Wine Simple: A Totally Approachable Guide from a World-Class Sommelier by Aldo SohmMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
My main issue with this book is that I wanted to buy half the bottles he mentions. All in all this was extremely interesting and broad, covering pretty much all the main types of wine any of us will encounter.
I'm guessing I'll be referring back to this book often, when discovering new wines and/or traveling to the regions they're from.
Some of my (random) notes:
Alto Adige has Italy’s best white wines and Trentino has great reds (he mentions Schiava)
A town called tramin in alto adige has the best Gewurztraminers in the world
Traditionally Chianti was Sangiovese blended with Canaiolo nero and a small amount of Trebbiano (white). In the 80s they started blending it with Cab and Merlot. Then in the 90s they started using oak barrels to make them more marketable worldwide. So now it's difficult to find the original variety anymore.
Old world wines are going to have problems due to climate change, since their accreditation (appelation, denominazione, etc.) depends on strict rules, and the European governments won't be able to keep up with the changes in climate, etc.
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