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Author: Touring Club Of Italy
Publisher: Touring Club of Italy
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars

2 reviews
Sales Rank: 69773

Media: Paperback
Edition: 2nd
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 548
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 8.7 x 5.3 x 0.9

ISBN: 8836530850
Dewey Decimal Number: 641
EAN: 9788836530854
ASIN: 8836530850

Publication Date: December 7, 2004
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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description

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.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars

Where to Go, What to See, Drink and Eat April 26, 2006
12 out of 13 found this review helpful

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.

5 out of 5 stars

Excellent source of information about visiting Italy's wine regions November 30, 2005
27 out of 27 found this review helpful

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.

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