CONTENTS

FOREWORD BY MARIO BATALI: THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE

PREFACE: L’Ambiente del Vino: THE CULTURE OF WINE

HOW TO USE THIS BOOK

PART I: THE BASICS: Le Cose Fondamentali

La Storia: ITALIAN WINE THEN AND NOW

La Légge, Le Uve, e Il Viaggio del Vino: LAWS, GRAPES, AND IMPORTS

PART II: THE REGIONS: Le Regioni

FRIULI–VENEZIA GIULIA

VENETO

TRENTINO–ALTO ADIGE

LOMBARDIA

VALLE d’AOSTA

PIEMONTE

LIGURIA

EMILIA-ROMAGNA

TOSCANA

UMBRIA

LE MARCHE

LAZIO

ABRUZZO AND MOLISE

CAMPANIA

PUGLIA

BASILICATA

CALABRIA

SICILIA

SARDEGNA

PART III: THE DATA

APPENDIX I: A GLOSSARY OF ITALIAN WINE TERMS: La Lingua del Vino

APPENDIX II: THE GRAPES: Le Uve

APPENDIX III: A DIRECTORY OF DOC(G) AND IGT ZONES

APPENDIX IV: THE PRODUCERS: Le Aziende

APPENDIX V: RESOURCES

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX