2021 book reviews – Mediterranean

The Wines of Santorini book cover

Santorini and the southern Italian psyche explored.

The Wines of Santorini
Yiannis Karakasis MW
Published by P & J Veritas Ike
ISBN 9786188545700
€65, £45 plus £12 delivery through Ampéli in London

Disclaimer: this book was edited by Julia Harding. But I only found that out after I’d written the review.

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