essential companion dictionary oenological

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19 reviews
Hugh Johnson, Jancis Robinson

Hamlyn, 2008

almost an encyclopedia
This is my third copy of World Atlas. Each one has been such a substantial improvement over the previous one that its purchase was inevitable. Great maps, witty, relevant text and the usual breath-taking photographs of wine country. (did you ever notice that no body grows wine in ugly places?)

From Vines to Wines: The Complete Guide to Growing Grapes and Making Your Own Wine

30 reviews
Jeff Cox

Storey Publishing, LLC, 1999

Almost perfect
This book tells you everything about growing grapes and producing fine wine. It even deals with the choice of grape-varieties suited for your climate. It is almost perfect. I think many Europeans will read this book, and it would have been perfect if it included the Meditteranean countries in the tables of climate-zones and selection of suitable varieties. It is very difficult to find this ...

Windows on the World Complete Wine Course: 2008 Edition (Windows on the World Complete Wine Course)

24 reviews
Kevin Zraly

Sterling, 2007

Wonderfully informative Beginning Level book, well written and entertaining.
I received this book as a gift from my best friend (who's husband is a rep for Chateau Ste Michelle). Although I rarely drink, and do not know a great deal about wine, I do seem to have a sharp palette, especially for French Burgandy (I reached this conclusion thanks to my dear, knowledgable and generous friends) ... which is really quite fortunate since my family currently lives a stone's ...

The Wine Snob's Dictionary: An Essential Lexicon of Oenological Knowledge
David Kamp, David Lynch

Broadway, 2008

A nicely structured, lightly acidic addition to the handy Snob?s Dictionary series, decoding the baffling world of winespeak from A to Z. Wine Snob. The very phrase seems redundant, doesn't it? When faced with this snobbiest of snobberies, the civilian wine enthusiast needs the help of savvy translators like David Kamp and David Lynch. Their Wine Snob?s Dictionary delivers witty explication of both old-school oeno-obsessions (What's claret? ...

The Wine Bible

78 reviews
Karen MacNeil

Workman Publishing Company, 2001

Great book
Has a wealth of information, stories and facts about just about every type of wine. This book is great for anyone wanting to expand their wine knowledge. It would probably also be great for someone that doesn't know anything about wine, but wants to learn.

The Wine Trials: 100 Everyday Wines Under $15 that Beat $50 to $150 Wines in Brown-Bag Blind Tastings

15 reviews
Robin Goldstein

Fearless Critic Media, 2008

A valuable guide
Robin Goldstein is a gadfly. He's notorious for submitting a wine menu from a fictitious restaurant to Wine Spectator magazine and earning the magazine's "Award of Excellence." Yet the "reserve wine list" from his menu listed wines earning some of the lowest scores from the magazine over the previous 20 years. "The Wine Trials" takes on the commonly used 50- to 100-point wine rating system. ...

Parker's Wine Buyer's Guide, 7th Edition: The Complete, Easy-to-Use Reference on Recent Vintages, Prices, and ...

1 review
Robert M. Parker

Simon & Schuster, 2008

An astonishing compendium that reinvents the wine buyer guide
Parker's Wine Buyer's Guide Nº 7 is an astonishing compendium on wine written by the world's foremost wine critic in concert with his entire new Wine Advocate team. The Guide covers every wine region of any consequence on the planet, and includes a bit of history, a comprehensive survey of the wines of each area, discussion and ratings of all the relevant producers in each region, and poignant ...

The Way to Make Wine: How to Craft Superb Table Wines at Home

16 reviews
Sheridan Warrick

University of California Press, 2006

Great introduction for a home vintner!
An essential book for anyone interested in making wine at home. Very readable, concise and well organized. The instructions are easy to follow even for a complete beginner. Highly recommended. Please be advised, however, that the book does not contain any information about growing grapes.

Wine For Dummies (For Dummies (Cooking))

62 reviews
Ed McCarthy, Mary Ewing-Mulligan

For Dummies, 2006

Fantastic.
Complete, from the grape to the glass, and everything in between that really does matter. If it's an introduction and a mild education in wine you seek, you cannot go wrong with this book.

The Oxford Companion to Wine, 3rd Edition

51 reviews

Oxford University Press, USA, 2006

It's all there
I would recommend this for anyone interested in wine from the novice to Robert Parker (I'm betting he has a copy). Four friends have purchased this book after looking at mine.

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