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The World Atlas of Wine: Completely Revised and Updated, Sixth Edition (World Atlas of Wine)The World Atlas of Wine: Completely Revised and Updated, Sixth Edition (World Atlas of Wine)
Best Price: $27.00
Really better than 6th edition. I hardly encourage anyone interested in wines to buy it
Windows on the World Complete Wine Course: 2008 Edition (Windows on the World Complete Wine Course)Windows on the World Complete Wine Course: 2008 Edition (Windows on the World Complete Wine Course)
Best Price: $15.61
I received this book as a gift from my best friend (who's husband is a rep for Chateau Ste...
Wine For Dummies (For Dummies (Cooking))Wine For Dummies (For Dummies (Cooking))
Best Price: $8.62
This book is perfect for anybody who (like me before) does not know anything, or not that much...
Gary Vaynerchuk's 101 Wines: Guaranteed to Inspire, Delight, and Bring Thunder to Your WorldGary Vaynerchuk's 101 Wines: Guaranteed to Inspire, Delight, and Bring Thunder to Your World
Best Price: $8.99
Gary Vaynerchuk. I admit, I never would have recognized this name two years ago. But in two...
The Battle for Wine and Love: or How I Saved the World from ParkerizationThe Battle for Wine and Love: or How I Saved the World from Parkerization
Best Price: $14.80
Forget about the title and get over Bow-Tie Man, the Owl Man, etc. Alice Feiring (pronounced...


Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book 2008: 31st Edition (Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book)Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book 2008: 31st Edition (Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book)
Best Price: $7.94
This is a very useful and practical overview of wines and wineries. It's informative and as...
Italian Wines 2008 (Italian Wines)Italian Wines 2008 (Italian Wines)
Best Price: $20.09
This book is a review by people who know the wine, the history and what the wine should be from...
Washington Wines and Wineries: The Essential GuideWashington Wines and Wineries: The Essential Guide
Best Price: $21.51
If I could sit down with Paul in a tasting group I am assured that I would be utterly amazed by...
The Murray's Cheese Handbook: A Guide to More Than 300 of the World's Best CheesesThe Murray's Cheese Handbook: A Guide to More Than 300 of the World's Best Cheeses
Best Price: $5.75
I make cheese, run a website and forum at CheeseForum org, and got this book to broaden my...
The Italian Wine Guide: The Definitive Guide to Touring, Sourcing, and Tasting (Dolce Vita)The Italian Wine Guide: The Definitive Guide to Touring, Sourcing, and Tasting (Dolce Vita)
Best Price: $14.80
If you are serious about Italian wine and/or food this is great book to have in your library. ...


Wine Report 2008 (Wine Report)Wine Report 2008 (Wine Report)
Best Price: $7.00
Great book for those of you that want to get insight into the world of wine.
Kevin Zraly's American Wine Guide: 2008 (Kevin Zraly's American Wine Guide)Kevin Zraly's American Wine Guide: 2008 (Kevin Zraly's American Wine Guide)
Best Price: $7.02
As an Australian with little knowledge of the American Wine Industry this guide is a terse...
Gourmet Shops of NY: Markets, Foods, RecipesGourmet Shops of NY: Markets, Foods, Recipes
Best Price: $19.85
This is a beautiful and excellent guide to gourmet shops in New York. Unfortunately, the...
The Wines of France: The Essential Guide for Savvy ShoppersThe Wines of France: The Essential Guide for Savvy Shoppers
Best Price: $5.29
Since I love French wines it's great to have a source that reviews the wines I have bought and...
Penin Guide to Spanish Wine 2008 (Penin Guide to Spanish Wine)Penin Guide to Spanish Wine 2008 (Penin Guide to Spanish Wine)
Best Price: $23.70
The Pein Guide is the definitive and most updated book to learn about Spanish wines with more...

Great Wine Made Simple: Straight Talk from a Master SommelierGreat Wine Made Simple: Straight Talk from a Master Sommelier
Best Price: $6.99
Andrea Immer Robinson's Great Wine Made Simple (2005) succeeds brilliantly in making sense of...
The Best CellarThe Best Cellar
Best Price: $8.93
Witty and humorous and packed with real-world examples that stay in your memory.
Discover Chocolate: The Ultimate Guide to Buying, Tasting, and Enjoying Fine ChocolateDiscover Chocolate: The Ultimate Guide to Buying, Tasting, and Enjoying Fine Chocolate
Best Price: $2.30
This is a very useful textbook if you're in the market to either become a chocolatier, sell...
Matt Kramer's Making Sense Of Italian WineMatt Kramer's Making Sense Of Italian Wine
Best Price: $10.90
There are some great reviews here of this book. The only thing I can add as someone who loves...
Sake A Modern GuideSake A Modern Guide
Best Price: $4.67
Bought this book as a gift for my sake obsessed boyfriend and he loves it. Very well written and...

