“Grandi Vini d’Italia”, a new book by Federico Graziani and Marco Pozzali, passionately runs the many routes of Italian wine.
What is “Grandi Vini d’Italia”?
“Grandi Vini d’Italia” (“Great Wines of Italy”) is the new book by Federico Graziani and Marco Pozzali. The two authors have made a passionate journey to discover the most beautiful and fascinating corners of our peninsula.
Their new editorial creature in the wine world celebrates the pleasure of a meeting: the one with the great wines of Italy, from South Tyrol to Pantelleria, from Friuli to Sardinia, from Liguria to Puglia, touching the Italian terroir and the most significant regions.
How is “Grandi Vini d’Italia” structured?
100 are the great wines of Italy selected and reviewed by the authors.
The volume is organized as a unique wine list, with a clear and comprehensive thematic subdivision into 10 chapters (ten wines per chapter).
Each sheet tells the story of the producer, the peculiarities of the land on which it is made, the work in the vineyard and in the cellar, the secrets and curiosities that make a wine so attractive and prestigious.
The wines are accompanied by: organoleptic descriptions, the best food and wine pairings, the best vintages to buy, as well as practical information on the services of companies.
The book is a charming and engaging narrative diary of lands, hills, vineyards and grapes that tells stories with truth and passion and the work of man in winemaking.
“Grandi Vini d’Italia” has an original organization that makes of the volume a compelling novel. The voices of the two authors alternate and overlap in the book. Both have a chapter, and a winery profile, that they prefer:
1. The wines of Joy
2. The wines of the Mountains
3. The wines of the Wind
4. The wines of the Sea
5. The wines of the Sun
6. The wines of Fire
7. The wines of the Land
8. The wines of Tradition
9. The wines of Men
10. The wines of Meditation
Who are the authors of “Grandi Vini d’Italia”?
The authors had already earned the best book in the world prize in the Wine Tourism Book category at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards in Paris.
Federico Graziani, professional sommelier at age 19, is the best sommelier in Italy in 1998. Graduated in 2007 in Viticulture and Enology in Milan, he wrote “Grandi Vini di Piccole Cantine” in 2007 and “Vini d’Autore&rduqo; in 2008, written with Marco Pozzali. The first volume has been completely revised and republished in 2012 with Gribaudo Editore. In 2009 he began the training course at the Institute of Masters of Wine in London. Since 2009, he has been author and editor of “Pietre Colorate” magazine, together with Francesco Orini and Pozzali, and since 2012 has been working as a corporate ambassador and sales manager for a major Italian company. He is responsible for a column about wine on the website of Davide Paolini, “Il Gastronauta”.
In February 2013, in Paris, “Grandi Vini di Piccole Cantine” has been awarded as the best book in the world in the Wine Tourism Book category at the prestigious Gourmand World Cookbook Awards.
Marco Pozzali, professional journalist and sommelier. For 11 years in the Food Group, he has been managing editor and co–editor of national magazines about food and wine, such as “Bar Business”, “Buon Appetito” and “Mangiarsano”. He has conceived the food–wine pairings for numerous series of books to be sold in bookshops and to be attached to the main national newspapers: “La Repubblica”, “La Gazzetta dello Sport”, “La Stampa” and many others. He is Chevalier de l’Ordre de Coteaux de Champagne, and has written together with Federico Graziani “Grandi Vini di Piccole Cantine” (2007, Food Editore) and “Vini d’Autore”: the 111 best wines in Italy, with a preface by Gianni Mura (2008, Food Editore).
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03/02/2014
