Category: Book Reviews
Book Review: Drinking With the Valkyries, by Andrew Jefford
There are wine books to be referenced. There are wine books to be studied with intensity. There are wine books
Book Review: Amber Revolution by Simon J. Woolf
I’m slightly hazy (unfiltered, perhaps?) on the precise date I first enjoyed an orange wine. I’m guessing it was around
Book Review: Winemakers Writ Large
How do you capture the spirit of an entire wine region? This isn’t just an academic question, it’s something that
Book Review: The New Wines of Mount Etna by Benjamin North Spencer
Let’s get the disclaimer right out of the way, shall we? I positively adore the wines of Mount Etna, the
Book Review: Palmento by Robert Camuto
About a month ago, newly immersed in this thing we now call self-isolation, the internets brought me a ray of
Book Review: Natural Wine for the People, by Alice Feiring
Review by Michael Woeste Alice Feiring wants to make a natural wine believer out of you. The woman who might
Book Review: But First, Champagne, by David White
Six months ago, if you asked me what book to get if you wanted to learn more about Champagne, I
Book Review: Shadows in the Vineyard by Maximillian Potter
Review By Camille Berry Domaine Romanée-Conti’s wines are perhaps the most famous in the world, and amongst the most expensive.
Wine and Words in Three Volumes
I happened last week to be eating lunch at a small cafe that had a wine store and bar attached.
Book Review: The Essential Scratch and Sniff Guide to Becoming a Wine Expert
Review By Stella Fong The Essential Scratch and Sniff Guide to Becoming a Wine Expert will, at first, appeal to
California’s Current Wine Revolution
What does the world look like to those in the midst of a quiet revolution? As with the frog in
Book Review: The Latest in Wine and Food Pairing
Review by Tim Patterson. If you find the subject of food and wine pairing confusing, intimidating or irritating, read Francois
Book Review: Wine Grapes by Jancis Robinson, Julia Harding and José Vouillamoz
Why would any wine lover want to know something about more than one thousand different grape varieties? For the same
Book Review: A Toast to Bargain Wines by George Taber
Review by Tim Patterson Books and articles about bargain wines are a dime a dozen–check that, a nickel a dozen.
Book Review: The Chateauneuf-du-Pape Wine Book by Harry Karis
It’s not entirely clear to me which is more remarkable: the fact that before this book was published there was
Book Review: Wine Wars by Mike Veseth
Review by Tim Patterson. A big part of wine’s allure is that it is so many different things: a source
Book Review: The Drops of God: Vol 1, by Tadashi Agi
I’m tickled by the idea of wine featuring prominently in popular entertainment. I think a lot of wine lovers got
Book Review: Two New Takes on Natural Wine
Review by Tim Patterson. Alongside the profusion of wine bars and wine weeks focused on so-called “natural wines”–wines made with
Book Review: When Wine Tastes Best
Review by Tim Patterson I am here to tell you about the only wine book you or I will ever
