Want to know more about Italian wines?
Want to impress your friends and family with quirky facts?
Want to discover new, exciting, passionate, innovative and authentic wine makers, from vegan to organic?
With its blazing sunshine, fascinating winemaking history, innumerable native grape varieties and diverse, often volcanic soils, Southern Italy is currently one of the most exciting parts of the world for wine. The Ancient Greeks, called it Oenotria, meaning 'the land of wine'. Winners of the ancient Olympic Games were often offered wine from Krimisa, the Greek name for Cirò in Calabria.
The collection Colloquial Wines proposes an intimate visit of the greatest wine-making countries in a convivial, accessible and practical pocket book.
Contains:

• History
• How wine is made
• How to get the most out of wine
• Storage and serving temperatures
• Food pairing
• The regions of Southern Italy
• 12 wines to discover(red, white, rosé, orange, sparkling, fortified, )
• and a pinch of quirkiness.