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“All wine collectors should have this book, not just for the great photographs but because of how it recounts the birth of the original Supertuscans. These are wines that firmly established on an international level the concept of Tuscany as a region and the wines of Tuscany as a product. Sassicaia was probably the first brand wine. Marquis Incisa della Rocchetta, an incredible agronomist, had the opportunity to taste the greatest wines in the world thanks to his noble status, his family and heritage. He desired to replicate this greatness and spared neither expense nor energy, and basically lived his life around his creation.” Read more...
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