Favorite Wine Books - ITB & General

[Andrew Morris]

I am looking for some new reading materials and figured who better to ask?

List your top 3-5 (or what every you like) in each category:

1. ITB

2. General

[Jim Cowan]

Different categories but you can figure it out:

Books with maps:
The World Atlas of Wine, Hugh Johnson, ISBN 0-671-88674-6
The Wine Atlas of Spain, Hubrecht Duijker, ISBN 0-671-74558-1
The Wine Atlas of Italy, Burton Anderson, ISBN 0-85533-793-1
The Wine Atlas of California, Bob Thompson, ISBN 0-671-79663-1

Site specific books:
The New Spain, John Radford, ISBN1-84000-928-4
Rhone Renaissance, Remington Norman, ISBN 0-932664-95-4
The Wines of the Northern Rhone, John Livingstone-Learmouth, ISBN 0-520-24433-8
A wine and Food Guide to the Loire, Jacqueline Friedrich, ISBN 0-8050-4390-X
The Wines of Chablis, Austen Biss and Owen Smith, ISBN 0-9538101-0-0
The Wines of Alsace, Tom Stevenson, ISBN 0-571-14953-7
The Wines of the South of France, Rosemary George,ISBN 1-84000-793-1
Making Sense of Burgundy, Matt Kramer, ISBN 0-688-08667-5
Burgundy, Anthony Hanson, ISBN 1-84000-913-6
Côte D’Or, Clive Coates, ISBN 0-520-21251-7
The Wines of Germany, Stephen Brook, ISBN 1-84000-791-5
The Wines of Austria, Philipp Blom, ISBN 0-571-19533-4
California Wine, James Laube, ISBN 1-881659-25-9
North American Pinot Noir, John Winthrop Haeger, ISBN 0-520-24114-2
Northwest Wine and Wineries, Chuck Hill, ISBN 0-9617699-5-5
Barolo to Valpolicella, Nicholas Belfrage, ISBN 1-84000-901-2
Vino Italiano, Joseph Bastianich and David Lynch, ISBN 0-609-60848-7

General information books:
Vines, Grapes and Wines, Jancis Robinson, ISBN 1-8573-2999-6
Wine with Food, Joanna Simon, ISBN 0-684-83522-3
Jancis Robinson’s Wine Course, Jancis Robinson, ISBN 0-563-37098-X
Grapes into Wine, Philip M. Wagner, ISBN 0-394-73172-7
Understanding Wine Technology, David Bird, ISBN 1-891267-39-6
The Taste of Wine, Emile Peynaud, ISBN 0-932664-64-4
The Oxford Companion to Wine, Jancis Robinson, ISBN 0-19-866159-2

Best, Jim

[William Segui]

Knowing & Making of Wine - Peynaud
The Winemakers Dance

From Here to Eternity - completely general, but I just finished it and really enjoyed it.

[Andrew Morris]

Jim,
Your favorites, not ALL of them.

+1 on Knowing and Making Wine & Grapes into Wine. 2 I have enjoyed. Also, Wines, Their Sensory Evaluation. Not so much fun, but good info about tasting and drawing conclusions from it.

Thanks.

Keep em coming.

Different categories but you can figure it out:

Books with maps:
The World Atlas of Wine, Hugh Johnson, ISBN 0-671-88674-6
The Wine Atlas of Spain, Hubrecht Duijker, ISBN 0-671-74558-1
The Wine Atlas of Italy, Burton Anderson, ISBN 0-85533-793-1
The Wine Atlas of California, Bob Thompson, ISBN 0-671-79663-1

Site specific books:
The New Spain, John Radford, ISBN1-84000-928-4
Rhone Renaissance, Remington Norman, ISBN 0-932664-95-4
The Wines of the Northern Rhone, John Livingstone-Learmouth, ISBN 0-520-24433-8
A wine and Food Guide to the Loire, Jacqueline Friedrich, ISBN 0-8050-4390-X
The Wines of Chablis, Austen Biss and Owen Smith, ISBN 0-9538101-0-0
The Wines of Alsace, Tom Stevenson, ISBN 0-571-14953-7
The Wines of the South of France, Rosemary George,ISBN 1-84000-793-1
Making Sense of Burgundy, Matt Kramer, ISBN 0-688-08667-5
Burgundy, Anthony Hanson, ISBN 1-84000-913-6
Côte D’Or, Clive Coates, ISBN 0-520-21251-7
The Wines of Germany, Stephen Brook, ISBN 1-84000-791-5
The Wines of Austria, Philipp Blom, ISBN 0-571-19533-4
California Wine, James Laube, ISBN 1-881659-25-9
North American Pinot Noir, John Winthrop Haeger, ISBN 0-520-24114-2
Northwest Wine and Wineries, Chuck Hill, ISBN 0-9617699-5-5
Barolo to Valpolicella, Nicholas Belfrage, ISBN 1-84000-901-2
Vino Italiano, Joseph Bastianich and David Lynch, ISBN 0-609-60848-7

