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Informationen zum Autor Mary Ewing-Mulligan and Ed McCarthy co-authored the bestselling Wine For Dummies . Mary, the only woman Master of Wine in the U.S., owns International Wine Center, a New York wine school. Ed also wrote Champagne For Dummies . Klappentext 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 : French Wine For Dummies Red Wine For Dummies White Wine For Dummies Wine Buying Companion For Dummies Champagne For Dummies Discover how to: Translate wine labels Target great wine bargains Develop your own wine tastes Match Italian wine with foods Get smart! @www.dummies.com Find listings of all our books Choose from many different subject categories Sign up for eTips at etips.dummies.com Zusammenfassung An easy-to-understand guide to Italian wine tours the wine regions of Italy and describes a variety of local specialties; provides authoritative advice on how to select and purchase Italian wines; and furnishes a helpful glossary of terms! vintage chart! pronunciation key! and more. Original. 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 ...
