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  • Format:Hardback
  • ISBN:9781913141981
  • Publication Date:15-10-2024
  • Pages:272

On Tuscany

From Brunello to Bolgheri, Wine Tales From the Heart of Italy

Various authors, Compiled by Susan Keevil

On Tuscany

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‘Perfect for wine lovers and Italophiles, On Tuscany captures the soul of a region where tradition and creativity collide.’
Jessica Dupuy, Forbes

‘A love note to the area told through an anthology of essays.’
Victoria Moore, The Telegraph

‘There is history, poetry, and art, as there surely must be when the cradle of the Renaissance is the place under discussion, although even here the focus remains on wine.’
Nina Caplan, Club Oenologique

‘As I read the pieces in this book, I marvelled not only at the stories, but also how they were told.’
David Gleave MW

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The last 30 years have seen Tuscany transformed from beautiful backwater to beating heart of Italian wine. It hasn’t been an easy evolution and it isn’t over yet… As Sangiovese challenges the dominance of the mighty Super Tuscans (their story told on these pages), 11 new Chianti Classico terroir zones are set to vie with the climats of burgundy for vineyard transparency, and the mountain wines, Montalcino and its once-illustrious cousin Montepulciano, renew their rivalry. On Tuscany describes all of this and more… from the rugged vinescapes of Bolgheri and coastal Maremma, to the hidden roads of Chianti and the terraces of Giglio, voiced by much-loved authors, cutting-edge specialists and Italy’s newest Masters of Wine. All of them enchanted by the wild winds that sweep this land, breathing life into the vineyards and the deepest character into its wines…

• Chianti Classico’s 11 new terroir zones, the ‘UGA’s, introduced

• How Cabernet Sauvignon changed Tuscany’s fortunes forever

• Tuscany’s colourful native grape characters: Canaiolo, Ciliegiolo, Ansonica and Mammolo

• Hard scrabble to the highest heights: Montalcino’s epic climb to fortune and fame

• The great families of Tuscany and what drove them to success: Antinori, Frescobaldi, Biondi Santi, Incisa della Rochetta

• A–Z of Amazing Tuscans: the artists, authors, philosophers and scientists who made this region great

• D H Lawrence explores the life-affirming world of Tuscany’s Etruscan forebears

• Tuscany’s sweet signature: far from the red-wine race track, David Gleave explores the beauty and diversity of Vin Santo, each grower with their own recipe…

• Olive oil: how Tuscan wine and olives keep pace throughout the year

• With Jane Anson, Andrew Jefford, Hugh Johnson, Victoria Moore, Jancis Robinson MW, Nicolas Belfrage MW, David Gleave MW, Ruth Rogers, and many more…

Susan Keevil started her life in wine as a ‘cellar rat’ cooling Chardonnays in Australia’s Hunter Valley, none of which prepared her for the world of book publishing back in the UK where she honed her wine knowledge working with Hugh Johnson on six editions of his international best-seller, the Pocket Wine Book. Susan then landed her dream job as editor of Decanter magazine (the path to many worldwide wine adventures) and later became author of the Which? Guide to Wine as well as a regular magazine columnist and contributor. The launch of the Académie du Vin Library in 2019 saw a return to specialist wine books for which Susan is a writer and Editorial Director.

  • Weight 1.2 kg
  • Dimensions 189 x 246 mm

‘The books that taught me about wine were about places and people. It’s the history and stories about a wine that bring it to life and make it worth talking about.’

– Steven Spurrier