A 44 page booklet on italian wine: “How it is made, evaluated, served, and consumed”. 5 chapters cover: transforming grapes into wine; evaluating wine; wine and food (i.e. matching by analogy and contrast and suggested matches); buying, storing and serving; classification of italian wines.

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The definitive guide to Italy’s best wines by foremost expert Ian D’Agata, the director of the International Wine Academy of RomaThe Ecco Guide to the Best Wines of Italy is a simple, user-friendly guide to the top Italian wines — packed with information on purchasing it in America, with tips for visiting wineries in Italy. In addition to a detailed glossary, vintage table, and index, D’Agata presents a series of “best of” lists:The 100 best red wines under $100The 60 best whit (more…)

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“The best book on Italy in the English language. My book of the year.” — Tim Atkin, The Observer Magazine, December,17 2000
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Give a toast to the best, most up-to-date, and beautifully photographed reference on Italian wines! The New Italy explores every signifcant development in the country’s wine scene, widely considered one of the world’s most complex. It gives readers a comprehensive and thoro (more…)

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A comprehensive guide to the delicious world of Italian wine

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4 week wine kit.

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A comprehensive guide to the delicious world of Italian wine

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Matt Kramer, longtime Wine Spectator columnist and author of the classic Making Sense series of wine books, now turns his palate toward Italy. Though Italian wine is the most popular wine among consumers, it remains puzzling to most wine lovers who wouldn’t know a Barolo from a Barbaresco. Though shrouded in mystery, Italian wine has some of the most exciting and affordable varieties being produced today. Kramer is a trusted companion in the wine store, telling his readers the (more…)

Italian Wine For Dummies explores all the major wine regions of Italy from Piedmont in the north to the islands of Sicily and Sardinia, explaining the major grapes and the best producers. Explains how Italy names its wines (such as Chianti and Pinot Grigio) and how the grapes, both native and imported,” affect modern Italian wine production. This friendly guide describes “the best food wines in the universe,” and how to pair Italian wine with food in classic and creative combina (more…)

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Sure to excite lovers of the best Italian cooking, Mario Batali Simple Italian Food: Recipes from My Two Villages reenvisions classic home cucina with enticing results. Batali, known to fans as “Molto Mario” from his Television Food Network shows, and as chef-owner of Manhattan’s much-loved Po and Babbo restaurants, presents nearly 250 of his favorite recipes, traditional and innovative, for delectable salads, pastas, grilled specialties, ragus, and desse (more…)