Includes wine picks for every region! "I have yet to encounter more knowledgeable guides to...Italian wine." -- Piero Antinori, president of Antinori Wines "A must-have book for anyone who is serious about Italian wines." -- Lidia Bastianich, host of PBS's Lidia's Italian Table Italian wine is so much more than Chianti! Discover wonderful wines produced throughout Italy -- from Barolo to Montepulciano to up-and-coming Sicilian wines. It's all here in this uniquely accessible, entertaining guide. Other For Dummies books by Ed McCarthy and Mary Ewing-Mulligan
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Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction 1
Part I: The Big Picture of Italian Wine 7
Chapter 1: Born to Make Wine 9
Chapter 2: Grapes from Near and Far 15
Chapter 3: The Language of the Label 27
Part II: The Wine Regions of Northern Italy 35
Chapter 4: The Wines of Piedmont 37
Chapter 5: Other Northwest Regions 77
Chapter 6: North-Central Italy 89
Chapter 7: Northeastern Italy 109
Part III: The Wine Regions of Central Italy 141
Chapter 8: The Wines of Tuscany 143
Chapter 9: The Wines of Central Italy 175
Part IV: The Wine Regions of Southern Italy 203
Chapter 10: The Wines of Southern Italy 205
Chapter 11: Sicily and Sardinia 233
Part V: The Part of Tens 251
Chapter 12: Ten Commonly-Asked Questions about Italian Wines 253
Chapter 13: Ten Common Italian Wine Myths Exposed 259
Part VI: Appendixes 265
Appendix A: Pronunciation Guide to Italian Wine Names and Terms 267
Appendix B: Italian Wine Vintage Chart: 1980 to 1999 271
Index 273
