 | An Introductory Guide to Wine
Buy used from: $14.44 Start with a visual reference. Seeing is often an easier way to learn for many people.
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 | Fun To Know: The Secrets Of Wine
Buy new: $15.99 / Used from: $8.99 Amazon also carries DVDs on specific varieties, such as chardonnay, pinot noir, cabernet...
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 | Red and White: Wine Made Simple by Max Allen
Buy new: $24.95 / Used from: $4.95 I have included several books that explore both reds and whites. I have not read all of them. Click on one, go to the product review, and make your decision. Often you will find other books this way.
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 | Wine for Every Day and Every Occasion: Red, White, and Bubbly to Celebrate the Joy of Living by Dorothy J. Gaiter
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $0.24 This looks like an overall wine guide.
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 | Wine: 101 Crib Notes for Wine: The 60 Second Sommelier by L. Russell Purcell
Buy used from: $2.09 Good recommendations for this book.
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 | White Wine for Dummies by Ed McCarthy
Buy new: $12.99 / Used from: $0.01 The ubiquitous dummy book, this one on whites.
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 | Chardonnay by Chris Losh
Buy used from: $0.29 The most popular white. There are others you will learn about in the books listed at the top, such as sauvignon blanc, riesling, fume blanc (my favorite but pricy for my pocketbook), and champagne, an under-drunk wine. It needs to be opened on more than special occasions. It's a beautiful day: sit on your patio and pop a cork.
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 | Red Wine for Dummies by Ed McCarthy
Buy used from: $0.76 These dummy wine books get really nice ratings...
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 | The Really Useful Guide to Red Wine by Susy Atkins
Buy used from: $4.49 I always read the label for the aftertaste flavor, eg, blackberry, pepper, spice, eucalyptus, blueberry, and so on for reds. If there is no description, I put the bottle back on the shelf. The one with ink aroma and flavor will be in the very costly section.
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 | Red Wine: Discovering, Exploring, Enjoying by Jonathan Ray
Buy new: $4.35 / Used from: $0.01 By the way, liking or not liking a particular wine is personal and does not indicate inexperience. That is why there are so many many different products, for example cabernet. One such cabernet was created to smell and taste like ink...
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 | Red Wine for Your Health (Natural Healing) by Andrea Schaffer
Buy used from: $0.78 It really is true about red wine being a boon to health. The limit is two glasses, however. After that you begin to diminish the benefits, according to studies.
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 | Wine Master Pocket Wine Buying Guide
Buy new: $39.00 / Used from: $9.94 |
 | Pedrini Wine & Bar 5-Inch Corkscrew, Chrome
Buy new: $5.99 You will need a good bottle opener. There are many kinds on the market. Pick what is best for you. This one pulls the cork out for you.
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 | Riedel O Crystal Collection
The new trend is the stemless wine glass. Wine connoisseurs pooh-pooh them and claim tradition with the stems. Your hand will help warm the chilled whites and help release the red's aroma. Your call.
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 | Libbey Vina 18-1/4-Ounce Round Red-Wine Goblets, Set of 6
Buy new: $17.99 A good all-around red wine glass. The open bowl allows for expansion of the aroma and the narrowing rim directs the aroma into your nose. Part of wine's romance is its aroma.
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 | Riedel Wine Series Champagne Glasses, Set of 4
Buy new: $49.99 Please note that champagne or sparkling wine glasses are flutes, not the wide bowls you see in movie weddings. Those are all wrong. The flutes allow you to see the tiny bubbles float upward. The tinier the bubble, the better quality the champagne.
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 | World Atlas of Wine by Hugh Johnson
Buy new: $27.50 / Used from: $20.00 One of the finest wine masters, a sommelier.
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 | A Wine Odyssey -- Old World Wines
Buy new: $49.95 After you have learned the basics of wines, then take a look at the wines of Europe. Yes, I know, it is mind-boggling. There are also the wines of Australia, South Africa, Chile, and so on. That is why I listed primers at the beginning. This comes with a DVD.
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 | Wine Spectator
Buy new: $49.95 Subscribe to a wine magazine. Buy one copy to determine if this is the one for you. There are others, such as Wine Enthusiast.
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 | Wine Spectator's Guide to Red Wines of California and Other U.S. Regions: More Than 2500 Wines Reviewed, 1997 by "Wine Spectator" Magazine
Buy used from: $0.01 A really specialized magazine. You may want to wait until you know more about wines through experience or learn this way.
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 | Bon Appetit (1-year)
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 | Michelin Red Guide 2008 San Francisco Bay Area & Wine Country (Michelin Red Guides) by Michelin
Buy new: $16.95 / Used from: $0.01 A wonderful vacation is this one. Book everything in advance. Places fill up. Plan to eat at several wineries (make reservations). Go to tastings. Sample the cheese.
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 | Frommer's Napa & Sonoma Day by Day (Frommer's Day by Day - Pocket) by Avital Binshtock
Buy new: $9.35 / Used from: $1.16 Pick your choice of guides. There are probably others. Use a travel agent.
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 | Wine Across America: A Photographic Road Trip by Daphne Larkin
Buy used from: $3.99 There are wineries all over the United States. This book may give you ideas for other kinds of vacations.
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 | The Wine Journal Label Collection Album and Label Remover Kit - Red & White Edition by Shane Cassady McGarry
If you really like a wine, collect the label. This album keeps them together. If you think you will remember a wine, you probably won't. There are way too many. You can make notes and take this book to the market as a reminder.
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 | Emerson 8-Bottle Wine Cooler - Stainless Steel
For the whites (most whites need to be chilled). My personal preference is to let the white warm up a bit before serving. The deep chill masks the true flavor and just slightly chilled releases an enhanced aroma.
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 | J.K. Adams MWR-40 Hardwood 40-Bottle Wine Rack, Natural
Buy new: $84.00 For the larger collection and deeper pockets. Remember these ideas are for the beginner. Serious collectors have specially built rooms (wine cellars) that are temperature controlled with floor to ceiling racks.
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 | Black & Cherry Finish Wine Rack w/12 Bottle Wine & Ice Bucket Storage
For reds if you want to start small. The benefit of having several bottles on hand is that you always have some on hand. This is a cutesy model. There are many many choices.
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 | Charlie Rose with Robert Parker (August 20, 2001)
Buy new: $24.95 You can sit at the feet of a master, Robert Parker, who talks about wines and his newsletter, the Wine Advocate.
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 | Sideways (Widescreen Edition)
Buy new: $12.49 / Used from: $0.87 Now that you have some basics to begin your romance, open a bottle, kick back, and watch a movie co-starring wine.
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