It is the only publication whose evaluations are based on a scientific, simple, direct tasting method created in 1995 by Luca Maroni.
The method is shareable by anyone and it is based on the logical principle that the Quality of a Wine equals the Pleasantness of its Taste.
The method is clearly illustrated and explained on the first pages of the Annuario and its plain reading develops evaluation abilities of anyone.

Luca Maroni's ANNUARIO DEI MIGLIORI VINI ITALIANI 2012: the most analytical and methodological publication on Italian wines.  It presents the best of Italian wine production, focusing on superior quality wines with relevant organoleptic characteristics. In one volume: the most important wine producers (1.993 Italian wineries, evaluated wine by wine) and 11.301 tasted wine evaluations.

1.520 pages

Tasted wines: 11.301 between white, red, rosé, sweet and sparkling wines
Producers: 1.993 wineries
45.204 tasting assessments
165 pages of indexes
33 pages of statistics and rankings
Percentage score of Wine Pleasantness
information and historical notes about the manufacturer
Colour reproduction of label and logo
1.993 final comments on winery overall production
Specific indication of wineries  with agritourism activities
11.301 suggested Wine-Food combinations
Format: 6,5"x9"
Color printing of labels and company brands

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To finally say "I mean": the Yearbook of the Best Italian Wines 2012 is the only industry publication whose assessments are based on a method of scientific sampling simple, straightforward and understandable by anyone. In three volumes (North, Central and South) the excellence of the best production of the sector.

Volume Northern Italy: Friuli Venezia Giulia, Liguria, Lombardy, Piedmont, Trentino Alto Adige, Valle d'Aosta, Veneto.

The numbers of the Yearbook 2012:
- 11.301 wines tasted and described;
- 1.993 companies presented;
- 45.204 Tasting assessments expressed in cents;
- 1.199 labels reproduced in color of the wine and factsheets
- 11.301 Suggested food and wine pairings;
- More than 30 pages of statistics and estimates expressed in hundredths
- reporting of companies with activities of farm.

The sampling method applied, clearly described in the book, is based on the principle that the quality of the wine and the pleasantness of its taste. The method is immediately replicated to each user and requires only a love of wine.

No one will feel inadequate or no preparation or culture over a bottle: just let your senses take over and approach to the wine allowing you to talk about the wine itself.
Luca Maroni's no coincidence that he wrote the "Wine Tasting" for the Italian Encyclopedia Treccani.

To finally say "I mean": the Yearbook of the Best Italian Wines 2012 is the only industry publication whose assessments are based on a method of scientific sampling simple, straightforward and understandable by anyone. In three volumes (North, Central and South) the excellence of the best production of the sector.

Volume Center Italy: Emilia Romagna, Lazio, Marche, Tuscany, Umbria.

The numbers of the Yearbook 2012:
- 11.301 wines tasted and described;
- 1.993 companies presented;
- 45.204 Tasting assessments expressed in cents;
- 1.199 labels reproduced in color of the wine and factsheets
- 11.301 Suggested food and wine pairings;
- More than 30 pages of statistics and estimates expressed in hundredths
- reporting of companies with activities of farm.

The sampling method applied, clearly described in the book, is based on the principle that the quality of the wine and the pleasantness of its taste. The method is immediately replicated to each user and requires only a love of wine.

No one will feel inadequate or no preparation or culture over a bottle: just let your senses take over and approach to the wine allowing you to talk about the wine itself.
Luca Maroni's no coincidence that he wrote the "Wine Tasting" for the Italian Encyclopedia Treccani.

To finally say "I mean": the Yearbook of the Best Italian Wines 2012 is the only industry publication whose assessments are based on a method of scientific sampling simple, straightforward and understandable by anyone. In three volumes (North, Central and South) the excellence of the best production of the sector.

Volume South Italy: Abruzzo, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Molise, Puglia, Sardinia, Sicily.

The numbers of the Yearbook 2012:
- 11.301 wines tasted and described;
- 1.993 companies presented;
- 45.204 Tasting assessments expressed in cents;
- 1.199 labels reproduced in color of the wine and factsheets
- 11.301 Suggested food and wine pairings;
- More than 30 pages of statistics and estimates expressed in hundredths
- reporting of companies with activities of farm.

The sampling method applied, clearly described in the book, is based on the principle that the quality of the wine and the pleasantness of its taste. The method is immediately replicated to each user and requires only a love of wine.

No one will feel inadequate or no preparation or culture over a bottle: just let your senses take over and approach to the wine allowing you to talk about the wine itself.
Luca Maroni's no coincidence that he wrote the "Wine Tasting" for the Italian Encyclopedia Treccani.

