The wines of Italy are a delightful part of any visit to the Bel Paese, and The Italian Wine Guide is the ultimate guide to the world of these wines. This practical handbook offers current information on wineries, tours, and tastings throughout Italy, plus listings for over 1,900 wine stores. For those visiting winery towns, over 60 detailed maps and itineraries are featured, with suggestions on where to enjoy the best wines and dine on the finest local cuisine. A look at contemporary wine production in Italy is followed by detailed discussions of each region. The new edition contains listings for U.S. retailers selling Italian wines.
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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent source of information about visiting Italy's wine regions,
By suetonius "seutonius" (Phoenix) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Italian Wine Guide: The Definitive Guide to Touring, Sourcing, and Tasting (Dolce Vita) (Paperback)
Tbis book gives all the information needed to actually visit Italian wine regions and the wineries themselves.
Wineries in Italy are generally not set up to receive tourists as in Napa. Prior arrangements usually need to be made just to visit, not to mention an actual tour and on-site tasting. The book is organized by region with specific address and contact information for some (but not all) wineries. You might not be able to find the exact winery that produced an obscure bottle that you found at Trader Joe's but you can find one near it and probably just like it. The book is a heavy softcover octavo with glossy pages and many pictures. There are also paid advertisements for wineries and vinotecas grouped with the editorial content. This is not a drawback but is helpful to know which places actually welcome visitors (some don't). The famous Sassicaia winery at Tenuta San Guido in Toscana for example, does not. I found that the binding is poor and pages have a tendency to fall out but I may have gotten a bad example. The book is somewhat heavy (about two pounds) but on balance I would say worth actually carrying with you on your trip to Italy. The Touring Club of Italy is an organization similar to AAA which publishes maps and guidebooks in addition to offering other travel services. They have a useful website (in English and Italian) at touringclubdotcom.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
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Where to Go, What to See, Drink and Eat,
By Amalfi Coast Girl (Mid-Atlantic, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Italian Wine Guide: The Definitive Guide to Touring, Sourcing, and Tasting (Dolce Vita) (Paperback)
If you are serious about Italian wine and/or food this is great book to have in your library.
The book does a nice job of explaining the wine varietals from particular regions of Italy. They also tell you which years are outstanding, very good, fairly good and unsatisfactory by wine. This book is very helpful for a trip to your favorite wine store. If you are interested in wine tours while in Italy the book gives descriptions of wineries and which one offer tours and whether you need to make reservations or not. I also appreciated the wine store names, addresses and phone numbers that are listed by region. My husband appreciated the similar listings of golf courses. Their listings of antique fairs were also useful. When I was booking our last vacation, I compared the hotel and restaurant suggestions with other guides and found that they were similar. It is always nice to have multiple sources for information. I think that this book has something for everyone. If you never plan to visit Italy this book is very useful with its general information about Italian varietals and which years to purchase.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Mediocre guide to Italian wine - leave it in the car,
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This review is from: The Italian Wine Guide: The Definitive Guide to Touring, Sourcing, and Tasting (Dolce Vita) (Paperback)
I saw the original in Italy and decided - ignoring some other not-so positive reviews - to order it.
It is surely NOT 'definitive' - arneis doesn't make the 'Index of Great Wines' (!!?), and the general style is a bit...'touristy'. That said, it's a decent overview - it's nice to have the regional maps and brief descriptions. If you travel frequently in Italy by car, it's worth taking along as a guide to the wines and areas that are included, but for a truly definitive guide you need to look elsewhere.
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In the Alpine valley of the Dora Baltea river, the cultivation of the vine extends to the very foot of Mont Blanc. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
tutelary consortium, vinified pure, gastronomy route, obligatory ageing, passito wine, meditation wine, homonymous town, spumante version, spumante wines, wine zone, morainic hills, harmonious taste, resultant wine, velvety taste, varietal labels, wine tourism, bitterish taste, wine tourists, minimum alcohol, this white wine, excellent wineries, amidst vineyards, wine district, wine route, wine town Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Alto Adige, Chianti Classico, Valpolicella Classico, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Nero, Vin Santo, Pinot Bianco, Toscana Rosso, Pinot Grigio, Rosso Toscana, Langhe Rosso, Vino Nobile, Franciacorta Brut, San Gimignano, Riviera Ligure, Rosso Piceno, Monferrato Rosso, Franciacorta Bianco, Colli Bolognesi, Enoteca Regionale, Toscana Centrale, Valtellina Superiore, Roero Arneis, Peduncolo Rosso, San Pietro New!
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tutelary consortium, vinified pure, gastronomy route, obligatory ageing, passito wine, meditation wine, homonymous town, spumante version, spumante wines, wine zone, morainic hills, harmonious taste, resultant wine, velvety taste, varietal labels, wine tourism, bitterish taste, wine tourists, minimum alcohol, this white wine, excellent wineries, amidst vineyards, wine district, wine route, wine town Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Alto Adige, Chianti Classico, Valpolicella Classico, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Nero, Vin Santo, Pinot Bianco, Toscana Rosso, Pinot Grigio, Rosso Toscana, Langhe Rosso, Vino Nobile, Franciacorta Brut, San Gimignano, Riviera Ligure, Rosso Piceno, Monferrato Rosso, Franciacorta Bianco, Colli Bolognesi, Enoteca Regionale, Toscana Centrale, Valtellina Superiore, Roero Arneis, Peduncolo Rosso, San Pietro New!
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