Guide to Cheeses of the World: 1200 Cheeses of the World (Hachette Food & Wine)Guide to Cheeses of the World: 1200 Cheeses of the World (Hachette Food & Wine)
Best Price: $10.01
First of all I know nothing about cheese. This is my first cheese book I have looked at. With...
Williams-Sonoma Entertaining: Cocktail Parties (Williams-Sonoma Entertaining)Williams-Sonoma Entertaining: Cocktail Parties (Williams-Sonoma Entertaining)
Best Price: $7.30
I'm surprised to see that nobody has reviewed this book yet. I recieved this as a gift and I...
Oz Clarke's Introducing Wine: A Complete Guide for the Modern Wine DrinkerOz Clarke's Introducing Wine: A Complete Guide for the Modern Wine Drinker
Best Price: $4.58
This book was a gift to me from my wife. We drink a lot of wine, and neither of us know much at...
The Wine Enthusiast Essential Buying Guide 2008: Includes Ratings and Prices for More than 40,000 WinesThe Wine Enthusiast Essential Buying Guide 2008: Includes Ratings and Prices for More than 40,000 Wines
Best Price: $8.35
What good is a wine book in which the tasting notes are at least 14 months old? Virtually all...
Vino Italiano Buying Guide - Revised and Updated: The Ultimate Quick Reference to the Great Wines of ItalyVino Italiano Buying Guide - Revised and Updated: The Ultimate Quick Reference to the Great Wines of Italy
Best Price: $10.17

Burgundy and Its WinesBurgundy and Its Wines
Best Price: $11.84
This book is sort of all fluff; the pictures are pretty, but it's not really very informative....
Hugh Johnson's How to Enjoy Your WineHugh Johnson's How to Enjoy Your Wine
Best Price: $2.92
What a truly wonderful small book! While it's true that I am a fan of...
Secrets from the Wine Diva: Tips on Buying, Ordering & Enjoying WineSecrets from the Wine Diva: Tips on Buying, Ordering & Enjoying Wine
Best Price: $3.99
I would definitely recommend this book to anyone that enjoys drinking wine and wants to know a...
Barolo to Valpolicella: The Wines of Northern Italy (Classic Wine Library)Barolo to Valpolicella: The Wines of Northern Italy (Classic Wine Library)
Best Price: $17.37
Absolutely invaluable in my quest for uncovering order behind Italian wine classifications...
Oz Clarke's Bordeaux: The Wines, the Vineyards, the WinemakersOz Clarke's Bordeaux: The Wines, the Vineyards, the Winemakers
Best Price: $3.59
This is a superb book for the wine enthusiast, combining a travel guide to the Bordeaux region,...

The New Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia, Fourth EditionThe New Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia, Fourth Edition
Best Price: $50.00
This is the third edition of this book I have purchased. It only gets better and better. For...
Wine Spectator's Ultimate Guide to Buying Wine, Eighth EditionWine Spectator's Ultimate Guide to Buying Wine, Eighth Edition
Best Price: $6.15
Past issues of the Wine Spectator Ultimate Guide included all of the past vintages for each wine...
Kevin Zraly's American Wine Guide: 2009 (Kevin Zraly's American Wine Guide)Kevin Zraly's American Wine Guide: 2009 (Kevin Zraly's American Wine Guide)
Best Price: $7.54
Hip Tastes: The Fresh Guide to WineHip Tastes: The Fresh Guide to Wine
Best Price: $0.12
I picked up this book and also gave it to guests at a wine tasting party I just had for my...
Discovering Wine Country: Northern Spain: How to Find Great Wines Off the Beaten Track (Discovering Wine Country)Discovering Wine Country: Northern Spain: How to Find Great Wines Off the Beaten Track (Discovering Wine Country)
Best Price: $12.49
Only book of its type, as far as I know. Went on a wine tasting trip to Priorat, Montsant, and...

Rogov's Guide to Israeli Wines, 2008Rogov's Guide to Israeli Wines, 2008
Best Price: $12.33
Rogov's book is the bible for Israeli wines. Israeli wines were recently highlighted by Robert...
Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book 2007: 30th Edition (Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book)Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book 2007: 30th Edition (Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book)
Best Price: $0.65
For the last 14 years, I have used this guide as an indispensable reference for my wine...
Andrea Robinson's 2008 Wine Buying Guide for Everyone: An American Master Sommelier's Simple Guide to Great Wine and Food Matches (Andrea Immer Robinson's Wine Buying Guide for Everyone)Andrea Robinson's 2008 Wine Buying Guide for Everyone: An American Master Sommelier's Simple Guide to Great Wine and Food Matches (Andrea Immer Robinson's Wine Buying Guide for Everyone)
Best Price: $3.98
Dispensing with the obscure and hard-to-find wines covered by so many critics and wine guides,...
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Wine, Second Edition (2nd Edition)The Complete Idiot's Guide to Wine, Second Edition (2nd Edition)
Best Price: $2.96
I bought this book for a wonderful friend who is starting to learn about wines. Even though the...
The World's Greatest WinesThe World's Greatest Wines
Best Price: $16.78
I thought the book had very interesting insights into the story of the "world's greatest...

