{"product_id":"palmento-a-sicilian-wine-odyssey-paperback","title":"Palmento: A Sicilian Wine Odyssey - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert V. Camuto\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHis book takes wine as a powerful metaphor for the independent identity of this mythic land, which has thrown off its legacies of violence, corruption, and poverty to emerge, finally free, with its great soul intact. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by a deep passion for wine, an Italian heritage, and a desire for a land somewhat wilder than his home in southern France, Robert V. Camuto set out to explore Sicily's emerging wine scene. What he discovered during more than a year of traveling the region, however, was far more than a fascinating wine frontier. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chronicling his journey through Palermo to Marsala, and across the rugged interior of Sicily to the heights of Mount Etna, Camuto captures the personalities and flavors and the traditions and natural riches that have made Italy's largest and oldest wine region the world traveler's newest discovery. In the island's vastly different wines he finds an expression of humanity and nature--and the space where the two merge into something more. Here, amid the wild landscapes, lavish markets, dramatic religious rituals, deliciously contrasting flavors, and astonishing natural warmth of its people, Camuto portrays Sicily at a shining moment in history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe takes readers into the anti-Mafia movement growing in the former mob vineyards around infamous Corleone; tells the stories of some of the island's most prominent landowning families; and introduces us to film and music celebrities and other foreigners drawn to Sicily's vineyards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWatch the \u003ci\u003ePalmento\u003c\/i\u003e book trailer on YouTube.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert V. Camuto is an award-winning journalist and travel writer. He is a contributor to \u003ci\u003eWine Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e and the author of \u003ci\u003eCorkscrewed: Adventures in the New French Wine Country\u003c\/i\u003e, available in a Bison Books edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.53 x 8.27 x 5.35 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758796767520,"sku":"9780803239951","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0e6605cf98ff12ac55fd03c1f8cc3686.webp?v=1780135826","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/palmento-a-sicilian-wine-odyssey-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}