Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ILLUSTRATIONS ix
4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi
5. PREFACE xiii
6. 1. THE ORIGINAL CHIANTI 1
7. 2. THE EVOLUTION OF CHIANTI THROUGH BETTINO RICASOLI: The 1600s to the 1870s 21
8. 3. THE BIRTH OF CHIANTI CLASSICO AND EXTERNAL CHIANTI: The 1870s to 1945 35
9. 4. CHIANTI CLASSICO ENTERS THE GLOBAL MARKET: 1945 to the Present 59
10. 5. CHIANTI’S HIDDEN ROADS 96
11. 6. THE GEOGRAPHY OF CHIANTI CLASSICO 105
12. 7. THE SECRET OF SANGIOVESE 117
13. 8. VITICULTURE IN CHIANTI 132
14. 9. ENOLOGY IN CHIANTI 161
15. 10. CHIANTI CLASSICO WINEGROWERS BY SUBZONE 189
16. 11. THE MEDICI CODE 252
17. AFTERWORD 273
18. NOTES 277
19. SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 297
20. WORKS CITED 299
21. INDEX 313