The Hills of Chianti: The Story of a Tuscan Winemaking Family, in Seven Bottles
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| Rating | : | 4.77 (553 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0847843882 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 230 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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Marchese Piero Antinori is president of Marchesi Antinori, one of the most historic and prestigious names in Tuscan viticulture. The Antinori estate today is a multilayered wine conglomerate with operations in Italy and around the world. Most recent in a long list of recognitions, he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Wine Enthusiast magazine in
This is also the story of Tignanello, Solaia, Villa Antinori, Cervaro Della Sala, and three other iconic wines that helped the family bottle up their legacy.” –Foreword Magazine 'The nettlesome question about wine is: Does it make for good reading? For a subject reflexively associated with art and romance and la dolce vita, it tends to inspire god-awful prose: mawkish evocations of landscape, endless anthropomorphizing of the product itself (noble, hedonistic, mysterious, muscular, vivacious)…A reader of Mr. Mr. There is a disarming frankness to "The Hills of Chianti," not to mention a welcome absence of authorial bluster…much that is novel and fascinating about the Antinori tale…If the answer isn't clear, one nonetheless senses that the passion is real—and that it grows on vines but not on trees.” —Mr. It is no secret that Marchese Piero Antinori has the vision, passion and patience for making world-clas
Five Stars Joseph DeCenzo Good book.. Very affectionately written and inspiring. Kindle Customer I thought this would be a difficult read but it wasn't. Enjoyed the author's thoughts and reminiscences. I love wine and clearly Piero Antinori is still very wine passionate several years after he took over the reins of his company. Like most Tuscan things, this books is a treasure.. Great read about an iconic and ever evolving Tuscan wine making family and its current patriarch. Tyler McPherson-Wiman Well written, but relaxed in style. An easy, approachable read about the iconic and ever evolving Tuscan wine making Antinori family and its current patriarch. This book makes me want to go back to Tuscany to tour their new winery and visit their ancestor all home in Florence.
If you know wine, you know the name Antinori. Since 1385, this noble Florentine family has produced some of Italy’s finest wines. At its heart the Antinori story is about "Tuscan-ness": a connection to the land, an appreciation for good food and drink, and the quintessentially Italian love of hospitality that make this one of the world’s most inspiring and memorable destinations.. But The Hills of Chianti is about much more than wine. The Hills of Chianti tells the story of the Antinoris and the Tuscany they call home, through seven iconic bottles that define their legacy. The head of Italy’s "first family" of winemaking reflects on the Antinoris’ six-hundred-year legacy and a life of good food and drink in the hills of Tuscany. From the Tignanello that ushered in the era of Super Tuscans to limited-edition vintages, these wines embody a way of life and will excite oenophile readers and lovers of Italy alike. In this family memoir Piero Antinori reveals the passion, tradition, and love of craft that have