 THE ECCO GUIDE TO THE BEST WINES OF ITALY
(Harper Collins/Ecco publishers, USA)
This english language–only wine guide is the definitive book about Italian wines. Written in a user-friendly, easy to grasp format, it contains loads of up to date information that has never been before reported in any text, but that you’ll soon see copied by others everywhere. More importantly, there are scores of great wines listed from little known producers who do not have the numbers or economic clout to pay for neither glossy magazine advertisements nor to participate in expensive travelling road shows, and whom you won’t read much about anywhere else. The book includes lists of Italy’s 100 best red wines, Italy’s best 60 white wines and a whole lot more, but also fundamental chapters on Italian wine history, geography, grape varieties and more. A must-buy for anyone truly interested in becoming a real expert on Italian wine. 384 pages of pure enjoyment and learning potential, over 340 wines included).
To order one, go to www.harpercollins.com or www.amazon.com
 THE D’AGATA & COMPARINI GUIDE TO ITALY’S BEST WINES 2009
(Guido Tommasi Editore, Italy )
The annual D’Agata & Comparini guide is rapidly becoming the insiders guide to the year’s best wines of Italy, and this for many reasons. Less unwieldly than most other Italian wine guides, it is the only one in colour,the only one that carries photos of the labels of each wine, the only one also written in english, the only one written with recognized world caliber wine experts such as Charles Metcalfe, Derek Smedley MW and Bernard Burtschy, and most important, it is the only major, credible Italian wine guide that has no advertisements whatsoever.
Unlike other Italian wine guides that contain advertisement pages (if these do not include pages of wine advertisement directly, then the restaurant guides edited by the same publisher might), the D’Agata & Comparini guide does not.
The annual D’Agata & Comparini guide is presented each year during the Merano International Weinfestival, Italy's second most important wine show and always held the second weekend of november. The site of the awards ceremony is the central theatre of Merano, before a full house of producers, journalists and experts.
The 2009 version, the fourth edition, is available in Italian bookstores everywhere (or available at www.guidotommasi.it or at www.winecademyroma.com) and lists the 100 best wines of Italy for the year (starting from the number one wine of the year and then in descending order to the number one hundred wine). Producer addresses, phone and fax numbers, websites, emails, colour reproduction of the winning wine labels, food and wine matches, how to get there, production figures (grape varieties used, number of bottles,…) and more! 287 pages, 126 wines described).
To order one, go to www.guidotommasi.it or www.wineacademyroma.com
Vini prezzo-piacere 2009
THE GUIDE TO ITALY’S PRICE-PLEASURE WINES 2009 –QUALITY BELOW €15
(Guido Tommasi Editore, Italy)
This is Ian D’Agata’s other annual guide to the best wines of Italy, and is specifically devoted to those great little wines available on store shelves at or less than €15 per bottle (in Italy). A veritable treasure trove of fine everyday wines, Italy has something for everyone, but sorting out through all the plonk isn’t always easy. Many of these little known wines are an absolute joy to drink, and guaranteed to make everyone happy come dinner time, your wallet included. As yet little known Italian native grape varieties, small, often ungheard of producers, picturesque corners of Italy…its’ all here at your fingertips!
Producer addresses, phone and fax numbers, websites, emails, colour reproduction of the winning wine labels….now going in its third edition and available in Italian bookstores everywhere (or at www.guidotommasi.it or at www.winecademyroma.com), it was chosen last year by Sale e Pepe, one of Italy’s best selling monthly food magazines and printed in over 25,000 copies/year, making the ’09 version a smashing success and one of Italy’s best selling wine guides of the year. 191 pages, 163 award winning wines described.
To order one, go to www.guidotommasi.it or www.wineacademyroma.com
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