 | Northern Winework: Growing Grapes and Making Wine in Cold Climates by Thomas A. Plocher
Buy used from: $85.84 If your winter is colder than -10 deg F, this book is a useful reference for keeping those vines alive.
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 | Compendium of Grape Disease (Disease Compendium Series of the American Phytopathological) by Roger C. Pearson
Buy used from: $124.95 Expensive, but useful reference on figuring out what is going wrong with your vines.
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 | The Grape Grower: A Guide to Organic Viticulture by Lon J. Rombough
Buy new: $23.10 / Used from: $21.00 One of the single most useful grape growing and wine making references out there. Also a good section on grapevine breeding and organic viticulture.
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 | From Vines to Wines: The Complete Guide to Growing Grapes and Making Your Own Wine by Jeff Cox
Buy new: $12.89 / Used from: $9.75 An excellent all around reference book on growing grapes and making wine. Make this your first book.
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 | Oregon Viticulture
Buy new: $37.89 / Used from: $44.97 A collection of articles covering many aspects of a commercial vineyard, useful for areas other than Oregon
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 | Grapes into Wine by Philip M. Wagner
Buy new: $12.24 / Used from: $0.01 Some people find this book dated, and it probably is, but it is a good read to see the history of hybrid winemaking.
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 | General Viticulture by A. J. Winkler
Buy new: $59.92 / Used from: $41.94 Considered the classic reference on viticulture, more textbookish than hands on, and almost completely focused on California. Still a good book.
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 | Modern Winemaking by Philip Jackisch
Buy new: $32.85 / Used from: $23.97 The book for home winemaking gone overboard. It's not for beginners, it for the obsessed.
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 | Wine Growers Guide by Philip M. Wagner
Buy used from: $5.00 Another good Wagner book.
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 | Techniques in Home Winemaking: A Practical Guide to Making Chateau-Style Wines by Daniel Pambianchi
Buy used from: $7.60 A solid text on winemaking techniques, more geared toward the advanced winemaker than the beginner
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| The Production of Grapes & Wine in Cool Climates by David Jackson
Buy used from: $58.93 A short but well written book on cool climates. The winemaking section is a bit thin. Excellent coverage of vinifera.
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 | Sunlight Into Wine; A Handbook for Wine Grape Canopy Arrangement. by Richard Smart
Buy used from: $72.34 One of the best books on training and trellising systems.
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 | Winery Technology and Operations:A Handbook for Small Wineries by Yair Margalit
Buy new: $19.77 / Used from: $18.65 A well-written text on the chemistry of winemaking without requiring too much chemistry background. Useful for medium to advanced level home winemaker
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 | Wine Science, Second Edition: Principles, Practice, Perception (Food Science and Technology) by Ronald S. Jackson
Buy used from: $110.00 An academic text on the science of everything wine, from growing grapes to making wine. When your investment in equipment is several times the price of the book, consider getting it.
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 | Vintner's Art: How Great Wines Are Made by Hugh Johnson
Buy used from: $2.22 A book that can be appreciated by the wine consumer all the way up to the wine student. More of an overview than instructional.
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 | Pennsylvania Wineries by Linda Jones McKee
Buy used from: $0.54 A guide to many of the wineries in Pennsylvania. See what happens when home winemaking goes from hobby to business.
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 | The Backyard Vintner: An Enthusiast's Guide to Growing Grapes and Making Wine at Home by Jim Law
Buy new: $13.59 / Used from: $13.54 An excellent overall resource. Content is very similar to the book by Jeff Cox. Contains some additional items such as nice color photos of what budbreak actually looks like, as well as a good breakdown of some of the most commonly available wine yeasts.
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