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Books

Bordeaux
by Robert Parker
The ultimate guide on Bordeaux wines.
California Wines
by James Laube
The ultimate guide on California wines.
Commonsense Book of Wine
by Leon Adams
The father of the American wine industry demystifies wine in layman’s terms.
Epicurious Wine Dictionary Comprehensive, easy to use dictionary of wine terms.
Global Encyclopedia of Wine
by Rebecca Chappa, et al.
New in 2001, it was written by 36 of the world’s leading writers masters of wine and wine sommeliers.
Oxford Companion to Wine
by Janis Robinson
Compilation of over 3,000 articles of wine information.
Professional Wine Reference
by Frank E. Johnson
Useful pocket book that wine lovers at all levels of expertise (or none at all) will enjoy.
Red and White, Wine Made
Simple
by Max Allen
A review of the flavors, sensations and joys of wine.
Spectator's Ultimate Guide to
Buying Wine
Wine Spectator magazine’s annual book on wine reviews for thousands of wines, plus some educational articles, but not much.
University Wine Course
by Marian Baldy
Written as a university lab manual, complete with test questions at the end of each chapter. Good information, but a bit difficult to wade through.
World Atlas of Wine
by Hugh Johnson
Excellent source outlining the history of wine and overviews of wines from over 100 top wine regions from around the world.

Magazines

Bon Apetit Mostly a food magazine on regional American cuisine, but also has good wine reviews and food pairings.
Decanter Educational and has good search feature on wines and wineries. UK based.
Food and Wine Heavy on advertising, but contains good wine pairings, tasting notes and recipes.
Wine & Spirits Contains recent news, wines of the week, top ten lists, and restaurant reviews.
Wine Enthusiast Good monthly wine recommendations, reviews and feature articles. Assumes a more than basic understanding of wine already.
Wine Press Northwest Includes wine tours, links, tasting notes, and food matches for wines of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and British Columbia.
Wine Spectator Good wine and winery reviews, current wine news events and other interesting articles. Too much advertising.
Wine X Wired According to the magazine, this is all about “wine, food and a slice of vice.”

Web Sites (non-commercial)

National Association of American Wineries    www.americanwineries.org
Wines of Argentina    www.winesofargentina.org
Wines of Australia    www.wineaustralia.com
Wines of Austria    www.winesfromaustria.com
Family winemakers of California    www.familywinemakers.org
Canadian wineries    www.canadianvintners.com
Wines of Canada    www.winesofcanada.com
Central Coast (California) Wine Growers' Assoc.      www.ccwga.org
Wines of the Finger Lakes region of New York    www.fingerlakeswinecountry.com
French wine industry site    www.wines-france.com
Interesting pages on Italian wine business.    www.italianmade.com
Web site of Long Island Wine Council.    www.liwines.com
Wines of Michigan    www.michiganwines.com
Guide to Napa valley wine and wineries.    www.napalinks.com
New Zealand wines    www.winesofnz.com
Wines of Ohio    www.ohiowines.org
Paso Robles (Calif.) Wine Country Alliance    www.pasowine.com
Wines of Portugal    www.viniportugal.pt
Wines of the Rhône region of France    www.rhone-wines.com
Wines of Spain    www.winesfrom spain.com
Wines of Texas    www.texaswines.org
Wines of Virginia    www.virginiawines.org
Web site of Washington state Wine Commission    www.washingtonwine.org
Good wine educational reference site    www.wine-information.info
Site of the Society of Wine Educators    www.winegurus.org
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