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Review: This is an excellent Italian wine guide, the best of its kind on the market. The writing has a cheery and approachable style, yet is unmistakably informed and authoritative.In my opinion, the Three Wine Glass rating system (good, excellent, outstanding in its category) is much better than rating systems based on the 100 point scale (like the Wine Spectator's and Wine Advocate's) which profess more precision than they have accuracy. The Gambero Rosso shares its opinions, but in a way that leaves room for my tastes and palate.The 2000 edition presents a good selection of the highly touted 1997 vintage in Tuscany and is worth having just for this.The book is decidedly *not* an introduction to Italian wine, though. It does not discuss the differences in wine regions or wine making techniques and will not help you distinguish or decide between a Chianti and a Barolo. It's not that kind of book.I highly recommend it for anyone interested in buying and drinking Italian wine.
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