Ep. 1866 South of Somewhere by Robert Camuto | IWP Book Club With Richard Hough

Published: April 5, 2024, 1 p.m.

Welcome Book Club and Episode 1867 of the Italian Wine Podcast with Richard Hough. Today Richard is in conversation with Robert Camuto, discussing his latest book, South of Somewhere.\xa0\xa0\n\xa0\nOn the bookshelf:\n\xa0\nThe books mentioned in today\u2019s show were:\n\xa0\nSouth of Somewhere by Robert Camuto\nCorkscrewed: Adventures in the New French Wine Country by Robert Camuto,\nPalmento: A Sicilian Wine Odyssey by Robert Camuto\nRobert Camuto Meets\u2026, Wine Spectator, https://www.winespectator.com/wine-and-culture/robert-camuto-meets\nA Secular Age by Charles Taylor\nProphet Song by Paul Lynch\nA Quiet Death in Italy by Tom Benjamin\n\xa0\nComing soon:\nIn the next episode of Book Club Richard will be in conversation with Melissa Muller, discussing her lavish cookbook Sicily.\n\xa0\nMore about today\u2019s guest\nRobert Camuto is an award-winning American journalist who has lived and worked in Europe for more than twenty years.\xa0A Wine Spectator contributing editor since 2008, he writes a twice monthly online column for winespectator.com called Robert Camuto Meets\u2026.\nFocusing on personal stories and local histories, Camuto\u2019s work digs into wine regions of Italy, France and beyond.\xa0Robert is author of three highly acclaimed books.\xa0His latest, South of Somewhere: Wine, Food and the Soul of Italy is both a personal memoir and a portrait of Italy\u2019s southern wine and food renaissance today. His Palmento: A Sicilian Wine Odyssey is a classic of both wine storytelling and Sicily\u2019s modern wine movement. He lives in Verona.\xa0\n\xa0\nConnect:\nWebsite: robertvcamuto.com\xa0\nInstagram: robertcamuto_writes\xa0\nFacebook: Robert Camuto\xa0\nTwitter: @robertcamuto\xa0\n\xa0\nMore about the host Richard Hough:\nRichard Hough is the editor, translator and project curator behind Wine Democracy and Vine and Prejudice. He has also published several books about life in Verona, chronicling the city\u2019s history, culture and daily life, not forgetting, of course, its wine! With a long-standing passion for whisky and beer, he\u2019s a relative newcomer to the world of wine and is now desperately trying to make up for lost time! He is the host of Book Club on the Italian Wine Podcast.\n\xa0\nConnect:\nTwitter: www.twitter.com/rick_hough\nInstagram: www.instagram.com/ricksnotesfromverona\xa0\nLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickhough/\n\n_______________________________\nLet's keep in touch! Follow us on our social media channels:\nInstagram www.instagram.com/italianwinepodcast/\xa0\nFacebook www.facebook.com/ItalianWinePodcast\xa0\nTwitter www.twitter.com/itawinepodcast\xa0\nTiktok www.tiktok.com/@mammajumboshrimp\xa0\nLinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/italianwinepodcast\xa0\nIf you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/