ITALIAN WINE FOR DUMMIES 意大利红酒入门

“I have yet to encounter more knowledgeable guides to...Italian wine.”
—Piero Antinori, President, Antinori Wines “Bravo to Ed and Mary! This book shows their love for Italy, the Italian producers, and the great marriage of local foods with local wines. Here is a great book that presents the information without intimidation.”
—Piero Selvaggio, VALENTINO Restaurant Right now, Italy is the most exciting wine country on earth. The quality of Italian wines has never been higher and the range of wines has never been broader. Even better, the types of Italian wines available outside of Italy have never been greater. But with all these new Italian wines and wine zones—not to mention all the obscure grape varieties, complicate blends, strange names and restrictive wine laws—Italian wines are also about he most challenging of all to master. The time has come for comprehensive, up-to-date guides to Italian wines.
Authored by certified wine educators and authors Ed McCarthy and Mary Ewing-Mulligan, Italian Wine For Dummies introduces you to the delectable world of fine Italian wine. It shows you how to:
Translate wine labels
Identify great wine bargains
Develop your own wine tastes
Match Italian wines with foods
Here’s everything you need to know to enjoy the best Tuscans, Sicilians, Abruzzese and other delicious Italian wines. This lighthearted and informative guide explores:
The styles of wine made in Italy and the major grape varieties used to make them How the Italian name their wines, the complicated laws governing how names are given and the meanings of common label terminology Italy’s important wine regions—including a region-by-region survey of the best vineyards and their products A guide to pronouncing Italian wine terms and names and how to order Italian wines in restaurants For Italians, wine (vino) is food (alimentari) and food is love (amore). And you can never have enough love in your life. So, order a copy of Italian Wine For Dummies, today and get ready to share the love!

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.

Introduction
About This Book
PART I: The Big Picture of Italian Wine
PART II: The Wine Regions of Northern Italy
PART III: The Wine Regions of Central Italy
PART IV: The Wine Regions of Southern Italy
PART V: The Part of Tens
PART VI: Appendixes
Icons Used in This Book
PART I: The Big Picture of Italian Wine
Chapter 1: Born to Make Wine
Wine to Boot
From the Alps to almost Africa
Diverse conditions, diverse wines
Italian Wine Styles Today
The Italian prototype
Red, white, and beyond
Chapter 2: Grapes from Near and Far
Italy's Curious Varieties
Native talents
Immigrants and migrants
The Major Grapes
Reds aplenty
Over-achieving whites
Chapter 3: The Language of the Label
The Name Game
The DOC calls
Non-DOC/G wines
Putting faith in the DOC
Common Wine Label Words
PART II: The Wine Regions of Northern Italy
Chapter 4: The Wines of Piedmont
The Majesty of Piedmont
Wines of the Alba Area
The Wines of Southeastern Piedmont
Northern Piedmont
Other Piedmont Wines
Chapter 5: Other Northwest Regions
Alpine Valle d'Aosta
Liguria: The Riviera
Chapter 6: North-Central Italy
Lombardy Has It All
Emilia-Romagna: One Region, Really Two
Chapter 7: Northeastern Italy
Trentino-Alto Adige: One Region, Two Cultures
Veneto: Verona to Venice
Friuli-Venezia Giulia: The Great White Way
PART III: The Wine Regions of Central Italy
Chapter 8: The Wines of Tuscany
Chapter 9: The Wines of Central Italy
PART IV: The Wine Regions of Southern Italy
Chapter 10: The Wines of Southern Italy
Chapter 11: Sicily and Sardinia
PART V: The Part of Tens
Chapter 12: Ten Commonly-Asked Questions about Italian Wines
Chapter 13: Ten Common Italian Wine Myths Exposed
PART VI: Appendixes
Appendix A: Pronunciation Guide to Italian Wine Names and Terms
Appendix B: Italian Wine Vintage Chart: 1980 to 1999
Index