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"The orbital movement provides full breathing of your wine with minimal disturbance. The decanter’s unique "V" shape design minimizes the pouring of sediment into your glass..." Sounds like a dream.
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What to Drink with What You Eat
1 recommendation
"This book is a "must have" for everyone, from novice wine drinker to Sommelier, who enjoys the way that wine and food can compliment one another. There are wine and food pairings that are almost magical, synergistic examples of the experience being so much greater than the sum of the two parts: this book will help you to make those matches. No one has done as good a job of tackling the often daunt..."
Sotheby's
1 recommendation
"For old wines,I like to shop at auction houses. Sotheby's, Christie's, Butterfield's, and several other wine house have regular sales in California. Look for mixed cases and odd lots for best value. Don’t go into a price war,unless you have unlimited funds."
The World's Greatest Wine Estates
4 recommendations
"By Robert Parker. A fascinating book for serious wine people. It covers the major wine producers of the world."
Exploring Wine: The Culinary Institute of America's Guide to Wines of the World
1 recommendation
"This book is put out by the Culinary Institute of America and is an encylopedic basic book on wine. It goes into more detail than the Oxford companion and is lavishly illustrated."
The World Atlas of Wine
3 recommendations
"A great reference book. I go back to my books time after time: not only to look up something, or to refresh my memory, but often for pleasure."
Windows On The World Complete Wine Course
1 recommendation
"By Kevin Zraly, my first wine teacher. The best introductory wine book I know of. No pretension, no snootiness, no snobbery: just wine in a very straightforward and easy to understand way."
Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book
1 recommendation
"Updated annually, I use this more than the rest of my wine books combined. There is probably more correct info and wisdom per page here than in any other wine book in the English language."
The Wine Bible
3 recommendations
"By Karen MacNeill. A great basic reference. She’s also an old friend of mine!"
The Great Domaines of Burgundy
1 recommendation
"By Remington Norman and Michael Broadbent. This is my favorite book about my favorite wine region. It covers all of the major producers and gives a lot of technical information. I find it invaluable."
Pomology: Fruit Cultivation and Production
1 recommendation
"Pomology.org bookmarks research papers and other articles in the applied life science pomology. The site provides the basis for scientific and social networking in the numerous aspects of the cultivation and production of temperate, subtropical and tropical fruits, and includes numerous references to viticulture and enology, the science and technology of tablegrapes and winemaking."
Making Sense of Burgundy
1 recommendation
"By Matt Kramer. It’s a bit out of date because some of the vineyards have changed hands, but the information about the wines is still valid."
Matt Kramer's New California Wine
1 recommendation
"A gadfly’s view of California wine. It’s a refreshing byt cynical view."
Burton Anderson's Best Italian Wines
1 recommendation
"He’s very knowledgeable and his observations about producers and wines are quite valid."
Wine of the Rhone Valley
1 recommendation
"By Robert Parker. He knows the producers and wines really well. Parker’s judgement is well respected, and deservedly so."
Bordeaux : A Consumer's Guide to the World's Finest Wines
1 recommendation
"By Robert Parker. He’s the 10-ton gorilla of the wine world and an authority on the wines of this region."
Hugh Johnson's Wine
1 recommendation
"A bit out of date, but full of good information for beginners."
Vines, Grapes & Wines : The Wine Drinker's Guide to Grape Varieties
2 recommendations
"By Jancis Robinson. This shold also be on your bookshelf."
The Oxford Companion to Wine by Jancis Robinson
2 recommendations
"The Oxford Companion to Wine by Jancis Robinson is the perfect wine resource."





