by Paolo Della Rosa
Grape varieties, viticulture and wine producers in Italy and the world and the wine making, how to store, serve and taste wine, wine history; geographical indication.
Price € 39.60, ISBN 978881150523-5.
"Fifty years ago the per capita consumption of wine in Italy was double the current one, but the number of words that were spent to talk about it was less than half." Start with this particular sound bite, the presentation of the work by the author. That the winemaker is certainly one of the few trades that went through, while evolving, as many as 50 centuries of history. Every culture and every age have given to the wine something special expression of what they themselves were. Yet, despite the differences due to time factors, cultural and geographic the wine has arrived, unscathed, to us, an expression of material culture, after all, still intact. And today, despite the discovery of "miracle" of the fermentation has taken scientifically sacred aura that had the eyes of the ancients, the wine has not completely lost its status drink noble and traditional symbol of hospitality and social aggregation. Since the 60's, the wine has gradually changed, however, identity, becoming, from everyday drink "popular" what was a cultural phenomenon, somewhat elitist, involving about half of the planet, almost a real "religion" which has followers in many countries.
We are, without doubt, to live in a historical era in which the wine is definitely more "chat" that drunk. Indeed, one can say that he never talked so much about wine as in the past 20 years and, if they have talked so much, that is, paradoxically, come to the point where if they drink less and less and always less drunk people. In fact, in Italy, we are seeing, in these last four decades, a relentless decline in per capita consumption of wine, although that period of "euphoric fashion that has characterized the last decade. The wine has now become a "cult object", synonymous with elegance, distinction, refinement, as shown, to his "platinum age". Italy, with France producing country in world history, continues to be "the wine country that does not know the wine." In this unique socio-cultural context, I am really happy to applaud the release of a new encyclopedia of Wine Guide, the Garzantine, edited by Paul Della Rosa, in a historical phase in which there can not be that welcome all types of source cognitive and information which might be an useful tool to reduce that concern cultural gap that is being recorded, for far too long, between the Italians and their beverage history. When I have donated, I was frankly taken to underestimate it. It seemed too "agile" as the booklet, inappropriately, I thought, to "contain" the breadth of a subject such as "knowable wine." Yet, after having browsed for about twenty minutes, I had to change his mind, and I had to admit to myself that it was considering the editorial format, a job very valuable and really worthy of note. From A Abadia Retuerta (known and important English company) to Z of Zweigelt (Austrian black berry vine, which heard for the first time), the Garzantine Wine, in an admirable and, in some ways, impressive work of synthesis-analysis, contains the cognitive universe of the millennium and fascinating nectar of Bacchus. In his beautiful and effective as publishing, with 2300 entries, 630 illustrations, 74 terms of taste, 430 producers, 40's wine-making, national and regional, all in 784 pages, it is proposed to provide the vast audience of fans, whether they are novices or connoisseurs navigate, and to insiders, a cognitive support at 360 ° on the wine world, treated in its terms from every possible perspective. But beyond the classic and valuable encyclopedic work, the "centerpiece" of this remarkable compendium is, in my humble opinion, given by the so-called depth cards (well 106), elaborated on the most diverse subjects, of course, always associated with "sweet-smelling liquid, the reading of which I was really involved and passionate. I can not mention, in particular: Barrique barrels yes or no? (which speaks of the wine world literally split in two, even today, between detractors and admirers of the notorious French "biological reactor" in wood); Out of teeth, international varieties, yes, no international taste (where, somewhat agree , and referred to Italy, we read the end of the paragraph: it's worth ... cancel an identity so strong and rich and unique, only "for a fistful of dollars"?) Out of teeth, false and true connoisseurs (where the author, both serious and humorous, reminds us that "... the primary source of knowledge of wine does not come by people, books, magazines, and above all by the glass. Everything else is vanity "), and finally, the Piquette cheap sooner or later makes you sick, a concise but varied repertoire of proverbs and sayings about wine from all Italian regions, such as we "fish" who drinks beer hundred years Campa, who drinks wine Never Dies (a proverb that could be a real marketing tool comparative avant la lettre); seen several times on the bottom of a glass, even those who know nothing gives an opinion (it is known that the wine warms the soul and makes all the wonders and talkative), daughters and not to wine store (I have two daughters, we're good ...).
