Opening a Bottle: Italy - Book by Kevin Day
The cellar at Ca del Baio in Barbaresco

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Producing a book has required all of my focus this summer. But new stories, guides and reports are on the way, starting with brand-new First Taste Guides to Barbaresco as well as one on Chianti Rufina.

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Burano, Italy in the Venetian lagoon at dusk

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