The Ten Best: Wine books

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1. The Oxford Companion to Wine By Jancis Robinson
   
   
   (food and cooking)
   
   "An exhaustive lexicon of all things wine. It's written by renowned experts and marshalled by Jancis Robinson, a Master of Wine."
   
   


2. Wine Report 2007 By Tom Stevenson
   
   
   (food and cooking)
   
   "This thin tome is the insider's annual guide to every wine region in the world, with a host of expert contributors. A good buy for serious oenophiles."
   
   


3. Essential Winetasting By Michael Schuster
   
   
   (food and cooking)
   
   "Michael Schuster has a lifetime of experience in writing and teaching about wine tasting and runs his own school, WineWise, in north London."
   
   


4. The World Atlas of Wine By Hugh Johnson
   
   
   (food and cooking)
   
   "If you're interested in where your wine comes from as well as how it tastes, this is a good book. The mapping and information is unsurpassed."
   
   


5. Pocket Wine Book 2007 By Hugh Johnson
   
   
   (food and cooking)
   
   "For tracking down wine on the go, this book is perfect. The definitive annual wine guide, meticulously researched and minutely detailed."
   
   


6. The Juice 2007 By Matt Skinner
   
   
   (food and cooking)
   
   "Australian Matt Skinner, a mate of Jamie Oliver's, is a wine aficionado whose guide to the best buys is an excellent entry-level guide for anyone put off by a more didactic tome."
   
   


7. Christies World Encyclopedia of Champagne and Sparkling Wine By Tom Stevenson
   
   (food and cooking)
   
   "This encyclopedia, published in 2002, is still the best guide to fizz."
   
   


8. A Life Uncorked By Hugh Johnson
   
   
   (food and cooking)
   
   "The autobiography of one of the most poetic and erudite of wine commentators of the past five decades is an interesting read. Johnson is the world's best-selling writer on wine."
   
   


9. The Emperor of Wine By Elin McCoy
   
   
   (business books, food and cooking)
   
   "An absorbing warts 'n' all biography of Robert Parker, the world's most influential wine figure. Hugh Johnson called him a "dictator of taste". Read both books and decide if that's fair."
   
   


10. Wine Behind the Label By Philip Williamson
    
    
    (food and cooking)
    
    "Here's Britain's own annual in-depth guide to the global wine scene. The authors' aim is to bring wine lovers an independent assessment of quality wine producers under one cover."
    
    



Source:
http://www.independent.co.uk

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