Italian Wine: The History, regions, and grapes of an iconic wine country

• Author: SHELLEY LINDGREN & KATE LEAHY
• Publisher: Ten Speed ​​Press
• Language: English
• Publication date: 08/2023
• Number of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 25 x 20cm
• Weight: 1320g
• Format: hardcover
• ISBN: 9781984857620

Presentation:

From award-winning sommelier Shelley Lindgren, long recognized (and now anointed!) for her championing of lesser-known Italian wines, and acclaimed cookbook author Kate Leahy, comes a friendly and charming guide to Italian wines two decades into their making. The dynamic storytelling duo takes you on a beautifully photographed and delightfully comprehensive journey to understand what Italian wine looks like today: the creators shaping the industry, the innovative ways farmers are adapting to climate change, and the history that paved the way for this current movement.

Travel vicariously through the twenty regions with Leahy and Lindgren and expand your palate beyond Chianti, Pinot Grigio, and Lambrusco. Immerse yourself in the untold stories of how ancient winemaking techniques, power shifts and family movements, as well as the terrain and climate have influenced modern Italian winemaking. Lindgren and Leahy's curiosity and passion are infectious and inviting, and you'll leave with a buzz and a richer understanding of the country's wines.

Let Italian Wine be your in-depth and fun guide to this endlessly fascinating and diverse world of wine.

The authors:

Shelley Lindgren is the wine director and owner of San Francisco's beloved Italian restaurant A16. She is a James Beard Award winner for Outstanding Wine Program; a Slow Wine Fair Award winner for Best Selection of Good, Clean, and Fair Italian Wines; and a knight of the Italian government, receiving the prestigious "Cavaliere dell'Ordine Della Stella Italia" (Dott.ssa) for her professional dedication to Italian wine. Shelley's work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Food & Wine, Punch, San Francisco Chronicle, and numerous other publications. She has served on the boards of La Cocina, the Sommeliers Guild, and Slide Ranch, and is a member of Les Dames d'Escoffier. She lives in San Francisco with her husband, two sons, and a border collie.

Kate Leahy is the author and co-author of more than a dozen books, including Wine Style, Lavash, La Buvette, and Burma Superstar. Her work has been featured in Food & Wine, Bon Appétit, and Smithsonian Magazine. A former cook turned writer, she lives in San Francisco with her partner and their corgi.

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