Never again unprepared in front of a row of bottles in a wine shop, or reading a restaurant wine list. Luca Maroni' 2012app is a fundamental and complete tool for wine lovers and people operating in wine business: it is one of the widest annual database of Italian wines and permits the consumer to make mindful choices privileging quality. In any moment and in a touch – in a shop, at restaurant, while travelling – all the tools to compare bottle prices and evaluate wine quality. Wine research is very easy and it is possible to compare wines using any different parameter: pleasantness, consistency, balance, value/price or quality/quantity ratio.

2012 App numbers:

- 11.301 tasted wines
- 1.993 presented wineries:
- 45.204 estimations of tasted wines
- 1.199 Luca Maroni's final comments on overall winery production
- 11.301 suggested Wine – Food combinations
- Specific indication of wineries  with agritourism activities

This new edition allows saving notes on favourite wines and results of relevant tastings

The scientific tasting method applied, created by Luca Maroni in 1995 and clearly illustrated and explained in the App, is shareable by anyone and it is based on the logical principle that the Quality of a Wine equals the Pleasantness of its Taste.

A magazine dedicated to wine lovers, wine producers, people operating in wine business and any curious person who would appreciate to get closer to this enchanting world. It is a quarterly issue offering a meeting and discussion point dedicated to those who welcome reflection and close examination of major issues involving wine world. On each number monographs, articles, interviews focused on the best of Italian wine production.

Subscription to 4 numbers: price 40 euro
Price per copy: euro 10,00
Format: 8,2"x12,2"
Only Italian language

A dialogue upon wine that departing from the single "energy diffuser" grape bead leads us far away, to the enormous and eternal philosophical queries of the relationship amongst mind and senses ,and those between man, nature and the sacred. Wine is nourishment, pleasure, culture, sensitivity and intelligence training. In short: wine tasted with awareness can render all of us better and more human persons.

Price: 15,00 Euros
Pages: 155
ISBN: 978-88-7424-824-7

The book that says everything any wine lover would like to know. Luca Maroni and Sergio Valzania blend their knowledge, curiosity, enthusiasm to describe the world of wine: a scenario in which tradition, aesthetics and advance technology have extraordinarily met.

Price: 14,00 Euros
Pages: 174
Format: 5,9"x8,2"
Only Italian language

Luca Maroni concentrates in this book the fruit of his professional taster experience thus providing any interested person with a scientific Tasting Method.

Price: 14,00 euros
Pages: 174
Format: 5,9"x8,2"
Only Italian language

After many years of work and applied research, Luca Maroni concentrates in this book the description of a scientific Tasting Method to directly assessing the Quality Index of any olive oil.

Price: 15,00 Euros
Pages: 174
Format: 5,9"x8,2"
Only Italian language

A practical and useful notebook for wine tasting, according to the scientific Tasting Method created by Luca Maroni.

Price: 5,00 Euros
Pages: 96
Format: 3,9"x5,5"
Only Italian language

2.166 wineries
12.181 wines
48.724 tasting assessments
1.680 pages
253 pages of indexes
48 pages of statistics and rankings qualitative

Price: 34,00 Euros

ISB 978-88-87631-33-3

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2.231 wineries
12.393 wines
49.572 tasting assessments
1.936 pages
186 pages of indexes
34 pages of statistics and rankings qualitative

Price: 34,00 Euros

ISB 978-88-87631-32-6

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Price: 34,00 Euros

Pages: 970

ISBN 88-87631-48-4

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Price: 39,00 Euros

Pages: 952

ISBN 88-87631-27-1

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Price: 39,00 Euros

Pages: 928

ISBN 88-87631-23-9

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Price: 28,50 Euros

Pages: 1872

SBN 88-87631-49-2

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Price: 28,50 Euros

Pages: 2240

ISBN 88-87631-28-X

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Price: 28,50 Euros

Pages: 1952

ISBN 88-87631-21-2

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Price: 24,79 Euros

Pages: 406

ISBN 88-87631-13-1

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The Guide in English designed to provide excellence Italian wine in a handy volume for operators and for all lovers of the world, with the main information about the company, the best wines tasted during the year and the final comment by Luca Maroni.
The English version of the traditional publishing Lm, designed to convey key information on production, capacity and performance for operators and distributors, is an effective tool to present your company on all foreign markets.

7500 wines - 1670 producers - 1008 pages

Price: 12,00 Euros

Format: 11,5x19,5 cm
Plastic cover
Number of pages: 1.008

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Price: 8,00 Euros

Pages: 352
Format: 11 x 19,5 cm
Plastic cover

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Price: 18,50 Euros

Pages: 168
Format: 15x21 cm
Plastic Cover

ISBN 88-87631-15-8

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Price: 18,50 Euros

Pages: 168
Format: 15x21 cm
Plastic Cover

ISBN 88-87631-14-3

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