Italian Terroir and Winemaking: How to make wine with a sense of place

This book is about the factors involved in the production of wine linked to its place of origin.
After a brief description of the Italian wine market and productive system, the concept of terroir is analyzed (part 1), together with the influence of soil and climate upon quality; here, the importance of the living soil is underlined.
In the second part, the techniques in the vineyard and in the cellar are described, with a focus on the sensory quality of wine.
In part 3, the sense of place in w...