The sommelier and restaurateur Joe Campanale’s new wine e-book, “Vino: The Important Information to Actual Italian Wine,” is just not for novices. However those that already perceive Chianti and the D.O.C.G. classification may be primed to find wines made by small producers from native grapes like frappato, grechetto and bonarda. Mr. Campanale began within the wine enterprise in his early 20s and obtained a stable training from consultants just like the wine educator Linda Lawry (who died in November). Right here he ignores pinot grigio however delves into orange wines and whites that profit from growing older, names his favourite labels and takes you thru Italy’s 20 areas, describing the terroir, grapes, historical past and wineries that distinguish every.
“Vino: The Important Information to Actual Italian Wine” by Joe Campanale with Joshua David Stein (Clarkson Potter, $35).
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