Nesto Bill, Di Savino Frances. Chianti Classico: The Search for Tuscany's Noblest Wine

University of California Press, 2016. — 360 p.An important new book on Chianti Classico: Winners of the André Simon 2013 award for their book The World of Sicilian Wine, Nesto and Di Savino have produced the investigative, scholarly and detailed book that Chianti Classico has long deserved. Nesto and Di Savino are brilliant historic investigators...A must-read for anyone seriously interested in wine.” — Walter Speller, JancisRobinson.comThis is the story of the wine region once known simply as Chianti. But it is not a simple tale. With its many twists and turns, peaks and valleys, Chianti is a territory worthy of an epic. Framed by Florence to its north and Siena to its south, Chianti is a land of quintessential beauty and culture. It is the timeless paesaggio (landscape) in the background of a Renaissance painting.