Very well researched and thorough. Haven’t read it all, but clearly a good book on the subject. Similar in style and structure to “Barolo: Tar and Roses” which hasn’t been updated in over 20 years. Safe to say it is immediately the best book on the subject.
I’m reading it now. Definitely a must-have for Piedmont fans. Focus is on profiles and histories of the producers, informative but not dry, and plenty of fascinating inside-baseball stuff on the DOCG politics and the like. Don’t pick it up looking for TNs, although there are a few. But if Kerin gives a producer good press, you know they’re worth your while. She’s very much on top of who the most exciting classicists of the moment are.
That is a bit disturbing, depending on what this book is “claimed” to be. Omitting those who are not your “taste”…especially someone as prominent in the mix as Voerzio, can be a real negative for a “reference” book.
I’m interested in all schools there…not just someone’s personal favorites.
Is Sottimano mentioned?
I guess I should try to access the index somehow before buying.
Good. Nice to read an ‘opinionated’ person view. And in this case one that leans towards the traditionalists whom I appreciate more than the modernists.
She may have felt (purely guessing) that it is better to omit him altogether than give him a poor write up and then face the wrath of the producer and his loyal fans.
No need to speculate, she lays out her philosophy very clearly in the introduction. She considers international-style Barolo a travesty and says she only covers those producers when she thinks it’s warranted for historical reasons.
My book arrives on Tuesday. I got the advice to purchase from another thread. My only concern is that the book is around $30 but the wine I will drink while reading it will be costly. I find reading wine/food books without actually enjoying the underlying subject matter frustrating.