Wine Spectator senior editor Bruce Sanderson 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
