Italian Wines: A Guide to the World of Italian Wine for Experts and Wine Lovers

by Gambero Rosso

The tenth edition of Italian Wines , published by Gambero Rosso and Slow Food Editore, a translation of the twentieth edition of the Italian version, is the world's most complete guide to quality Italian wines. Richer and more complete than ever, its 960 pages assess over 2,200 wine producers and their labels. Over 16,000 wines are reviewed, selected by a team of more than 120 tasters under the direction of GR and SFE. Italian Wines 2007 , besides...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1890142123
• ISBN13: 9781890142124
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Gambero Rosso
• Length: 960 Pages
• Weight: 2.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 5.8" x 11.2"

Customer Reviews

Vino Italiano

The "Bible" of Italian wines. Most of the Italian wines found in good wine shops can be found in this book so you can compare before buying and the critiques are "right on".

Very Good

Excellent book, well organised and easy to ready and find what you looking for providing that you know about Italian Wines.

important resource for italian wine reviews

while the impartiality of the Gambero Rosso Guide has long been questioned, this guide nonetheless is an important reference for anyone interested in Italian wines. Few wineries in Italy do NOT make it into the guide, which in itself is valuable. Secondly, the actual reviews of the wines are generally informative. Whether or not you believe in the validity of a review system based on 1-3 glasses, there is a wealth of information here, and often regarding wines and vintages that have not been reviewed in the more "authoritative" (for lack of a better word) international publications. The reviews are also timely: whereas Spectator or the Advocate tend to be eternally stuck a vintage behind distibutors' and retail availability, the Gambero Rosso is usually up-to-date with the latest vintage.

A must have

I have been purchasing the "Guide" every year for many years... For any lover or collector of Italian wine this book is a MUST HAVE...

For connoisseurs

It's a very nice book, but the reader must know that it's not a guide to understand italian wine (beginner guide). You need to know a little bit about what Chianti, Barolo or Verdicchio are. "Italian wines 99" is more a book to help the reader to buy wines, to choose. Some regions are well described, as Tuscany or Piedmont, but Lazio (Frascati's region) or Basilicate are poorly represented.