Brunello to Zibibbo : the wines of Tuscany, Central and Southern Italy / Nicolas Belfrage.

Acknowledgements	p. xiii
List of profiled producers	p. xiv
List of maps	p. xx
About this book	p. xxi
The Italian wine label	p. xxvi
Introduction	p. 1
1 Vine and Wine	p. 4
Viticulture: getting it right from the ground up	p. 4
Oenology: typicity versus internationalism	p. 15
2 Central Italy West	p. 24
Production areas	p. 30
Grapes, wines and producers--red	p. 38
Sangiovese	p. 38
The wines in Tuscany: Chianti Classico	p. 41
Other Chianti sub-zones	p. 94
Montalcino	p. 111
Montepulciano	p. 136
Carmignano	p. 146
Montecarlo and Colline Lucchesi	p. 151
Maremma	p. 152
Other Sangioveses of Tuscany	p. 159
The wines in Umbria	p. 160
The wines in Latium	p. 163
The wines in Romagna	p. 163
The wines in le Marche	p. 168
Montepulciano	p. 169
Sagrantino	p. 169
Other red grape varieties	p. 174
Canaiolo Nero	p. 175
Cesanese	p. 176
Ciliegiolo	p. 177
Colorino	p. 177
Malvasia Nera	p. 179
Mammolo	p. 179
Aleatico	p. 179
Moscato rosa	p. 180
Grapes, wines and producers--white	p. 180
Trebbiano	p. 180
The wines in Tuscany	p. 185
The wines in Umbria	p. 186
The wines in Latium	p. 190
The wines in le Marche and Abruzzo	p. 191
Vin Santo	p. 193
The wines of Trebbiano Romagnolo	p. 195
Malvasia Bianca	p. 196
The wines in Latium: Frascati et al	p. 198
Vernaccia di San Gimignano	p. 202
Other white grape varieties	p. 205
Vermentino	p. 205
Moscadello	p. 206
Ansonica	p. 207
Grechetto	p. 208
Drupeggio	p. 209
Verdello	p. 209
Bellone	p. 210
3 Central Italy East	p. 211
Production areas	p. 214
Grapes, wines and producers--red	p. 216
Montepulciano	p. 216
The wines in Abruzzo	p. 219
The wines in le Marche and other regions	p. 224
Other red grapes	p. 228
Sangiovese	p. 228
Barbarossa	p. 228
Cagnina	p. 229
Lacrima di Moro d'Alba	p. 229
Vernaccia di Serrapetrona	p. 230
Aglianico	p. 231
Grapes, wines and producers--white	p. 231
Verdicchio	p. 231
Albana	p. 237
Other white grapes	p. 238
Pagadebit/Bombino Bianco	p. 238
Biancame, Bianchello, Passerina	p. 239
Maceratino	p. 239
Pecorino	p. 239
Falaghina, Greco	p. 240
4 The South and Islands	p. 241
Campania and Basilicata	p. 247
Grapes, wines and producers--red	p. 252
Aglianico	p. 252
The wines in Campania	p. 254
The wines in Basilicata	p. 258
Other red grapes	p. 264
Sangiovese	p. 264
Barbera	p. 264
Sciascinoso (a.k.a. Olivella)	p. 264
Guarnaccia	p. 265
Primitivo	p. 265
Grapes, wines and producers--white	p. 265
Fiano	p. 265
Greco di Tufo	p. 269
Falanghina	p. 270
Coda di Volpe	p. 272
Biancolella and Forastera	p. 272
Asprinio	p. 273
Puglia	p. 274
Grapes, wines and producers--red	p. 279
Negromaro	p. 279
Primitivo	p. 291
Uva di Troia	p. 296
Montepulciano	p. 298
Malvasia Nera (M.N.)	p. 299
Aglianico	p. 299
Sangiovese	p. 300
Bombino Nero	p. 301
Grapes, wines and producers--white	p. 302
Verdeca	p. 302
Bianco d'Alessano	p. 303
Pampanuto	p. 303
Bombino Bianco	p. 303
Greco di Tufo	p. 304
Impigno and Francavilla	p. 304
Trebbiano Toscano and Malvasia Toscana	p. 304
Moscato Bianco	p. 305
Calabria	p. 305
Grapes, wines and producers--red	p. 308
Gaglioppo	p. 308
Other red varieties	p. 310
Grapes, wines and producers--white	p. 314
Greco di Ciro and Greco di Bianco	p. 314
Other white varieties	p. 315
Sardinia	p. 317
Grapes, wines and producers--red	p. 322
Cannonau	p. 322
Carignano	p. 326
Monica	p. 329
Bovale	p. 330
Cagnulari	p. 331
Pascale di Cagliari	p. 331
Nieddera, Nieddumannu	p. 331
Giro	p. 332
Nebbiolo	p. 332
Sangiovese	p. 333
Grapes, wines and producers--white	p. 333
Vermentino	p. 333
Nuragus	p. 336
Vernaccia di Oristano	p. 337
Malvasia di Sardegna	p. 340
Moscato Bianco	p. 341
Nasco	p. 341
Torbato	p. 342
Semidano	p. 345
Trebbiano	p. 345
Sicily	p. 345
Grapes, wines and producers--red	p. 350
Nero d'Avola	p. 350
Nerello Mascalese and Nerello Cappucio	p. 358
Frappato di Vittoria	p. 363
Perricone or Pignatello	p. 365
Other red varieties	p. 365
Grapes, wines and producers--white	p. 366
Cataratto	p. 366
Inzolia/Ansonica	p. 368
Grillo	p. 371
Marsala	p. 371
Grecanico Dorato	p. 378
Carricante	p. 378
Damaschino	p. 379
Trebbiano Toscano	p. 379
Malvasia	p. 379
Moscato Bianco	p. 380
Zibibbo	p. 381
5 International Varieties in Central and Southern Italy	p. 389
Bordeaux grapes--red	p. 391
The wines in Tuscany	p. 392
Bolgheri	p. 392
Suvereto--Val di Cornia	p. 398
The wines in Central Italy excluding Tuscany	p. 409
The South and Islands	p. 410
Burgundy grapes--red	p. 412
Rhone grapes--red	p. 414
Burgundy grapes--white	p. 416
Bordeaux grapes--white	p. 420
Rhone and the rest--white	p. 421
6 Blends	p. 424
Red blends	p. 425
Tuscany	p. 425
Central Italy excluding Tuscany	p. 428
Southern Italy	p. 428
White blends	p. 430
Tuscany and the centre	p. 430
The South and the islands	p. 433
Sweet white blends	p. 434
7 Italian Wine Law	p. 436
IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica)	p. 437
DOC (Denominazione di Origine Controllata)	p. 440
DOCG (Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita)	p. 441
Appendix A Suggested revision of IGT system, by region, in alphabetical order	p. 445
Appendix B Suggested revision of DOCs	p. 449
Appendix C A critique of the DOCGs, in alphabetical order	p. 456
Glossary	p. 460
Key to Italian pronunciation	p. 468
Bibliography	p. 470
Index	p. 472

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