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New Wine Books

Looking for a good read? We review the latest publications in the world of wine, Champagne, spirits and other adult libations. We make it easy for you to buy these books as gifts, or for yourself.

Good, Better, Best Wines makes finding affordable wine simple.
AFFORDABLE, ACCESSIBLE WINE
Good, Better, Best Wines

This pocket-size wine buying guide ranks top sellers in the under $5, $8, $11 and $15 category for every major varietal.


SEASONAL SPIRITS
Summer Cocktails

A beautifully illustrated, compact drink-mixing guide revealing trade secrets and recipes for classics such as Casino Royale and party-pleasers such as White Sangria.
Mr. Boston Summer Cocktails

Continued Surveillance
WINE COUNTRY'S SUPER SLEUTH
Continued Surveillance

Go behind the scenes of the wine industry with Jake Lorenzo, through stories and personal anecdotes designed to entertain and educate.

PORTABLE KNOWLEDGE
Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine
Book 2010

This convenient encyclopedia of wine is condensed into a user-friendly, portable manual for easy referencing.
Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book 2010

Wine Secrets
ADVICE FROM THE PROS
Wine Secrets

Learn "How to Decide When a Wine is Ready to Drink" and other useful tips with Marnie Old's succinct little advice book, perfect for the neophyte.



More Wine Books

101 Champagne Cocktails
4000 Champagnes
The Accidental Connoisseur
Adventures in Wine
Adventurous Wine Architecture
American Still Life
Anthony Dias Blue's Pocket Guide to Wine 2006
Anything But Chardonnay
Australian Wine Vintages
Back Lane Wineries of Sonoma
Bordeaux Chateaux

California's Central Coast: The Ultimate Winery Guide
Château Margaux
Cheese & Wine
The Concise World Atlas of Wine
Continued Surveillance: Mostly True Stories of the Wine Business
The Decanter: An Illustrated History
The Emperor of Wine
Great Tastes Made Simple
Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book 2010
I'll Drink to That:
Beaujolais and the French Peasant Who Made It the World’s Most Popular Wine
Little Book of Cognac
The Northwest Wine Guide
Overstreet's New Wine Guide

Oxford Companion to Wine
Oz Clarke's Wine Guide

Parker's Wine Buyer's Guide

Penin Guide to Spanish Wines 2008
Red, White, and Drunk All Over
References by Andrea Immer
Rosé: A Guide to the World's Most Versatile Wine
Secrets from The Wine Diva
Small Plates, Perfect Wines

Vintage Humor for Wine Lovers
Windows on the World Complete Wine Course
The Wine Bible
Wine Across America
Wine Cocktails
Wine Country Cooking
Wine Country Europe
Wine Country USA
Wine Fundamentals DVD
Wine Guide 2006
Wine Journal
The Wines of Baja California
Wine Tastes Wine Styles
Wine Tours in the South of France

 

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