REVIEWS
VINEPAIR STAFF
VinePair“The most comprehensive guide to Italian Wine ever written has just been released”
“"...The book walks readers through Italy by exploring each grape that calls the country home. You can digest as much or as little as you want in one sitting, either focusing on one grape, or tackling an entire region."
[READ MORE]ISAAC BAKER
Terroirist. A Daily Wine Blog“Book Review: Italian Wine Unplugged Grape by Grape”
“A master key (…) its grape-by-grape breakdown an incomparable reference tool for Italian wine grapes (…). It is accessible in the sense that you can choose how deeply you engage with the information. Each small piece of the giant puzzle is digestible, so you can dig as deep as you’d like, and you can gloss over the inevitable grape or appellation you’ve never heard of and will surely never remember.”
[READ MORE]STEVE RAYE
Bevology Blog“Review of Italian Wine Unplugged Grape by Grape”
“I also like the mind maps by JC Viens… a very useful graphic that helps the reader understand the relationship of the varietal heritage, characteristics and the wines that each produces.”
[READ MORE]ELISABETTA TOSI
Vino Pigro Blog“A book to read: Italian Wine Unplugged (Grape by Grape)”
“The Italian Wine Unplugged is a sort of everything you always wanted to know about this topic but were too shy (or lazy) to ask.”
[READ MORE]LUCIANO FERRARO
Corriere della Sera“5 libri da bere. 5 vini da leggere.”
“Un giro d’Italia tra grappoli dai nomi buffi o altisonanti, per scoprire quanto sia ricca l’Italia nel bicchiere. Lettura accompagnabile con il valdostano Nathan di Ermes Pavese, bianco morbido e fragrante, un Prié in purezza.”
[READ MORE]ANGELO PERETTI
The Internet Gourmet“Anche il vino può essere unplugged (per fortuna).”
“Questo libro…ci prova a mappare questa nostra terra italiana così difficile da schematizzare e a farlo in una maniera possibilmente semplice da capire per chi utilizzi il volume. Se ci riesce? Direi di sì, direi proprio di sì, e se fossi uno forestiero che volesse tentare di diventare un “wine maestro”, bè, me lo studierei per bene.”
[READ MORE]GHERARDO FABRETTI
Associazione Italian Sommelier“Italian Wine Unplugged I Vini Italiani Spiegati Facili”
“Mai minaccioso, né dottorale, Italian Wine Unplugged è un esempio per chiunque trova difficoltoso trasmettere la propria passione per il vino a chi non parla italiano. Inglese informale e chiaro, impaginazione intuitiva, uso spregiudicato e brillante dei colori: un tesoro per chiunque desideri saperne di più sulla viticoltura nazionale.”
[READ MORE]Editors
Cronache di Gusto“To tell the Italian vineyard to the world. Ian D'Agata and Stevie Kim try it with a book”
“The usefulness of the book, for the lovers, the insiders, the cellars and therefore the producers themselves, lies in its great informative capacity.”
[READ MORE]GIANBATTISTA MARCHETTO
Il Sole 24Ore““Italian Wine Unplugged: vademecum digitale sui vitigni italiani (per esperti/appassionati/curiosi)”
“I wine lover contemporanei possono… disporre di un apparato iconografico esteso relativo ai vitigni con schede a colori, mappe mentali, foto delle vigne e mappe delle denominazioni protette. Prima di addentrarsi nel tecnico, il libro offre anche uno sguardo d'insieme su storia, tradizioni, specificità geografiche e ambientali che rendono comprensibile l'enorme varietà di vitigni e le specificità locali dei vini italiani.”
[READ MORE]PAUL HOWARD
Wine Alchemy“Book Review: Italian Wine Unplugged Grape by Grape”
“Italian Wine Unplugged brings something genuinely new and refreshing to wine books (…). The digital format is perfect for this book because of its portability. Download it onto your mobile device and never be without it. Read at home, refer to it in a shop or restaurant or take it to a vineyard or winery. The ability to search and bookmark also means you can get the information you want in seconds. You can highlight text, make notes and print out. The style is visual and infographic, the text well written and engaging.”
[READ MORE]ULRICH KOHLMANN
Intravino“Italian Wine Unplugged, 430 vitigni italiani nel libro di Stevie Kim e Ian d’Agata”
“Nei tempi della globalizzazione un approccio comunicativo che focalizza i vitigni e non la sovrastruttura spesso bizantina delle denominazioni può essere la carta vincente.”
[READ MORE]INTERVIEWS
Patrick Schmitt
THE DRINKS BUSINESS““New Book aims to be ‘gold standard for Italian wine’.”
Interview with author Stevie Kim
[READ MORE]Chan Jun Park
THE SCENT““A small giant in the Italian wine industry.”
Interview with author Stevie Kim
[READ MORE]Carol Massar and Cory Johnson
BLOOMBERG MARKETS with Carol Massar and Cory Johnson“““Kim on Italian Wine Unplugged.”
Radio interview with author Stevie Kim
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