General information books:
Vines, Grapes and Wines, Jancis Robinson, ISBN 1-8573-2999-6
Wine with Food, Joanna Simon, ISBN 0-684-83522-3
Jancis Robinson’s Wine Course, Jancis Robinson, ISBN 0-563-37098-X
Grapes into Wine, Philip M. Wagner, ISBN 0-394-73172-7
Understanding Wine Technology, David Bird, ISBN 1-891267-39-6
The Taste of Wine, Emile Peynaud, ISBN 0-932664-64-4
The Oxford Companion to Wine, Jancis Robinson, ISBN 0-19-866159-2

Best, Jim

[Linda Baehr]

This was my textbook in school. Gives the science behind the wine, but also a lab section on what to do about it.

[N Weis]

Winemaker's Dance is a great one.
From Demon to Darling by Mendelson
Wine and War was a very good reco to me from Roberto
House of Mondavi
Jamie Goode's "Wine Science" was a really cool read
Finally, I enjoyed "First Big Crush".....we actually had a thread on this one here a few years back. Fun read.

[Jim Cowan]

Andrew,
I have all of these and quite a few more.
I only listed those I find I use regularly.

Linda,
Thank you for that info.
Just picked it up on Amazon.
Best, Jim

[Andrew Morris]

Jim,
Sorry. Apparently, my snide sense of humor works even less well here than in person.

[Brent C l a y t o n]

Under 'Fanciful fact-based history' don't forget Wine & War by Donald & Petie Kladstrup

[Stewart Johnson]

Handbook of Enology by Ribereau-Gayon, et al. has turned out to be the most valuable texts on my shelf. Vol. 1 is The Microbiology of Wine and Vinifications and Vol.2 is The Chemistry of Wine Stabilization and Treatments. On the other hand, I virtually never crack the Zoecklein book anymore.

[Linda Baehr]

Handbook of Enology by Ribereau-Gayon, et al. has turned out to be the most valuable texts on my shelf. Vol. 1 is The Microbiology of Wine and Vinifications and Vol.2 is The Chemistry of Wine Stabilization and Treatments. On the other hand, I virtually never crack the Zoecklein book anymore.

I would love to get those, but they are so darned expensive!

[Robert.Fleming]

Florida Jim, our wine libraries are a lot alike.

To Jim's excellent list I would add: Vineyard Tales: Reflections on Wine, a collection of 29 essays by Gerald Asher.

One essay alone, "Remembrance of Wines Past," is worth the price of the book.

[Brett Johnson]

Winemaker's Dance is a great one.
From Demon to Darling by Mendelson
Wine and War was a very good reco to me from Roberto
House of Mondavi
Jamie Goode's "Wine Science" was a really cool read
Finally, I enjoyed "First Big Crush".....we actually had a thread on this one here a few years back. Fun read.

+1 on Wine and War; fascinating read.

[John Cabot]

The History and Mystery of Zinfandel is a fun read.

For soil related interests, I think Teaming with Microbes by Elaine Ingham is a must read for any farmer.

[Randy Bowman]

Handbook of Enology by Ribereau-Gayon, et al. has turned out to be the most valuable texts on my shelf. Vol. 1 is The Microbiology of Wine and Vinifications and Vol.2 is The Chemistry of Wine Stabilization and Treatments. On the other hand, I virtually never crack the Zoecklein book anymore.

I would love to get those, but they are so darned expensive!

Even the downloadable versions for your Kindle or iBook????

[Rick Gregory]

Adventures on the Wine Route: A Wine Buyer's Tour of France (Kermit Lynch, ISBN: 978-0374522667). Just a lovely set of stories about the people and lifestyle behind the wines.

[Andrew Morris]

Thanks for your replies. Looks like that will keep me busy for a while.

[Jeff White]

I'm late with this post but a book that I'm currently reading is up high on my list. Reading Between the Wines by Terry Theise. Connects farmers with their wines and their wines with our soul.

[E r i k Klepper]

Anything by Charles Sullivan.

The Gerald Asher book mentioned above.

Darlington's "Zin."

Heimoff's "A Wine Journey Along the Russian River."

The last one played a part in me moving to Healdsburg (albeit temporarily).