Any book recommendations?

[Innkeeper]

Concur with JV's recommendations. I recommend not only Immer's "Great Wine Made Simple", but everything she has written; including her yearly "Wine Buying Guide for Everyone." Her handle is now Immer-Robinson. Some lucky guy named Robinson is now part of her household.

Another lady of (wine) note, is Janis Robinson. You should at least have her paperback "Concise Wine Companion." I refer to it more than anything else when answering people's questions.

Other "Dummy" books by the same authors (Mulligan & McCarthy) include "Italian Wine for Dummies" and "French Wine for Dummies." Both of these are excellent with pronounciation help with wines, regions, and producers. I have almost worn out the "Italian" one.