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Italy's Native Wine Grape Terroirs Hardcover – August 27, 2019

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A New York Times and Food & Wine Best Wine Book of 2019

Italy’s Native Wine Grape Terroirs is the definitive reference book on the myriad crus and the grand cru wine production areas of Italy’s native wine grapes. Ian D’Agata’s approach to discussing wine, both scientific and discursive, provides an easy-to-read, enjoyable guide to Italy’s 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 d’Asti, Friuli Colli Orientali Picolit, Ischia). Everyday wine lovers, beginners, and professionals alike will find this new book to be the perfect complement to D’Agata’s previous award-winning Native Wine Grapes of Italy.
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“Ian D’Agata’s 2014 work Native Wine Grapes of Italy has been an essential book in my wine library. His new book, Italy’s Native Wine Grape Terroirs, is an excellent companion, an in-depth examination of the specific places in which Italy’s leading grapes and some lesser-known varieties grow best, and the characteristics imparted to the wines.​ ​Among English-language wine writers focusing on Italy, Mr. D’Agata’s scholarship is unsurpassed. He may sometimes probe more deeply than lay drinkers will want to go, but it’s not hard to dip in and out. For those who want the complete picture on Italy and its terroirs, this is the book for you.”

― The New York Times

"For the Italian wine obsessive, there could be no better gift this season than Ian D’Agata’s extraordinarily comprehensive look into Italy’s wine grape varieties, where they grow, and how they express the character of that place. He is as thorough with noble varieties like Nebbiolo, the signature grape of Barolo and Barbaresco, as he is with obscurities such as Mayolet and Dorona, delving into history, specific terroirs, subzones, and top producers." ― Food & Wine

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"Part walking Wikipedia, part philosopher, Ian D'Agata supplies a wealth of information on Italian wine&;both fact and lore&;and his latest book is a must-have and a compelling read for all lovers of Italy, Italian culture, and Italian wine. Ian's unique voice and unparalleled access to Italy's most famous, most infamous, and those not-yet-discovered winemakers and vignerons tells a fascinating story of Italy's history through the lens of agriculture and winemaking."&;&;Laura DePasquale, Master Sommelier

"D&;Agata&;s prose is as noteworthy as its scholarly content. Anyone interested in delving deeply into Italian wine needs a copy of this book"&;Michael Apstein, James Beard Award&;winning wine writer and Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

"I get asked all the time, which wine writers do I most admire? Ian D'Agata is always at the top of my list. He is that rarest of creatures, a once-in-a-generation great wine writer, and a benchmark for writing beautifully, engagingly, and with compelling insight. Really, nobody today does it better."&;&;Matt Kramer, author of True Taste: The Seven Essential Wine Words



 

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ University of California Press; First Edition (August 27, 2019)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 392 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0520290755
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0520290754
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 1.4 x 10 inches
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Jmb1014
5.0 out of 5 stars Witty, erudite, and indispensable
Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2019
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I have never seen a wine book like this. Ian D'Agata is a prize-winning writer on Italian wines. With this brand-new volume, he offers up the chemistry, geology, and lore of Italian wine terroirs. Following introductory material on Italy, terroir, the problem with Italian appellations, and his approach, he takes up major and lessser-known grape varietals. The discussion includes pertinent geologic background, observations on climate and growing conditions, chemistry, history, and critical assessments. After each section there is a list of Benchmark Wines. The chapter on Nebbiolo alone is more than 40 pages.

As erudite as he is, D'Agata is also a splendid and witty writer. He begins his Introduction noting that if you walk into a wine bar today, "you will find the place so crammed with glass-swirling terroiristes it's almost immoral." Discussing the intricacy of the study on which he is launched, he comments, "Of course, this being Italy, where if something is complicated it's good and if it is more complicated it's even better, you just know it will be intricate going." And while that is clearly true, it is also a pleasure.

The University of California deserves much praise for having published this excellent book. It has separate indices of grape varietals and the terroirs, appendices concerning geologic time, the prevalent geologic substrates and ages of the various terroirs and their topography, a glossary, a bibliography, and a general index. If you read D'Agata's superb treatise, you will be entertained, informed, and grow in love and understanding of Italy and its many wines.
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Vasco Nuñez
5.0 out of 5 stars Gran ayuda para entender mejor los excelentes vinos italianos
Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2020
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La profundidad con que Ian D'Agata aborda cada tema es destacada. Desborda de conocimientos y de ejemplos, asociados a las numerosas cepas italianas.
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Terroirist
2.0 out of 5 stars Contains no figures, maps, photos, or illustrations!
Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2020
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Inconceivable that a terroir book would not be filled with illustrations, photographs and maps. A nice written summary of characteristics, but terroir is about PLACE - and understanding and appreciating place requires maps, photos, cross-sections, etc. etc.
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Frank Sarat
1.0 out of 5 stars A lot of opinions rather than facts...
Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2020
the style is too colloquial and pretentious, many opinions rather than facts, many inaccuracies (e.g. the effect of the soil on the wines mistakenly confused with the effect of the climate), too much emphasis on stuff that has very little effect on wine just for showing off knowledge... it could have been a great book but in the end it fails. Very journalistic in style rather than academic.
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Kasey
2.0 out of 5 stars Boring, no pictures, too verbose
Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2020
No maps or pictures, super wordy. Like too wordy.
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Paul R. Ellis
5.0 out of 5 stars Great wine book
Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2021
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Being a sommelier, if Ian D'Agata writes (or speaks) about it; I am reading it!
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Kladawoua
5.0 out of 5 stars Une bible!
Reviewed in France on February 5, 2024
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Pour tous les passionnés de vins italiens, ce livre est une bible très détaillée des cépages italiens et de leurs caractéristiques.
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Devontailor
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book to read about the different areas
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 20, 2022
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Took with us to italy and was ideal for reading about the areas as we went round
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Marco
4.0 out of 5 stars Libro interessante ma incompleto
Reviewed in Italy on September 22, 2019
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Il libro è molto interessante, ma abbastanza incompleto. Un lavoro simile per ogni varietà sarebbe stato molto difficile ed avrebbe richiesto più volumi. Inoltre, è innegabile che moltissime varietà italiane, ben descritte nell'altro libro di D'Agata "Native grapes of Italy", non abbiano un terroir paragonabile alle uve qui descritte.
Detto questo, alcune scelte mi sono sembrate strane. Restando nel veneto, viene descritta la dorona, varietà interessante ma limitata al momento, e viene ignorata la zona del Piave.

Nella descrizione del libro sarebbe stato interessante avere una lista delle varietà descritte.
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OLEG DMITRIEV
5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to read. Explains difficult stuff with ease
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 3, 2021
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Fantastic book, well researched. Written with a good sense of humour, easy to read. I work with wine, for me it's full of useful facts.
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5.0 out of 5 stars De grande valeur pour les amateurs de vin et les professionnels!
Reviewed in France on January 29, 2020
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Bien écrit, divertissant, bien documenté, par le plus grand expert du monde sur les cépages indigènes et les vins italiens. Incontournable pour les amateurs de vin et les professionnels.
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