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Chianti & Sangiovese: The Complete Guide to Tuscany's Greatest Red
Everything you need to know about Sangiovese and Chianti — the grape, the Chianti Classico zone, the Super Tuscan era, natural producers, food pairing, and the best Tuscan bottles to drink now.
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Natural Barolo & Nebbiolo: The Complete Guide
Everything you need to know about Barolo and Nebbiolo — terroir, the Barolo Wars, traditional vs. natural production, how it develops in the bottle, food pairing, and how to choose the right bottle.
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Oslavia & Friuli Orange Wine: The Complete Guide to Italy's Most Revolutionary Wine Village
The complete guide to Friuli orange wine and the village of Oslavia — the story of Stanko Radikon and Joško Gravner, how they rebuilt white wine from the ground up, the ponca soils, the Ribolla Gia...
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Amarone Wine: The Complete Guide to Italy's Greatest Dried-Grape Red
The complete guide to Amarone wine — what Amarone is, how appassimento works, the Valpolicella zone, grape varieties, natural and biodynamic Amarone, vintage chart, how to serve and pair it, and th...
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Lambrusco Wine: The Complete Guide to Italy's Most Misunderstood Sparkling Red
The complete guide to Lambrusco wine — what Lambrusco actually is, how industrial Charmat production destroyed its reputation, the revival of dry artisanal Lambrusco, the four key sub-varieties, na...
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Natural Wine for Beginners: The Complete Guide to Getting Started
The complete beginner's guide to natural wine — what natural wine is, why it tastes different, what to expect in the glass, the five bottles to start with, how to read labels, and how to pair natur...
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Wine Without Sulfites: The Complete Guide to SO2, Headaches & Low-Intervention Wine
The complete guide to sulfites in wine — what they are, why they don't cause headaches, what 'no added sulfites' actually means, how much sulfite is in different types of wine, and how to find genu...
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Assyrtiko, Moschofilero & Roditis: The Complete Guide to Greek White Wine
The complete guide to Greek white wine — Assyrtiko from Santorini, Moschofilero from Arcadia, Roditis from the highlands, and the best natural Greek whites to try right now.
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Pétillant Naturel (Pet-Nat): The Complete Guide to Natural Sparkling Wine
Everything about pétillant naturel — what pet-nat is, how méthode ancestrale works, why natural winemakers love it, and the best pet-nat bottles to try right now.
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Armenian Wine: The Complete Guide to Areni, Vayots Dzor & the World's Oldest Winery
The complete guide to Armenian wine — Areni-1, the world's oldest winery, the Vayots Dzor region, the Areni grape, ungrafted 150-year-old vines, and the natural wine producers reviving one of the w...
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