Touring In Wine Country: Northwest Italy [Paperback]

Maureen Ashley (Author)

Book Description

Series: Touring in Wine Country | Publication Date: February 13, 1997

Each book in this best-selling series offers a comprehensive and inspirational guide to traveling in one of the world's top wine regions. Evocative descriptions of wine routes are accompanied by detailed maps showing the route and surrounding vineyards. Each title also includes the author's recommendations for hotels, restaurants, and producers.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

There are eight titles in this series on European wine regions, edited by famed wine expert Johnson (Hugh Johnson's Pocket Encyclopedia of Wine, S. & S., 1993). The authors are well-known wine writers, and the books offer tours through various wine-producing regions. There are individual maps, lists of recommended wineries with phone numbers and languages spoken, food specialties, hotels, restaurants, and places of interest. The color photographs are splendid, the information on the wines and vineyards excellent. The books, though not pocket-size, are convenient for the backpack. One wishes they had more information on travel by train. For those interested in the wine country of Europe, these are first-rate guides that may be used with more general guides. [For more on the subject of wine, see "Uncorking Your Wine and Beer Collections," p. 61-64.?Ed.]?George M. Jenks, Bucknell Univ., Lewisburg, Pa.
-?George M. Jenks, Bucknell Univ., Lewisburg, Pa.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

Maureen Ashley, Master of Wine, is a specialist in Italian wines and writes regularly for several of the UK's major wine magazines. She is consultant to the Italian Trade Centre and lectures and gives tutored tastings on Italian wines throughout the UK. Her enthusiasm and love of Italian's culture, countryside, and the Italian way of life permeates all her writing.

Product Details

• Paperback: 152 pages
• Publisher: Mitchell Beazley (February 13, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1857328647
• ISBN-13: 978-1857328646
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 5.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #130,249 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful book for touring the Piedmont., January 20, 2008

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This review is from: Touring In Wine Country: Northwest Italy (Paperback)

I was so surprised at how much I came to rely on this guidebook on our recent trip to the Italian Piedmont. There is really nothing like it -- little obscure roads that you would never consider taking are highlighted here because they lead to a wonderful winery or vineyard or restaurant. The suggestions and contact information for getting tours of vineyards and wineries that are not generally open were very helpful. The descriptions of the restaurants were nothing less than wonderful -- no matter where you were in the Piedmont, they had a recommendation which was almost always perfect. If you are driving in the Piedmont of Italy, if you enjoy and are interested in wine, and if you like great finds in restaurants which will not be covered over in tourists -- buy this book. A gem.

5.0 out of 5 stars Well-detailed for the traveller, December 29, 2010

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This review is from: Touring In Wine Country: Northwest Italy (Paperback)

The book is very detailed about food and wine in NW Italy (Aosta, Piedmont, Liguria). Photos and maps give a good sense of place. The writing is conversational, lively, and yet sophisticated. The author is refreshingly negative when it is called for.