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- ↑ Bastianich, Joseph; Lynch, David (2005). Vino italiano: the regional wines of Italy (Rev. and updated ed.). New York: Clarkson Potter. ISBN 978-1-4000-9774-6.
- ↑ O'Keefe, Kerin (2014). Barolo and Barbaresco: the king and queen of Italian wine. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 223. ISBN 978-0-520-27326-9.
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- ↑ Brook, Stephen (2020-10-11). "Wine Legend: Bruno Giacosa, Asili Barbaresco Riserva 2004". Decanter. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
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