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I've personally chosen these books for their insight, clarity and
readability for the beginning wine enthusiast.
Find all sorts of books on wine, wine-making and wine-enjoying...
I've personally chosen these books for their insight, clarity and
readability for the beginning wine enthusiast.
The Wine Bible
From the Publisher: Though it drinks deep of its
subject, Karen MacNeil's Wine Bible deftly avoids
two traps many wine books fall into: talking down to
wine novices or talking up to more experienced
enophiles. The book avoids these traps through
MacNeil's obvious, and infectious, love of her
subject, which comes out in almost every sentence
of the book, and which lets her talk about wine in a
way that combines the good teacher, the trusted
friend, and the expert sommelier.
Vinapedia Rating: * * * *
From the Publisher: Though it drinks deep of its
subject, Karen MacNeil's Wine Bible deftly avoids
two traps many wine books fall into: talking down to
wine novices or talking up to more experienced
enophiles. The book avoids these traps through
MacNeil's obvious, and infectious, love of her
subject, which comes out in almost every sentence
of the book, and which lets her talk about wine in a
way that combines the good teacher, the trusted
friend, and the expert sommelier.
Vinapedia Rating: * * * *
Wine (101 Essential Tips)
From the Publisher: Breaks down learning about
wine into 101 easy-to-grasp tips and gives quick
answers to all your questions. Tom Stevenson has
been writing about wine for nearly thirty years and
is the author of more than 20 books. He's been
nominated on three occasions as Wine Writer of
the Year and received the coveted Wine Literary
Award, America's lifetime achievement award for
wine writing.
Vinapedia Rating: * * * 1/2
From the Publisher: Breaks down learning about
wine into 101 easy-to-grasp tips and gives quick
answers to all your questions. Tom Stevenson has
been writing about wine for nearly thirty years and
is the author of more than 20 books. He's been
nominated on three occasions as Wine Writer of
the Year and received the coveted Wine Literary
Award, America's lifetime achievement award for
wine writing.
Vinapedia Rating: * * * 1/2
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World Atlas of Wine
From Booklist: The turn of the year means another
vintage of wine has been laid down in the world's
cellars, and people await the verdict on the latest
crop. Now, more than ever, connoisseurs look for
the particular qualities imparted to wines by the
soils where the grapes matured. Hugh Johnson's
The World Atlas of Wine has been the recognized
authority in the geographic study of wine for more
than 30 years. Now Jancis Robinson has joined
forces with Johnson for the book's fifth edition...
Vinapedia Rating: * * * 1/2
From Booklist: The turn of the year means another
vintage of wine has been laid down in the world's
cellars, and people await the verdict on the latest
crop. Now, more than ever, connoisseurs look for
the particular qualities imparted to wines by the
soils where the grapes matured. Hugh Johnson's
The World Atlas of Wine has been the recognized
authority in the geographic study of wine for more
than 30 years. Now Jancis Robinson has joined
forces with Johnson for the book's fifth edition...
Vinapedia Rating: * * * 1/2
A Year in Provence
From the Publisher: Who hasn't dreamed, on a
mundane Monday or frowzy Friday, of chucking it all
in and packing off to the south of France?
Provençal cookbooks and guidebooks entice with
provocatively fresh salads and azure skies, but is it
really all Côtes-du-Rhône and fleur-de-lis? Author
Peter Mayle answers that question with wit,
warmth, and wicked candor in A Year in Provence,
the chronicle of his own foray into Provençal
domesticity...
Vinapedia Rating: * * * *
From the Publisher: Who hasn't dreamed, on a
mundane Monday or frowzy Friday, of chucking it all
in and packing off to the south of France?
Provençal cookbooks and guidebooks entice with
provocatively fresh salads and azure skies, but is it
really all Côtes-du-Rhône and fleur-de-lis? Author
Peter Mayle answers that question with wit,
warmth, and wicked candor in A Year in Provence,
the chronicle of his own foray into Provençal
domesticity...
Vinapedia Rating: * * * *
The Wine and Food Lover's Diet
From the Publisher: Eat good food, drink a little
wine, lose weight! Sounds too good to be true? Not
with The Wine and Food Lover's Diet. Created by a
sports doctor with a background in nutrition, this is
a diet that combines healthful eating with a love of
eating. Imagine a meal of bacon-topped arugula
salad, pecan-crusted chicken paired with the
perfect glass of wine, and closing with chocolate
souffl or some ice cream and a cup of coffee and
then, even better, looking at the decrease on the
scales the next morning.