We are, without doubt, to live in a historical era in which the wine is definitely more "chat" that drunk. Indeed, one can say that he never talked so much about wine as in the past 20 years and, if they have talked so much, that is, paradoxically, come to the point where if they drink less and less and always less drunk people. In fact, in Italy, we are seeing, in these last four decades, a relentless decline in per capita consumption of wine, although that period of "euphoric fashion that has characterized the last decade. The wine has now become a "cult object", synonymous with elegance, distinction, refinement, as shown, to his "platinum age". Italy, with France producing country in world history, continues to be "the wine country that does not know the wine." In this unique socio-cultural context, I am really happy to applaud the release of a new encyclopedia of Wine Guide, the Garzantine, edited by Paul Della Rosa, in a historical phase in which there can not be that welcome all types of source cognitive and information which might be an useful tool to reduce that concern cultural gap that is being recorded, for far too long, between the Italians and their beverage history. When I have donated, I was frankly taken to underestimate it. It seemed too "agile" as the booklet, inappropriately, I thought, to "contain" the breadth of a subject such as "knowable wine." Yet, after having browsed for about twenty minutes, I had to change his mind, and I had to admit to myself that it was considering the editorial format, a job very valuable and really worthy of note. From A Abadia Retuerta (known and important English company) to Z of Zweigelt (Austrian black berry vine, which heard for the first time), the Garzantine Wine, in an admirable and, in some ways, impressive work of synthesis-analysis, contains the cognitive universe of the millennium and fascinating nectar of Bacchus. In his beautiful and effective as publishing, with 2300 entries, 630 illustrations, 74 terms of taste, 430 producers, 40's wine-making, national and regional, all in 784 pages, it is proposed to provide the vast audience of fans, whether they are novices or connoisseurs navigate, and to insiders, a cognitive support at 360 ° on the wine world, treated in its terms from every possible perspective. But beyond the classic and valuable encyclopedic work, the "centerpiece" of this remarkable compendium is, in my humble opinion, given by the so-called depth cards (well 106), elaborated on the most diverse subjects, of course, always associated with "sweet-smelling liquid, the reading of which I was really involved and passionate. I can not mention, in particular: Barrique barrels yes or no? (which speaks of the wine world literally split in two, even today, between detractors and admirers of the notorious French "biological reactor" in wood); Out of teeth, international varieties, yes, no international taste (where, somewhat agree , and referred to Italy, we read the end of the paragraph: it's worth ... cancel an identity so strong and rich and unique, only "for a fistful of dollars"?) Out of teeth, false and true connoisseurs (where the author, both serious and humorous, reminds us that "... the primary source of knowledge of wine does not come by people, books, magazines, and above all by the glass. Everything else is vanity "), and finally, the Piquette cheap sooner or later makes you sick, a concise but varied repertoire of proverbs and sayings about wine from all Italian regions, such as we "fish" who drinks beer hundred years Campa, who drinks wine Never Dies (a proverb that could be a real marketing tool comparative avant la lettre); seen several times on the bottom of a glass, even those who know nothing gives an opinion (it is known that the wine warms the soul and makes all the wonders and talkative), daughters and not to wine store (I have two daughters, we're good ...).
complete the volume, enclosed in the Appendix: an interesting and thorough history of wine, which, in the "XXI Century and Future Prospects", we read, agree in the expectation: "... In Italy ... In terms of cultivation should reinforce the tendency to exploit the indigenous grapes (particularly those wrongly considered minor) ... "; a brief but effective bibliographical note, an index of wines (divided in Italy, France and the World), an index of producers to lemma (divided in America, Europe, Rest of World). Finally, to allow easy reference, it was accompanied by the two indices geographic: the wines and producers. There's no denying: a compact and unparalleled encyclopedia, which covers the fascinating world of wine in a comprehensive manner, all to sip, very calmly, from the first page ... In his admirable expression of painstaking job summary -analysis, this beautiful book with captivating burgundy cover, despite the claim to enclose the world of wine in a practical handbook, you still remember the vastness of the immensity of the universe "Wine", a reference, any fan or insider, than is necessary "humility" that should always characterize the activity of each Operator of human knowledge. Giacomo Leopardi as he wrote in his thoughts: "The concept that the author or a scientist of his art has its science, otherwise wont be great in proportion to the concept of self-worth that he has the same ... ; ;
Caramel Corona
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