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Amarone - og vinene fra Valpolicella

Amarone - and the Wines from Valpolicella

ABOUT THE BOOK

This book is the ultimate guide to the Amarone wine as well as, to a large extent, its sister brands Valpolicella/Ripasso/Recioto della Valpolicella. It takes you on a tour of the Valpolicella region between Verona and Lake Garda, introducing you to the various districts and wine types of this unique area.

FROM THE CONTENT OF THE BOOK

The region

History, geography and climate

Grape varieties

The Wines

Amarone and co.
The vineyards
From grape to bottle
Vintages
The various Amarone styles
Amarone and food

The Producers

Maps of the individual districts with an indication of each producer

Learn the history of mythical Amarone, the very special production methods and the local grape varieties used to make it. We will also take a critical look at the cheap and anonymous supermarket Amarones and the paradox of their role both as creators and destructors of the wine's image.

Approximately half the book is devoted to a description of the best and most important producers as well as a briefer discussion of a number of other producers, ranging from the large cooperatives to the small family businesses, and from the puritans rooted in tradition to the visionary modernists. How do their wines taste? What style of Amarone do they follow?

THE AUTHOR

Thomas Ilkjær is a Danish wine writer currently based in Stockholm, Sweden. Since 1997, he has been contributing to the Danish magazine "Vinbladet" as well as to specialized wine magazines in Denmark, Sweden and Norway.

In addition, he is editor and co-author of the most comprehensive Nordic textbook on Italian wine (published in Danish and Norwegian) and editor of several wine books.

Co-founder and manager of Vinakademiet (The Wine Academy), Thomas Ilkjær lectures on a variety of subjects.

He was awarded the Danish title of "Gran Maestro del Vino Italiano" in 1997 and short-listed for The Best Young Foreign Journalist of the Year 2008 and 2010 awarded by Comitato Grandi Cru d'Italia.

MAIN MAGAZINES

Denmark: Vinbladet and Gastro

Sweden: Dina Viner and Livets Goda

Norway: Vinforum

From 2010, Thomas Ilkjær will be contributing to the Italian bi-weekly Corriere del Vinicolo.