+1, not really about ego, it was about the journey these guys took to get there. Read it 3 times so far - but I’ll be very interested in the European wine books people recommend as I wish to learn about our neighbors.
This thread got me to rereading Coates’ Wines of Burgundylast night.
I’d forgotten how far from a purist he is with respect to interventionist winemaking. In rereading his winemaking overview, there was seemingly no winemaker manipulation that, while he may not openly advocate, he at least doesn’t decry. How far he is, for instance, from Parker’s insistence that winemakers not fine or filter.
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The Morris book shows a mind-boggling depth of knowledge about vineyards and producers. No Burghead should be without it. It’s also elegantly written, which is rare in wine reference works.
+2. I recently read an 80s edition of Hanson - some things haven’t changed, but amazing how much has.
Mentioned many times, but the Lynch and Thiese books are special to me. Thoughtful books that speak to our relationship to wine.
Many books have been recommended that provide information about wine. Another of that genre that I highly recommend is Jacqueline Friedrich’s A Wine and Food Guide to the Loire. It is an outstanding read and may open some eyes to an underappreciated corner of the wine world.
It’s very topic specific, but I recommend “Icewine” by Donald Ziraldo and Karl Keiser. It’s an incredibly detailed look at the creation and evolution of icewine.
Hiemoff’s “A journey along the Russian River” is one of my favorite reads.
Just finished Adventures on the Wine Route for the first time and my first instinct was to want to read it again. Man, what a wonderful read… Thanks to this thread, what next… ![[cheers.gif]](/uploads/db3686/original/2X/0/0ff9bfcdb0964982cd3240b6159868fbdf215b1a.gif "cheers"){kind=small}
The Best Cellar is a fun read.
If you liked that, go get Palmento: A Sicilian Wine Odyssey
For information, brilliantly presented: Karis, The Chateauneuf-du-Pape Wine Book
For passion: Jefford, The New France
I’m more of a general reference style reader.
The two books that I look at the most are Domine’s “Wine” which has general stuff from tasting technique to food pairing to viticulture and oenology. Then a ton of maps and regional info. The downside is that it’s hernia-size at about 10lbs. I also peruse Oz Clarke’s “Encyclopedia of Grapes”. It’'s a good book that organizes by variety detailing viticulture, regions, and wines.
After those I like Johnson/Robinson “World Atlas of Wine”, Goode “Science of Wine”, Zraly “Windows on the World Wine Course”, Parker “World’s Greatest Wine Estates”. Haeger “North American Pinot”
Someone gave me Asher “Vineyard Tales” last Christmas. I’m working my way through it. It is a compilation of essays of about ten pages each. They are factual, some of which is not high-level knowledge, about odds and ends topics. Easy reading gift book.
I don’t have a Burgundy specific book. I need to get one that is comprehensive in a reference style. I’ll have to take a close look at Kramer’s
Tis on the way!