Book Reviews

Paul is the wine book reviewer for the new online book review site, The New York Journal of Books.

Click on the titles below to go to those reviews on that site

Grandi Vini: An Opinionated Tour of Italy’s 89 Finest Wines by Joseph Bastianich

(Clarkson Potter, November 9, 2010)

 

Secrets of the Sommeliers: How to Think and Drink Like the World’s Top Wine Professionals by Rajat Parr and Jordan Mackay

(Tenspeed Press, October 19, 2010)

 

Wine Myths and Reality by Benjamin Lewin

(Vendange Press, September 15, 2010)

Matt Kramer on Wine: A Matchless Collection of Columns, Essays, and Observations by America’s Most Original and Lucid Wine Writer by Matt Kramer

(Sterling Publishing, September 7, 2010)

The Great Domaines of Burgundy: A Guide to the Finest Wine Producers of the Côte d’Or (Third Edition) by Remington Norman and Charles Taylor

(Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., August 3, 2010)

 Vertical by Rex Pickett

(This is the sequel to the novel Sideways, made into the movie of the same name.)

(Pickett Fence Publishing, September 30, 2010)

Swallow This: The Progressive Approach to Wine by Mark Phillips

(20 Sips LLC, November 23, 2010)

Compass American Guides: California Wine Country (6th Edition) by Matt Villano, Sharron Wood & John Doerper

(Fodor Guides, December 7, 2010)

 

The Vintner’s Apprentice: An Insider’s Guide to the Art and Craft of Wine Making, Taught by the Masters

By Eric Miller

(Quarry Books, February 1, 2011)

Italian Wines 2011

By Gambero Rosso

(Antique Collectors, April 16, 2011)

Peñín Guide to Spanish Wine 2011

By Jose Peñín

(Grupo Peñín, March 16, 2011)

Wine Wars: The Curse of the Blue Nun, the Miracle of the Two Buck Chuck, and the Revenge of the Terroirists

By Mike Veseth

(Rowman & Littlefield, June 16, 2011)

An Ideal Wine: One Generation’s Pursuit of Perfection—and Profit—in California

By David Darlington

(Harper Collins, June 28, 2011)

Naked Wine: Letting Grapes Do What Comes Naturally

By Alice Feiring

(De Capo Press, September 1, 2011

The Finest Wines of California: A Regional Guide to the Best Producers and Their Wines

By Stephen Brook

(University of California Press, September 22, 2011)

Thin Skins: Why the French Hate Australian Wine

By Campbell Mattison

Sterling Epicure, October 4, 2011

The Vineyard at the End of the World: Maverick Winemakers and the Rebirth of Malbec

By Ian Mount

W.W. Norton, January 16, 2012