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The "Symposion" project was launched in 2008 through collaboration between the Centre for the Strategic Development of the Italian Wine Sector (U niCeSV) of the University of Florence, within the framework of the activities of the Culture and Territory Observatory, and the Tuscan Archaeological Commission (National Archaeological Museum of Florence). The project involves the promotion of seminars and conferences, both in Italy and abroad, accompanied by exhibitions and special publications offering insight into issues related to the presence of the vine and wine among the peoples of the Mediterranean area, from prehistoric times up to the present, and analysis of the significance of the close relationship between product, land and culture.

The volume illustrates the research activity of the UniCeSV Analytical Accounting Observatory presented during the seminar on: La contabilità analitica per il controllo della gestione nel settore vitivinicolo ("Analytical accounting for management control in the wine industry") which was held in Florence on December 3, 2014. On this occasion, some of the studies which UniCeSV has been carrying out in this field in the last years have been presented. During the seminar some results were presented, related to a a sample survey carried out in companies belonging to the denominations Chianti Classico DOCG, Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, Morellino di Scansano DOCG and Monteregio di Massa Marittima DOC. These results have allowed to evaluate the production cost of the single bottle of wine and to determine the standard cost of some reference company typologies.

The volume presents a key to understanding the current distribution of arable lands in Italy (based on an analysis conducted on 1994-1997 data) in relation to community disciplines and future prospects. In Italy, on over 14 million hectares of UAA (Usable Agricultural Area), about 57% is characterised by arable land. The importance of these crops, in addition to this visible global figure, is also confirmed at the level of individual production structures. In the short-term future, however, it is the arable lands that will be fully affected by the need to reduce surpluses and by the issues related to the environmental sustainability of production systems.

The book illustrates the results of a wide-ranging survey of the overall situation of the olive oil market and the Italian production chain for olives and olive oil. Based on the results of this investigation, two possible prospects for development have been identified. The first follows the guidelines that prevail at Community level, favouring a specialist olive cultivation. The second instead aims at a valorisation of agriculture where it features social aspects of particular significance. From this viewpoint the various olive farms in Italy ought not to be considered in a standardised manner, but individually valorised in relation to their different functions, which are not necessarily expressed in terms of yield.