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Product Description Following on the success of her books on Brunello di Montalcino, renowned author and wine critic Kerin O'Keefe takes readers on a historic and in-depth journey to Piedmont to discover Barolo and Barbaresco, two of Italy's most fascinating and storied wines. In this groundbreaking new book, O'Keefe gives a comprehensive overview of the stunning side-by-side growing areas of these two world-class wines that are separated only by the city of Alba and profiles a number of the fiercely individualistic winemakers who create structured yet elegant and complex wines of remarkable depth from Italy's most noble grape, Nebbiolo. A masterful narrator of the aristocratic origins of winemaking in this region, O'Keefe gives readers a clear picture of why Barolo is called both the King of Wines and the Wine of Kings. Profiles of key Barolo and Barbaresco villages include fascinating stories of the families, wine producers, and idiosyncratic personalities that have shaped the area and its wines and helped ignite the Quality Wine Revolution that eventually swept through all of Italy. The book also considers practical factors impacting viticulture and enology in the Langhe region, including climate change, destructive use of harsh chemicals in the vineyards versus the gentler treatments used for centuries, the various schools of thought regarding vinification and aging, and expansion and zoning of vineyard areas. Readers will also appreciate the author's numerous tasting notes, a helpful vintage guide to Barolo and Barbaresco and a glossary of useful Italian wine terms. List of Illustrations Preface Introduction: Barolo and Barbaresco, the Pride of Piedmont PART ONE THE PLACE, THE GRAPE, THE HISTORY, AND THE WINE 1 The Ancient Origins of the Langhe Hills 2 Noble Nebbiolo 3 The King of Wines, the Wine of Kings 4 The Barolo Wars and Their Effect on Both Denominations 5 Expansion, Subzones, and the Future of Barolo and Barbaresco PART TWO PROFILES OF KEY BAROLO PRODUCERS BY VILLAGE 6 Barolo and Novello 7 Castiglione Falletto 8 Serralunga d'Alba 9 La Morra and Cherasco 10 Monforte d'Alba 11 Verduno, Grinzane Cavour, Roddi, and Diano d'Alba PART THREE PROFILES OF KEY BARBARESCO PRODUCERS BY VILLAGE 12 Barbaresco: From Domizio Cavazza to Subzones 13 (Village of) Barbaresco 14 Neive 15 Treiso and San Rocco Seno d'Elvio 16 Wineries in Alba and outside of Barolo/Barbaresco Villages Appendix A. Vintage Guide to Barolo and Barbaresco Appendix B. Barolo and Barbaresco at a Glance, with a guide to the officially recognized vineyard areas or menzioni geografiche aggiuntive Notes Acknowledgments Review " She is eminently qualified for such a book...It's a very useful tome to have to hand: measured, informative and very readable. I thoroughly recommend it", Nicolas Belfrage MW, The World of Fine Wine, Issue 48 2015 "The great wines of Italy's Piedmont have become important enough that it's surprising a book like Kerin O'Keefe's "Barolo and Barbaresco" hasn't appeared before. But O'Keefe, Italian editor for Wine Enthusiast magazine, delivers an essential resource, with an invaluable level of both narrative and detail. O'Keefe covers most major producers and a good number of minor ones, and offers some long-needed organization of the Langhe's geography.", Jon Bonné, San Francisco Chronicle "I would have welcomed O'Keefe's profiles when I started my Barolo Odyssey. Her accurate profiles of producers I know make me want to explore producers profiled that I have not encountered. The strength of this book is that it gives a detailed coherent account of the present and immediate past of Barolo and Barbaresco. This is a complicated story that O'Keefe has researched very effectively as a professional journalist. ...This is a well-told, unique story of two of the greatest of wines anywhere." Prof. Charles S. Taylor, Journal of Wine Research, Feb. 2015 " Rich with history, overviews of terroir, and of course producer profiles, th