Hospitality Manager's Guide to Wines, Beers, and Spirits (2nd Edition)Hospitality Manager's Guide to Wines, Beers, and Spirits (2nd Edition)
Best Price: $64.37
This book by Albert W.A. Schmid is full of interesting, historical details regarding the history...
Marilyn Merlot and the Naked Grape: Odd Wines from Around the WorldMarilyn Merlot and the Naked Grape: Odd Wines from Around the World
Best Price: $1.48
This is an amusing book which should bring smiles to winelovers, graphic designers and those...
The Northwest Wine Guide: A Buyer's HandbookThe Northwest Wine Guide: A Buyer's Handbook
Best Price: $2.87
This petite paperback easily fits into a purse or on the car dashboard for wine-tasting trips,...
The Cork Jester's Guide to Wine: An Entertaining Companion for Tasting It, Ordering It and Enjoying ItThe Cork Jester's Guide to Wine: An Entertaining Companion for Tasting It, Ordering It and Enjoying It
Best Price: $5.55
Jennifer Rosen has outdone herself with her latest iteration on wines and unraveling the...
Wines of Italy (Mitchell Beazley Wine Guides)Wines of Italy (Mitchell Beazley Wine Guides)
Best Price: $8.77
In Italy, wine is more than an accompaniment to food; it's a cultural institution and a source...

Food & Wine Magazine's Wine Guide 2008 (Food & Wine Magazine's Official Wine Guide)Food & Wine Magazine's Wine Guide 2008 (Food & Wine Magazine's Official Wine Guide)
Best Price: $4.49
This is the second edition of this book we have purchased. It is not comprehensive but is...
A Taste For Wine: 20 key tastings to unlock your personal wine styleA Taste For Wine: 20 key tastings to unlock your personal wine style
Best Price: $6.00
Do you like bold reds? How about fruity whites? What's your personal wine style? One of the...
The Simple & Savvy Wine Guide: Buying, Pairing, and Sharing for AllThe Simple & Savvy Wine Guide: Buying, Pairing, and Sharing for All
Best Price: $1.59
Friends gave me this book for a gift. I just had to get it for someone else who loves wine but...
Andrea Robinson's 2009 Wine Buying Guide for Everyone (Andrea Immer Robinson's Wine Buying Guide for Everyone)Andrea Robinson's 2009 Wine Buying Guide for Everyone (Andrea Immer Robinson's Wine Buying Guide for Everyone)
Best Price: $10.17
A Traveller's Wine Guide to France (Travellers' Wine Guides)A Traveller's Wine Guide to France (Travellers' Wine Guides)
Best Price: $13.00
Informative, fascinating, imminently practical, Christopher Fielden's A Traveller's Wine Guide...

World of Wine, The - Boxed Set (Mitchell Beazley Drink)World of Wine, The - Boxed Set (Mitchell Beazley Drink)
Best Price: $16.95
This luxury box-set includes two of the world’s most successful and bestselling wine...
The Wines of Rioja (Classic Wine Library)The Wines of Rioja (Classic Wine Library)
Best Price: $291.73
Rioja is Spain’s most famous wine region—and this guide has the most...
Wine Enthusiast Essential Buying Guide 2007: Includes Ratings And Prices for More Than 25,000 Wines!Wine Enthusiast Essential Buying Guide 2007: Includes Ratings And Prices for More Than 25,000 Wines!
Best Price: $0.06
This is a pretty good guide if you already know a fair amount about wines and are just looking...
Educating Peter: How Anybody Can Become an (Almost) Instant Wine ExpertEducating Peter: How Anybody Can Become an (Almost) Instant Wine Expert
Best Price: $10.88
Lettie Teague knows wine. She has been the wine editor at Food & Wine magazine for almost...
The Wines Of Germany (Classic Wine Library)The Wines Of Germany (Classic Wine Library)
Best Price: $124.43
This text is meant to be an in-depth addition to the popular library of wine texts and atlases...

Wines of South AmericaWines of South America
Best Price: $33.00
Too much information in my opinion: I would have preferred the author to give less info...
Kindred Spirits: The Spirit Journal Guide to the World's Distilled Spirits and Fortified WinesKindred Spirits: The Spirit Journal Guide to the World's Distilled Spirits and Fortified Wines
Contains hundreds of recipes, but never has the recipe I need. The indexing system is also quite...
   
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