{"product_id":"italy-in-a-wineglass-the-story-of-italy-through-its-wines-hardcover","title":"Italy in a Wineglass: The Story of Italy Through Its Wines - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarc Millon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Compulsory reading\" - \u003ci\u003eThe International Wine Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA leading travel writer guides readers on a sumptuous journey through time and flavor to understand how and why wine transformed Italy . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"It's not often that a wine writer can engross and enthrall you with the history of a culture where wine merely plays its part along with many other players. Marc Millon does this absorbingly and impressively, telling the intriguing, exasperating, but ultimately optimistic story of Italy and its wines.\" --\u003cb\u003eOZ CLARKE\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe History of Wine in 100 Bottles\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe world is enamored with Italy: its culture, art, food, and fashion, its beautiful landscapes, and famous cities--and, of course, its wine. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the ancient Greeks to the Medici, and from fascism to feminism, Italy has always been entwined with wine. Through the millennia, it has been a celebratory libation at great events, given solace in times of despair, and fortified warriors before battle. Whether Possessioni Rosso, still made by descendants of Dante; Barolo \"Lazzarito,\" from a wine estate founded by the son of Italy's first king; or Terre Rosse di Giabbascio, pressed from grapes grown on ex-Mafia land, the peninsula's wines provide an intoxicating insight into the ideas, events, and personalities that shaped Italian history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf history can sometimes be throat-achingly dry, writer and wine expert Marc Millon serves up a delightfully fresh take on Italy's past, present, and future, best enjoyed with a glass in hand.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarc Millon has been travelling, eating, drinking, learning and writing about wine, food and travel for nearly 40 years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarc is the author of 14 books and has been published on both sides of the Atlantic. Marc also writes for \u003ci\u003eFood \u0026amp; Travel Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and he formerly had a monthly wine column for many years in \u003ci\u003eItaly Magazine.\u003c\/i\u003e He is a certified Vinitaly International Academy Italian Wine Ambassador and regularly lectures and hosts gastronomic cultural tours in Italy, France and England with Martin Randall Travel. His regular weekly podcast, '\u003ci\u003eWine, Food and Travel with Marc Millon, ' \u003c\/i\u003eon the Italian Wine Podcast channel\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eregularly attracting several thousands of listens per show. He has extensive contacts within the world of Italian wine and culture, as well as in the world of wine, food and travel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen he is not on the road, he lives on the River Exe in Topsham, Devon, England.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.1 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 28, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752855994656,"sku":"9781685890971","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ca0f65d9114e4d2590feebbbdee5301d.webp?v=1780005991","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/italy-in-a-wineglass-the-story-of-italy-through-its-wines-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}