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15 Best Wine Books

Goal: Find the best Wine books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).

Method:

  1. Search for "best wine books" and study the top 5+ pages.
  2. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
  3. Rank the results neatly here.

15 Best Wine Books

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1

Adventures on the Wine Route

A Wine Buyer's Tour of France

by Kermit Lynch

2

The Oxford Companion to Wine

by Jancis Robinson

3

The World Atlas of Wine

by Hugh Johnson

4

The Wine Bible

by Karen MacNeil

5

Wine Simple

A Totally Approachable Guide from a World-Class Sommelier

by Aldo Sohm

6

The Essential Scratch and Sniff Guide to Becoming a Wine Expert

Take a Whiff of That

by Richard Betts

Also recommended by:

Maria Popova, Chris Sacca

7

Cork Dork

A Wine-Fueled Adventure Among the Obsessive Sommeliers, Big Bottle Hunters, and Rogue Scientists Who Taught Me to Live for Taste

by Bianca Bosker

8

The Billionaire's Vinegar

The Mystery of the World's Most Expensive Bottle of Wine

by Benjamin Wallace

9

The New Wine Rules

A Genuinely Helpful Guide to Everything You Need to Know

by Jon Bonné

10

The Sommelier's Atlas of Taste

A Field Guide to the Great Wines of Europe

by Rajat Parr

11

The Widow Clicquot

The Story of a Champagne Empire and the Woman Who Ruled It

by Tilar J. Mazzeo

12

Wine and War

The French, the Nazis, and the Battle for France's Greatest Treasure

by Donald Kladstrup

13

Wine Folly

Magnum Edition

by Madeline Puckette

14

Wine Girl

The Trials and Triumphs of America's Youngest Sommelier

by Victoria James

15

Wine Grapes

A Complete Guide to 1,368 Vine Varieties, Including Their Origins and Flavours

by Jancis Robinson

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Edited by

Richard Reis

Software engineer whose passion for tracking book recommendations from podcasts inspired the creation of MRB.

Anurag Ramdasan

Lead investor at 3one4 Capital whose startup expertise and love for books helped shaped MRB and its growth.

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