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Marchesi Antinori are a Florentine wine family and at the same time one of the most innovative and important wine dynasties of the world. Their wines fascinate enthusiasts and connoisseurs on all continents. Wine icons like Tignanello and Solaia have their origin in the singular way in which the house of Antinori sees its role in wine culture. This interpretation also manifests itself in their excellent everyday wines.This lavishly produced volume provides a meticulous account of the history of the Marchesi Antinori along the centuries. It describes in painstaking detail all their major wine estates in and outside Italy. A noteworthy feature is the tastings, which were exclusively arranged for this book: they represent an impressive documentation of the passion of the Antinori family for its wines.A most enthralling wine book, which on 240 entertaining and informative pages with many impressive illustrations acknowledges the endeavours, work and achievements of the Marchesi Antinori.
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Die italienische Adelsfamilie Antinori widmet sich bereits seit über 600 Jahren dem Weinbau und zählt zu den größten und bedeutendsten Weinproduzenten Italiens. Giovanni di Piero Antinori legte 1385 den Grundstein. Heute wird das Haus in der 26. Generation von Marchesi Piero Antinori geleitet, maßgeblich unterstützt von seinen drei Töchtern Albiera, Allegra und Alessia. Die Antinori-Weine „Solaia“ und „Tignanello“ wurden zu Ikonen der italienischen Weinkultur und haben Antinori an die Spitze der Weinwelt geführt.
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Marchesi Antinori are a Florentine wine family and at the same time one of the most innovative and important wine dynasties of the world. Their wines fascinate enthusiasts and connoisseurs on all continents. Wine icons like Tignanello and Solaia have their origin in the singular way in which the house of Antinori sees its role in wine culture. This interpretation also manifests itself in their excellent everyday wines.
This lavishly produced volume provides a meticulous account of the history of the Marchesi Antinori along the centuries. It describes in painstaking detail all their major wine estates in and outside Italy. A noteworthy feature is the tastings, which were exclusively arranged for this book: they represent an impressive documentation of the passion of the Antinori family for its wines.
A most enthralling wine book, which on 240 entertaining and informative pages with many impressive illustrations acknowledges the endeavours, work and achievements of the Marchesi Antinori.
