PSA: Piedmont

Hard to judge without holding in your hands, but it looks a bit coffee-tablish. At $200, I'm unlikely get a first hand look at it myself any time soon.

Coolest, in any event, would be something a bit documentary (no photos necessary) a bit anecdotal, carefully-wrought, with facts and figures, but also 'touch and smell.' Levi, were he so inclined, would develop something really first-class, imho, though it would take years to do and require some backing.
 
No, not a coffee table book at all - actually it's exactly what you're describing as what you want. Wasn't $200 when I bought it, though, and I don't understand what's going on there, but these things seem to come in cycles, so put it on your wish list and keep checking back.
 
I think you are overselling that book, Keith. I like it too, but it has a strong emphasis on the past and the post-war era. The talk is about Bartolo's dad instead of Bartolo, for instance. And a lot of wine has been bottled in the decades in between. Some might say that the region has changed tremendously in the last 30 years. That book has addressesed those changes by ignoring them.

There is also little information given to the relative quality or style of a specific producer.

And the big issue is that in the wake of the new cru outlines and cru regulations that imply some sweeping changes in the Barolo zone, the emphasis of the book (on going cru by cru) no longer holds to be accurate for today. There are crus that are disappearing into other crus. Borders are being redrawn.

Sure it is a good resource, but more for the historical perspective.

And $200? That's crazy talk.
 
originally posted by Levi Dalton:
I think you are overselling that book, Keith. I like it too, but it has a strong emphasis on the past and the post-war era. The talk is about Bartolo's dad instead of Bartolo, for instance. And a lot of wine has been bottled in the decades in between. Some might say that the region has changed tremendously in the last 30 years. That book has addressesed those changes by ignoring them.

There is also little information given to the relative quality or style of a specific producer.

And the big issue is that in the wake of the new cru outlines and cru regulations that imply some sweeping changes in the Barolo zone, the emphasis of the book (on going cru by cru) no longer holds to be accurate for today. There are crus that are disappearing into other crus. Borders are being redrawn.

Sure it is a good resource, but more for the historical perspective.

And $200? That's crazy talk.
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Each of the write-ups is interesting in a stand alone sense. But taken as a whole the book is disappointing. The style is a bit discursive, there aren't enough factual references to tie together the properties discussed and we get little sense of what makes Barolo / Piedmont of great interest for those who enjoy traditional wine.
 
I was hoping the Levi's blog would include at least SOMETHING about the possible return of the 501 Straight-Leg to its deserved prominence.

No such luck. :(
 
originally posted by Chris Coad:
I was hoping the Levi's blog would include at least SOMETHING about the possible return of the 501 Straight-Leg to its deserved prominence.

No such luck. :(
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you said it brother. where are the tips on weekend wear for the would be wine slinger?

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