Italian Wine for Dummies

by Mary Ewing-Mulligan and Ed McCarthy

Italian Wine for Dummies, written by experts Mary Ewing-Mulligan and Ed McCarthy, is a friendly and un-intimidating guide to understanding the complexities of Italian wine. Easy to read, concise and clear but still providing sufficient information for any professional to have within their book repertoire.

The book:

• covers the major wine-producing regions of Piedmont, Alpine Valle d'Aosta, the Riviera in Liguria, Lombardy, Emilia-Romagna, Trentino-Alto Adige, Verona, Venice, Tuscany - Chianti, Montalcino, Montepulciano and the new developments in Maremma - Umbria, Marches, Abruzzo, Molise, Rome, Campania, Apulia, Basilicata, Calabria, Sicilia and, lastly, Sardinia;
  
  
• explains the major grape varieties and the environmental effects - terroir - upon wines produced in different regions;
  
  
• tells you how Italian wines are named and demystifies the labels;
  
  
• suggests complimentary food;
  
  
• tells you how to prepare wines for drinking and storage;
  
  
• and includes a pronounciation guide.

Plus the authors include their own wine choices from each region.

If you are planning to experience Italy through her wine - whether at home or on a wine tasting tour, then this is a great book to help you plan to do so. If you think that this book is for you and the latter is the case, then you might like to know that it also comes in Pocket Edition weighing in at just over 45 grams (1.6 ounces).

The Dummies series of books also includes Wine for Dummies by the same authors which has great reviews, and French, Red, and White Wine for Dummies.