The Big Book of Grappa by Cesare Pillon and Giuseppe Vaccarini

The Big Book of Grappa by Cesare Pillon and Giuseppe Vaccarini was created for those who have developed a true passion for this distillate and seek to delve into every aspect of it in order to fully understand and love it.

PREFACE

From the vineyard to the still, from the still to the bottle, from the bottle to the goblet.
Everything no one has ever wanted to tell you about pomace brandy.

PLOT

When was grappa born?

Answering this question is not difficult, it is impossible. It was the most plebeian of eaux-de-vie (perhaps the Italian one the first in the world to be distilled) until it was able to propose itself in the fullness of its charm; it thus proved to be the most aristocratic of essences. In the absence of a strict specification to protect its production and transparency on the label, the authors of this volume set out on this difficult undertaking to provide the consumer with the tools to find his or her own way through the jungle of bottles offered to him or her; all under the banner of documented truth.
A long work of research, interviews and comparison with historical realities of the Italian territory; realities linked to the creation of grape brandy, to build an authentic guide to the knowledge of the history of Grappa, yesterday and today.

AUTHORS

Cesare Pillon, a journalist for "l'Unità" when he was only 21 years old, from "Corriere della Sera" and chief editor of the weekly "Il Mondo," has been working on gastronomy and oenology for more than 35 years, collaborating with many important magazines in the field. He has edited the most important entries in the Encyclopedia of Wine (Boroli editore) and is co-author of Giacomo Tachis and the Light of Galileo, on the life of Italy's most important oenologist.

Giuseppe Vaccarini, sommelier, was winner of the "Best Sommelier in the World ASI" competition; in 2007 he then founded the Association of Professional Italian Sommeliers, of which he is the president. For Hoepli, he is author of Il Manuale della birra (2015) and co-author of Il Manuale del sommelier (2014).