Wine Books, DVDs & Wine Courses

Whether you're an absolute beginner to the enjoyment of wine or an experienced oenophile, you will find books and resources such as DVDs and wine magazine that will increase your knowledge and understanding of wine and wine appreciation.
Topics of wine books range from history and overviews of wine-growing regions and the types of wines they produce, to the basics of wine tasting and information and recipes for creating good wine and food pairings. Many books serve as excellent references that you will find useful for many years, others provide guides for wines and wine trends for specific years which will turn into an excellent library as you collect them.

DVDs on wine regions and wine courses are becoming more popular and make great gifts for friends and family. The books we have selected have all received the best reviews from readers at Amazon.

Windows on the World Complete Wine Course: 2006 Edition Five stars from all the reveiwers!	The Oxford Companion to Wine Jancis Robinson One reviewer gives this book 5 stars and says:"This book is a superb no-nonsense overview of wine from around the world, and is certainly more of an encyclopedia than any of the other "wine encyclopedias" of which I am aware."	Bordeaux and its Wines : Classified in Order of Merit within each commune.

The Wine Bible Karen MacNeil. As director of the wine program at the Culinary Institute of America in Napa Valley, California, MacNeil is one of the world's true experts on wine.	Great Wine Made Simple Andrea Immer "Andrea Immer makes wine education simple and fun. One of America's best sommeliers has written one of the year's best wine books!" --Robert G. Mondavi	2006 Wine Buying Guide Andrea Immer-Robinson From reviews: "If you are like me, you want a medium price wine and you want to purchase with confidence. This book should get you there."

Jancis Robinson's Wine Course From reviews: "This one is good for people like myself who already know the basics."	The University Wine Course Marian W. Baldy, Ph.D From reviews: "Finally! This is the wine book I've been searching for!"	Wine Tasting Party Game For a fun filled evening, just add your own wine and friends.

Pairing Wine & Food
The Perfect Match Brian St. Pierre From reviews: "Here in this volume are some classics, plus few new creative examples. Volume is exquisite with full color photos and good discussions on wine production, selection, storage, etc."	The Instant Wine Connoisseur 2nd Edition, with Wine-Food Pairings & Recipes by Famous Chefs Mervyn L. Hecht, Judy Lamm	Wine with Food Joanna Simon From reviews: "I've gone from completely ignorant to very successful in pairing wines with food simply by using this book."

Wine Lovers Cookbooks
The Wine Lover's Cookbook by Sid Goldstein From reviews: "What a remarkable discovery! It's one thing to find a book on wine, another to find a book on food, and something unheard of to find one book on both that so perfectly expresses the joys of marriage between food and beverage."	Food & Wine: An Entire Year of Recipes 2005 Editors: Dana Cowin, Kate Heddings There's always something delicious going on at Food & Wine. And it's all here in the annual cookbook, which includes every recipe published in the magazine during the year 2004	Wine Lover's Dessert Cookbook Mary Cech, Jennie Schacht From reviews: "This beautifully photographed book is loaded with information on selecting wines dependent on the dessert being served. The recipes are delicious and very inspiring."

Learn about wine on your iPod!

Mark Phillips, one of the country's most popular speakers on wine, has created three unique packages to help you learn about wine in a fun and relaxed way—using your iPod.

Wine Pack 1:
Enjoying Wine
The first in the series, Enjoying Wine, is a novel and practical guide to wine. Mark's humorous approach to wine teaches you just what you need to know to make enjoying wine easy.

Wine Pack 2:
Selecting Wine
What wine goes with what occasion? What wine goes with what food? What do you do with the cork when the waiter hands it to you? Discover the ins and outs of selecting wine as well as the behind the scenes of restaurants and wine shops. Mark takes a look at serious, and not-so-serious situations that you may find yourself in when selecting a wine is important.

Wine Pack 3:
Wine Regions

Get to know the wine producing regions of the world and the wines they create. Which wines are worth giving a try, and which ones should you avoid.

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Wine for the Confused
John Cleese
From reviews: "This is a great primer for all you beginning wine buffs out there. I think John Cleese does a great job of keeping an intimidating subject lower key and very modest."