Top Books for Wine Lovers

Have a wine lover on your list and having a problem selecting a gift ? You cannot go wrong with one of these books for wine lovers. There is always something to learn about wine, always something new happening and a true wine lover will read every book he or she can get his or her hands on.

Wine by Andre Domine Publisher: h. f. ullmann

This is a history of wine. It covers everything from cultivation to the different varieties as well as the proper wine glasses for each one, how to choose the right wine and much, much more. It covers wines from many different countries including, but not only, South Africa, Italy, Germany and China. It has over 1,500 photos and maps, is 928 pages long and costs about $40.00.

Windows on the World Complete Wine Course, 2008 Edition by Kevin Zraly Publisher: Sterling Pub Co Inc.

This book looks at what has been happening in the wine world over the past 10 years. It explores different wine growing regions from every part of the world. And tells which are the best values from the latest vintages. It is written in a style that newcomers can understand while at the same time it has information that the experienced wine lover will appreciate. This one is 224 pages and sells for about $20.00.

Wine Bible by Karen MacNeil Publisher: Workman Publishing Company, Inc.

This one will take you to places like California, Germany, Italy and Spain. And it will give you the answers to some very intriguing questions such as why does Champagne have bubbles? How a vineyard affects the quality of the wine and how to match wine with food as well as the mood of the occasion. This one is 910 pages and costs about $18.00.

The Billionaire's Vinegar: The Mystery of the World's Most Expensive Bottle of Wine by Benjamin Wallace Publisher: Random House Inc.

Would you pay $156,000 for a single bottle of wine? That is what someone from the Forbes family did back in 1985 when they purchased a bottle of Château Lafite Bordeaux back in 1985. There is a lot of mystery surrounding the wine, including a connection to Thomas Jefferson and this book unravels the mystery and takes you back in history It is a fascinating read for wine lovers and lovers of history as well. This one is 304 pages and costs about $20.00.

Gary Vaynerchuk's 101 Wines: 2008: Wines Guaranteed to Inspire, Delight, and Bring Thunder to Your World Publisher: St. Martin's Press

this book will give you the skinny on some of the best of the best . It gives you all the details from the grapes used to the prices. This one is 254 pages and costs about $18.00.

Passion on the Vine: A Memoir of Food, Wine, and Family in the Heart of Italy by Sergio Esposito Publisher: Broadway Books

This is a family memoir, an autobiography of the Italian Wine Merchants, now the leading Italian wine source in America. It takes you from his birth in Italy to his career in wine in New York. Even those who are not that much into wine will enjoy the story itself. This one is 224 pages and costs about $20.00

Oxford Companion to Wine by Jancis Robinson, Julia Harding (Editor) Publisher: Oxford University Press

This is a must have for any wine lovers library. There are over 3,000 entries from 70 of the top wine experts. It has very fact pertaining to wine. This one is 840 pages and costs about $52.00.

Thomas Jefferson on Wine by John R. Hailman Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Thomas Jefferson was an expert on a lot of things and wine was one of them. It is a biography taken from a very different and unusual prospective. He believed in the health benefits of wine and convinced as many as he could to abandon hard whisky and turn to drinking wine. Mush of the book is written in his own words. This one is 457 pages and costs about $41.00.