Trattato Della Coltivazione Delle Viti Soderini, Gioanvettorio; Davanzati Bostichi, Bernardo Sangiovese,Wine

E La Coltivazione Toscana Delle Viti E D'Alcuni Arbori . E Del Frutto Che Se Ne Può Cavare. Del S. Gioanvettorio Soderini Gentil'Huomo Fiorentino. E La Coltivazione Toscana Delle Viti, E D'Alcuni Arbori Del S. Bernardo Davanzati Bostichi Gentil'Huomo Fiorentino. The First Whisper of Sangiovese: Soderini's Ode to Tuscan Vines Pp. [1] f.e., [8], 128, [8]; [4], 45, [3], [1] r.e. Later vellum binding (XIX century?), leather label at the spine with title in gold (very small losses), red sprinkled edges. Traces of old handwritten notes on the title page, illegible; very few contemporary handwritten notes in the margins. Silk green bookmark. Interesting attempt to replace two missing leaves in the dedication [5, 8], substituted with anastatic copies on slightly bluish antique paper, but taken from another edition, so the text between [5] and [6] is not perfectly sequential (with some repeated lines) and the layout is slightly different. Nevertheless, thanks to this probably nineteenth-century contrivance, the text is complete. Old repair to lower corner of p. 13 of the second pagination. Considering the makeshift repair to the dedication a minor flaw (or even a touch of addedd personality), this rare second edition is attractive and in good conditions. This edition of Trattato della coltivazione delle Viti by Giovanvettorio Soderini offers one of the earliest written mentions of Sangiogheto, now known as Sangiovese, the grape that would later underpin much of Tuscany's wine identity. Soderini, a Florentine nobleman with a gentleman farmer's curiosity, praises the grape for being "juicy and overflowing with wine" and declares it "never fails", a statement that borders on either satire or wishful thinking, considering "the grape's notoriously fickle nature", quoting Kerin O'Keefe's mention of Soderini in her Brunello Di Montalcino.