courtesy of Bookmarks Magazine
Wine and Books go together beautifully...
New readers walking into a bookstore must feel the same as most average people do when they enter a wine shop. Neophytes are confronted with an overwhelming numbers of choices with very little unbiased information at their disposal to make the best selection. We hope Bookmarks continues to help readers and that the recommendations below will help those interested in wine. Our panel of experts has recommended resources for everyone from beginners to obsessed oenophiles.
I want to call your attention to one of our contributors, Karen MacNeil, whose The Wine Bible (2001) is among the best books for neophytes. I also consider it a treat to include “Florida” Jim Cowan in our panel of experts. Before the Internet, I never would have (virtually) met Jim, and he is a constant example to me that the generous and eloquent sharing of one’s expertise is repaid in random acts of kindness several times over.
–Jon Phillips, Editor of Bookmarks Magazine
| Karen MacNeil WRITER, CONSULTANT, EDUCATOR Karen MacNeil’s articles on wine and food have been published in more than 50 publications including The New York Times, Food & Wine, Saveur, and Town & Country. She is the author of the bestseller The Wine Bible, which won the 2001 Best Wine Book of the Year award. Karen is the Chairman of the Center for Professional Wine Studies at the Culinary Institute of America in the Napa Valley. She conducts private wine tutorials for individuals and corporations. |
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The New France |
 The Story of Wine, by Hugh Johnson The Story of Wine |
 The Oxford Companion to Wine, ed. by Jancis Robinson
The Oxford Companion to Wine |
| Laurie Daniel WINE COLUMNIST A resident of California’s Santa Cruz Mountains, Laurie Daniel has been a journalist for more than 25 years. Although she grew up in wine-deprived Midwest, Daniel quickly developed an interest in wine after she moved to California. Her weekly wine column is published in several newspapers and magazines, including the San Jose Mercury News, Wine Country Living, and the Wine Enthusiast. |
 The Wine Bible, by Karen MacNeil
The Wine Bible |
 Making Sense of Wine, by Matt Kramer
Making Sense of Wine |
| Kermit Lynch MERCHANT AND IMPORTER Kermit Lynch is a Berkeley, California wine merchant who specializes in French wine. His book, Adventures On the Wine Route, winner of the Veuve Cliquot “Wine Book of the Year” award, is available from North Point Press. His latest book, Inspiring Thirst, is available by Ten Speed Press. “My choices are not easy to find, but they are tasty enough to make the effort worthwhile.” |
| Italian Wine By Victor Hazan (1982) Read it for the way Hazan describes the taste of wines, the ways wines can look, smell, taste, and feel. No one has done that better. |
 The Wines of the Northern Rhone, by Livingstone-Learmonth, Lynch
The Wines of the Northern Rhone |
 Romanee Conti, by Richard Olney
Romanee Conti |
| Jim Cowan INTERNET DENIZEN Jim is a retired lawyer who splits his time between western North Carolina and the west coast of Florida. He has been interested in wine for more than 30 years, and frequents many Internet wine bulletin boards using the moniker “Florida Jim.” |
The Wine of Chablis |
| A Wine and Food Guide to the Loire By Jacqueline Friedrich (1996) Ms. Friedrich is an opinionated and passionate writer who covers most of the best producers in each region along the Loire. She includes commentary on the people and cuisine and sufficient background and historical data to give the reader a feel for this oft overlooked wine-producing area. There are some great, inexpensive wines produced in the Loire Valley, and this book helps the reader find them. |
 Vino Italiano, by Bastianich and Lynch Vino Italiano |
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