Nicolas Belfrage MW has worked with Italian wine, either in the trade or as a writer, since the early 1970s and qualified as a Master of Wine in 1980, the first American to achieve this honor. He is the author of Barolo to Valpollicella: The Wines of Northern Italy and Brunello to Zibibbo: Tuscany, Central and Southern Italy.
Straightforward yet refreshingly opinionated. --New York Times Straightforward yet refreshingly opinionated. --New York Times Any serious Italophile needs this book. A Best Book of 2009--Wine & Spirits Magazine An excellent introduction to Tuscany's viticultural renaissance. --Pittsburgh Tribune Review Any serious Italophile needs this book. A Best Book of 2009--Wine & Spirits Magazine Any serious Italophile needs this book. A Best Book of 2009--Wine & Spirits Magazine