"The Ecco Guide to the Best Wines of Italy" will be simple to read and user-friendly, with concise and useful information for where to buy wines as well as information about visiting the winemaker if you go Italy. It will make Italian wines easier to understand and it will point out sure-bet, excellent wines that won't let anyone down. The book will also have a detailed glossary and appendix section. There is no other book out there like this one - a truly comprehensive guide to Italian wines. D'Agata is on the road six months out of the year, traveling throughout Italy visiting wine estates and cellars. This book represents the end of a year's worth of wine tastings and wine travels and long conversations with the producers.
The Ecco Guide to the Best Wines of Italy : The Ultimate Resource for Finding, Buying, Drinking, and Enjoying Italy's Best Wines
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Ian D'Agata is the director of the International Wine Academy, which opened in Rome in 2002 as a club and meeting place for wine lovers. He has written about wine for 25 years and is the 2007 recipient of the prestigious award for "Best Young Italian Wine Journalist." He is the writer of all things Italy for Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, the author of numerous volumes on Italian wines, and a regular contributor to several magazines on the subject. Research professor of enology at the University of New Mexico, D'Agata is regularly invited all over the world to lecture on wine appreciation and to organize tastings for importers and estates.