wine books for the novice??

[fourtay22]

Can anyone recommend some good wine books to purchase for someone getting started in wines... other than those such as "wine tasting for dummies, etc..."
thanx

[Kcwhippet]

What's wrong with Wine for Dummies? It's a great reference book for beginners and above. Many of the experts here have the book, and they aren't dummies. However, if you have something against a wine book with Dummies in the title you could take a look at Wine Tasting Made Simple by Andrea Immer or The Wine Bible by Karen McNeil-Fife.

[visionsof]

I have to agree. I'm still getting my feet wet in the world of wine. I thought Wine of Dummies was a excellent guide for the beginner. It holds a proud place on my shelf.

-J

[Innkeeper]

Agree with all comments posted above. If you HAVE to have a different beginners guide, look for the book from the 101 Essential Tips series on Wine by our own Tom Stevenson. It costs five bucks and has ISBN 0-7894-1464-3. Ms Immer has a new book out available from Amazon. It is called, "Wine Buying Guide For Everyone." I have it on order, but don't know what level it is aimed at. Once I get it, will post a review.