Reviews for The Simon & Schuster guide to the wines of Italy

The average rating for The Simon & Schuster guide to the wines of Italy based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-03-28 00:00:00 Chrisss Ruummzz Reading this is almost as much fun as eating. I got my recipe for mussel soup (Zuppa di cozze) from this guy and I have been making it for years and years. I would love to read this book again but it is stored away back in the States somewhere. I think I also picked up my recipe for tomato sauce from Mr. Root. I write a lot about the food of Spain and I would love to expand it into a book some day. One thing that I have learned about living in Europe is to respect food. It isn't something just to stuff into your fat gob to fulfill a caloric requirement. People here even take the time to decant a bag of potato chips into a bowl for presentation. And it's not about buying some yuppie ingredients that cost a fortune; it's about taking the time to care about what you are making. We have to eat every day so you may as well make the best of it.

Review # 2 was written on 2019-10-06 00:00:00 Andrea Taylor-miner An in-depth looking at Italian food, wine and cooking from a historical, cultural and regional perspective. Well written, though I might suggest that some of his opinions seem a bit dated, still well worth a read if you want some perspective on what gets eaten in different areas of Italy and why it gets eaten the way that it does.