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Rick's Wine-Book Library
Learning About Wine |
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People regularly ask me
where they can learn more about wine. A fine wine-book
library is almost as rewarding as a fine wine library. Following is a
selection of wine and wine-country related books from my library. |
| I hope you find these as useful and entertaining as I
do! Also check out the other suggestions to learn
about wine! Check out what else I am reading on
Rick's Library page. |
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A Vineyard in Napa
Doug Shafer
A Vineyard In Napa chronicles the founding and history of Shafer Vineyards in Napa Valley
See my review at https://unwindwine.blogspot.com/2021/05/a-vineyard-in-napa-by-doug-shafer.html |
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A Man and His Mountain
Edward Humes The story of self-made billionaire Jess Jackson and his pursuit of his dream to build a brand of premium varietal based wine for the mass market. His accomplishments over the ensuring two and a half decades exceeded all expectations achieving the art of the possible building a multi-billion dollar wine empire. My review: https://unwindwine.blogspot.com/2021/02/kendall-jackson-grand-reserve.html |
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Perfect pairings
Ryland Peters & Small 2012
Christmas gift from sis - Jan & Bill
Great reading on all phases of enjoying wine. |
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Fine Wines - The Greatest Vintages Since 1900
By Michel Dovaz
A gift from friends Pat & Maureen Moroney |
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Taste - A Life in Wine
By Anthony Terlato |
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An Encyclopedia of the Wines and Domaines of
France
Clive Coates, M. W.
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Breaking Away to Virginia and Maryland Wineries
Waskington Weekend
by Elizabeth Frazer |
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A Hedonist in the Cellar
Adventures in Wine
by Jay McInerney
Easy and enjoyable reading. The Wine
Columnist for House & Garden features a selection of snippet
vignettes that cover a wide range of wine topics from wine regions,
producers, varietals to tasting techniques and protocol to other
wine writers. Fun,
interesting, educational reading for the neophyte to the aficionado.
- Rick McNees |
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The Billionaire's Vinegar
The Mystery of the World's Most
Expensive Bottle of Wine
By Benjamin Wallace |
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Judgment of Paris
California vs. France and the Historic
1976 Paris Tasting that Revolutionized Wine
By George M. Taber
Based on a true story, the book that inspired the 2008 movie "Bottle Shock" |
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Napa Valley: The Land, the Wine,
the People
by Charles O'Rear |
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The House of Mondavi
The Rise and Fall of an American Wine
Dynasty
By Julia Flynn Siler |
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Harvests of Joy: How the Good Life Became
Great Business
By Robert Mondavi |
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Wine
by Domine, Andre
Hardcover - 928 pages 1st Edition, Published: September 2001
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The Accidental
Connoisseur:
An Irreverent Journey Though the Wine World |
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Lawrence Osborne |
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Noble Rot: A
Bordeaux Wine Revolution |
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| William Echikson |
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the workings and trends affecting Bordeaux, the world's leading wine
region. Learn Bordeaux's personalities, history and culture. |
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Wine Enthusiast Essential Wine
Buying Guide 2009 |
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Wine Enthusiast Essential Wine Buying Guide 2008
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Grand Vins - The
Finest Chateau of Bordeaux |
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| Clive
Coates MW; 1995, University California Press, 815 pages; |
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reading about the history of the grand chateaus. |
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Cote D'Or
Clive Coates MW; 1998, University California Press |
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Informative, insightful, useful reference about famous French wine
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The
Heartbreak Grape
A California Winemakers Search for the Perfect Pinot Noir
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| Marc de Villiers;
1994, Harper Collins, 197 pgs. |
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wonderful true story about Josh Jensen and Calera winery. Live the
challenges and travails of building a business, an industry, a
brand, and pursuing a dream. |
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| Wines of the Graves,
Pamela Vandyke
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| American Wine,
Anthony Dias Blue, RI, |
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| The Great Vintage
Wine Book,
Michael Broadbent, |
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| Making Sense of
Burgundy;
Matt Kramer |
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| Our Story -
Ernest & Julio Gallo ,
Times Books, 1994. |
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Adventures
on the Wine Route - A Wine Buyer's Tour of France;
by Kermit Lynch |
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Acaedmie du Vin -
Guide to French Wines;
by Steven Spurrier |
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Walking in Wine
Country;
by Nigel Buxton |
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12/26/2022
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