Wine Literature

[Camilo]

I was reading some forums, and I have a question to ask you guys:

Is there any literature you consider to be worth reading about winery?


Cheers


Camilo

[winewaitress]

There's a book, I'm pretty sure it's called "A World View" or something similar, that's pretty much the textbook on wines among my waitstaff, so much so that we use it as a bargaining tool for shift trades and favors (we're too cheap to go in on more than one copy!). The people at the restaurant that was in the World Trade Center wrote it, and it gives you a lot of information without overloading you.

[wondersofwine]

You might be referring to Kevin Zraly's "Complete Wine Course--Windows on the World." Other books recommended by people on this board are "Wine for Dummies," "The Wine Bible," and Andrea Immer's "Great Wines Made Simple." There are so many other great books of wine literature out there from broad encyclopedia types (wine atlases and such) to specialized ones like Clive Coates' "Cote d"Or" (Burgundy, France) and "North American Pinot Noir" by John Haeger.

[jv38]

Karen MacNeil's "Wine Bible" is my prefer reference book. Kevin Zraly's Windows on the World Complete Wine Course is a good quick reference guide. Interesting book on the wine world Laurence Osborne "The Accidental Connoisseur" and Jay McInerney's "Bacchus & Me"

[Innkeeper]

Agree that "Bacchus & Me" is a great read. Loved the part about harvesting grapes in the Upper Rhone.