1.A travelers wine guide to Italy Stephen Hobley-Basic information for planning trips into wine areas such as piedmontand tuscany with listings of specific wineries,maps and contact info
2.Touring in wine country-
three seperate books northwest italy which (most important area piedmont)
northeast-includes verona,and the 3rd book is tuscany by maureen ashley series editor hugh johnson
3.wines of italy-Burton anderson (pocket guide)
4.Best italian wines Burton Anderson
5.Italian wines 2002
published every year by gambero rosso- In depth with just about every wine produced 800 pages
6.vino italiano- the regional wines of italy
joseph bastianich and david lynch
7.the food and wine lovers guide to tuscany-Carla Capalbo
8.barolo to valpolicella
brunello to zibibbo two books by nicholas belfrage

let me know if this is helpful I can recommend a few books on hiking/walking not on your list RR



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Tell me about the hiking books - I am always looking for new and better ones!

Pauline from Slow Travelers

Robert, this is an excellent list of wine books. I would add "The New Italy" but otherwise you have covered the bases. I really like Vino Italiano - the first book in a long time to explain Italian wines to the average Joe - not just a ratings guide. Good job.

Shannon
www.chowbellabooks.com

lonely planet-walking in Italy hellen gillman etc.

long distance walks in grand paradiso and southern valotain j.w. akitt

walking the alpine parks of france and northwest italy
marcia r. lieberman

maps sourse of hiking maps
as well as city maps
www.omnimap.com

walks within venice
cadogan guide to venice

venice for pleasure j.g. links

treking in the dolomites
henry stedman

there is a good european website similiar to mapquest www.mappy.it RR