What to Drink with What You Eat: The Definitive Guide to Pairing Food with Wine, Beer, Spirits, Coffee, Tea - ...33 reviews
Andrew Dornenburg, Karen Page

Bulfinch, 2006

Best of breed

+ Best wine book I ever purchased
+ What to Eat with What You Eat: The Definitive Guide to Pairing Food with Wine, Beer, Spirits, Coffee, Tea - Even Water - Based
+ Well Organized and Informative
  
  











  



  
Everyday Dining with Wine8 reviews
Andrea Immer

Broadway, 2004

Food and wine paired with delicious results

+ Great info for everyone!
+ Invaluable
+ Outstanding
+ Do you want to learn more about wine?
  
  











  



  
The World Atlas of Wine44 reviews
Hugh Johnson, Jancis Robinson

Mitchell Beazley, 2001

Just as good as the last editions

+ At Last, An Atlas!
+ Amazing
+ Best Darned Wine Book
+ A Must Have
  
  











  



  
4000 Champagnes3 reviews
Richard Juhlin

Flammarion, 2005

Come quickly, I'm seeing stars!!!

+ Bellissimo Libro
+ Best overview about Champagne

Hard to imagine a more hedonistic pursuit than sampling--and rating--4000 champagnes. This book is encyclopedic, well written and easy to use. Some of the tasting notes on small grower's special blends that aren't available to the general public are superfluous but fun to read in any event. If ...
  
  











  



  
North American Pinot Noir4 reviews
John Winthrop Haeger

University of California Press, 2004

Straight forward without the BS

+ Great stuff...
+ Ever Since Sideways
+ Excellent resource
  
  











  



  
New Spain: A Complete Guide to Contemporary Spanish Wine (New (Mitchell Beazley))7 reviews
John Radford

Miller's Buying Guides, 2004

For Anyone Interested in Spanish Wine

+ A great reference...
+ Wine & the New Spain
+ The best current book on Spanish Wine and its regions
  
  











  



  
Oldman's Guide to Outsmarting Wine: 108 Ingenious Shortcuts to Navigate the World of Wine with Confidence and ...41 reviews
Mark Oldman

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2004

Make it your first book on wine!

+ Brilliant, Very Funny and Entertaining
+ this is "the" wine book
+ Great book for that recent college grad who wants to be into wine
  
  











  



  
How to Taste: A Guide to Enjoying Wine17 reviews
Jancis Robinson

Simon & Schuster, 2001

Wish I had read this before my wine tasting tour

+ Beginners essential book
+ Excellent material for winelovers and beginners
+ A Blind Taster's Handbook!
  
  











  



  
Côte D'Or: A Celebration of the Great Wines of Burgundy7 reviews
Clive Coates M. W.

University of California Press, 1997

If you are serious about Burgundy

+ The best of its kind
+ If you're only going to have one Burgundy book...
+ Excellent single-volume work on Burgundy
  
  











  



  
Jancis Robinson's Wine Course: A Guide to the World of Wine6 reviews
Jancis Robinson

Abbeville Press, 2003

Read this book if you want to know more about wine!

+ Everything You Need To Know About Wine
+ Not The Best For Starters
+ An Esoteric Ramble through the World of Wine
  
  











  



  
The Oxford Companion to Wine, 3rd Edition51 reviews

Oxford University Press, USA, 2006

It's all there

+ Great Encyclopedia
+ It must be great
+ Value for Money
+ Wine books
  
  











  



  
The World's Greatest Wine Estates: A Modern Perspective13 reviews
Robert M. Parker

Simon & Schuster, 2005

wonderfully entertaining

+ Great gift
+ Good for beginners too
+ Only in your dreams
+ Extremely informative !!
  
  











  



  
Perfect Pairings: A Master Sommelier's Practical Advice for Partnering Wine with Food13 reviews
Evan Goldstein

University of California Press, 2006

A must have for all food/wine junkies!

+ chef and wine specialist
+ Solid good advice, good for main or back up book!

As a studying Sommelier, I find this book lays the foundation for food and wine harmony. It is a wonderful reference and will be helpful for all levels of wine education. Cheers!
  
  











  



  
Wines of the Rhone Valley: Revised and Expanded Edition11 reviews
Robert M. Parker

Simon & Schuster, 1997

WHAT A BOOK ! Impressive tastings, writings and insights!

+ Another excellent book from Parker
+ The handy bible for Rhone wines
+ A must bring when you vist the Rhone Valley
  
  











  



  
The Wine Bible78 reviews
Karen MacNeil

Workman Publishing Company, 2001

Great book

+ Wine for everyone!
+ Karen MacNeil Wine Bible

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.
  
  











  



  
Vino Italiano: The Regional Wines of Italy22 reviews
Joseph Bastianich, David Lynch

Clarkson Potter, 2002

The definitive book about italian wine

+ Great book for learning about Italian Wines
+ Wine Writing At Its Best
+ excellent purchase
+ The Definitive Guide to Italian Wines
  
  











  



  
Wine for Dummies62 reviews
Ed McCarthy, Mary Ewing-Mulligan

For Dummies, 2003

Great book for beginners!

+ Simple and exhaustive
+ The Art of Wine
+ rcarney
  
  











  



  
Michael Broadbent's Vintage Wine7 reviews
Michael Broadbent

Harcourt, 2002

One of Wine's Grand Old Men

+ The Bible of ollder world wines
+ One note of caution
+ A reading indulgence.
  
  











  



  
Great Tastes Made Simple5 reviews
Andrea Immer

Broadway, 2002

Critical Thinking Beyond The Beverage

+ Great Taste Made Simple
+ a great book to build your knowledge of wine
+ Great book easy to understand
+ Guiding Two Passions For Taste
  
  











  



  
The New Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia, Fourth Edition26 reviews
Tom Stevenson

DK ADULT, 2005

Best Appellation book around

+ Great reference tool
+ great for the serious wine student
+ Sotheby's Wine Encyc