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Tamlyn Currin Tara Q Thomas
Tamlyn Currin & Tara Q Thomas
Monday 11 December 2023 • 1 min read
wine writing Italy Piemonte
Italian Wine Unplugged 2.0 cover

Your new go-to reference for Italian wine, plus a close look at Piemonte and a grape-forward look at Italy's ever-changing wine scene.

Italian Wine Unplugged 2.0
Jumbo Shrimp Guide
Published by Mama Jumbo Shrimp
ISBN 9788894686357
€60, £50 Académie du Vin Library

Tamlyn writes Every time I pick up a Jumbo Shrimp book, I become a bigger fan of Stevie Kim and her team. (Even though I’m sure I’m not the only one who’s looked at the words ‘Jumbo Shrimp’ on a wine book as if I’d been served a McDonald’s cheeseburger at a fine-dining restaurant, wondering if someone was...

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