Vinapedia Rating: * * *
From the Publisher: Eat good food, drink a little
wine, lose weight! Sounds too good to be true? Not
with The Wine and Food Lover's Diet. Created by a
sports doctor with a background in nutrition, this is
a diet that combines healthful eating with a love of
eating. Imagine a meal of bacon-topped arugula
salad, pecan-crusted chicken paired with the
perfect glass of wine, and closing with chocolate
souffl or some ice cream and a cup of coffee and
then, even better, looking at the decrease on the
scales the next morning.
Vinapedia Rating: * * *
Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book, 2007
From the Publisher: Hugh Johnson has won a
legion of fans with his keen ability to make the
sometimes complex topic of wine wonderfully
lucid—and every year, his popular pocket guide is
a bestseller. That makes it number one in the
market. Here, in it’s 30th anniversary year, he has
completely revised and updated this classic,
offering more current news than ever on over 6,000
wines, growers, and regions, along with up-to-the-
minute vintage information, recommended wines
(including budget options), and star ratings...
investment...
Vinapedia Rating: * * *1/2
From the Publisher: Hugh Johnson has won a
legion of fans with his keen ability to make the
sometimes complex topic of wine wonderfully
lucid—and every year, his popular pocket guide is
a bestseller. That makes it number one in the
market. Here, in it’s 30th anniversary year, he has
completely revised and updated this classic,
offering more current news than ever on over 6,000
wines, growers, and regions, along with up-to-the-
minute vintage information, recommended wines
(including budget options), and star ratings...
investment...
Vinapedia Rating: * * *1/2
How to Taste: A Guide to Enjoying Wine
From the Publisher: Whether Montessori or Merlot,
kindergarten or Cabernet, the importance of a good
instructor during the formative years is crucial.
That's why newcomers to the world of wine could
do a lot worse than having a corkscrew in one
hand and a copy of Jancis Robinson's How to
Taste in the other. A revision of 1983's Masterglass
and published in the U.K. under the superior title
Jancis Robinson's Wine-Tasting Workbook, How
to Taste is a primer by a certified Master of Wine
and star of the PBS series Jancis Robinson's Wine
Course...
Vinapedia Rating: * * **
From the Publisher: Whether Montessori or Merlot,
kindergarten or Cabernet, the importance of a good
instructor during the formative years is crucial.
That's why newcomers to the world of wine could
do a lot worse than having a corkscrew in one
hand and a copy of Jancis Robinson's How to
Taste in the other. A revision of 1983's Masterglass
and published in the U.K. under the superior title
Jancis Robinson's Wine-Tasting Workbook, How
to Taste is a primer by a certified Master of Wine
and star of the PBS series Jancis Robinson's Wine
Course...
Vinapedia Rating: * * **
Wine and War: The French, the Nazis, and the
Battle for France's Greatest Treasure
From the Publisher: Liberty, equality, and fraternity
are all well and good, a champion of French culture
once remarked. But, he continued, what made
France truly superior to its neighbors was the
French passion for wine, which "contributed to the
French race by giving it wit, gaiety, and good taste,
qualities which set it profoundly apart from people
who drink a lot of beer...."
Vinapedia Rating: * * **
Battle for France's Greatest Treasure
From the Publisher: Liberty, equality, and fraternity
are all well and good, a champion of French culture
once remarked. But, he continued, what made
France truly superior to its neighbors was the
French passion for wine, which "contributed to the
French race by giving it wit, gaiety, and good taste,
qualities which set it profoundly apart from people
who drink a lot of beer...."
Vinapedia Rating: * * **
Parker's Wine Buyer's Guide 6th Edition
From an Amazon.com reviewer: This sixth edition
of Parker's wine-buying guide is the result of
Robert Parker and his accomplice, Pierre Rovani,
tasting their way through more than 8,000 wines.
Parker introduces the book as a "consumer's
guide to wine." Although Parker and Rovani both
write very well, this book is not an effort at creative
writing. My review focuses on the utilitarian aspects
of the book -- look to others for analysis of
character development, plot devices, etc....
Vinapedia Rating: * * **
From an Amazon.com reviewer: This sixth edition
of Parker's wine-buying guide is the result of
Robert Parker and his accomplice, Pierre Rovani,
tasting their way through more than 8,000 wines.
Parker introduces the book as a "consumer's
guide to wine." Although Parker and Rovani both
write very well, this book is not an effort at creative
writing. My review focuses on the utilitarian aspects
of the book -- look to others for analysis of
character development, plot devices, etc....
Vinapedia Rating: * * **
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