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Reading & References

Reading & References

 

The Business & Service of Wine
World Atlas of Wine, 8th Edition:
Storing Wine 39
Appellations 40
Labels 41
Serving Wine 44-45
The Bottom Line 46-47
World of Wine, Key Producers 48-49

Viticulture & Vinification
World Atlas of Wine, 8th Edition:
Terroir 24-26
The Vineyard Year 30-31
Temperature and Sunlight 18-19
Water into Wine 20-21
Changing Climate 22-23
Beneath the Vines 25-26
The Vine 13
Grape Varieties 14-17
Pests & Diseases 27
How To Make Wine 32-35
Why Oak 37

When Wine Tastes Best - biodynamic wine calendar
Must have book for all varieties:
Wine Grapes, A James Beard Award Winner
Wine Enthusiast: What Are Grape Clones?
Viticulture - 2nd Edition: An introduction to commercial grape growing for wine production

Components of Wine & Deductive Tasting
World Atlas of Wine, 8th Edition:
Tasting and Discussing Wine 42-43

France: Alsace & Loire
World Atlas of Wine, 8th Edition:
Loire Valley 116-123
Alsace 124-127
Other references:
Organic Vineyard Alliance
Wine Labeling Guide

France: Burgundy & Beaujolais
World Atlas of Wine, 8th Edition:
Burgundy 54-79
Beaujolais 72
Jura 150-151

Savoie 150-152
Other references:
Jancis Robinson Online:
Relevant Vintages, Significant Regions
Burgundy interactive map
Podcast: I’ll Drink To That

Easy auction sites:
Winebid.com
Zachys.com
Spectrumwine.com
Vines4Votes.org currently has an auction in which the collectors that donated the lots are paying shipping, no buyer premiums, and the payment comes off as a tax write off as payment is a direct donation to ACLU of Texas.

Notable retailer:
Sommpicks.com

Additional Notable Producers:
Jura: Ganevat

Domaine du Pelican

France: Champagne
World Atlas of Wine, 8th Edition:
Champagne 80-83
Other references:
Champagne Louis Roederer supplemental presentation Jean-Remi Barbier SP2023
The Rare Wine Co. Online: Special Club Champagne
Comité Champagne Library
How Champagne is Made
Crémant Production Questions
MOOC
Additional links from The Comité Champagne:
Champagne: From Cellar to Table
Champagne: From Terroir to Wine
Aroma Development of Champagne Wines
Tasting Sheet

France: Bordeaux & South West
World Atlas of Wine, 8th Edition:
Bordeaux 84-112
Other references:
Vins de Bordeaux
Wine Spectator
Decanter (scroll down for newsletter sign up)
Guide to wine soils
Wine Spectator 1855 Bordeaux Classification
Bordeaux Artisan Crus
Denise Barker’s additional links - Zoom classes directly from the CIVB wine education series:
Mary Gorman-McAdams MW, Laura Williamson MS, and Jesse Becker MS discuss topics they are passionate about
Médoc Bordeaux Appellations - "IT IS THE MOST EXTENSIVE APPELLATION OF THE MÉDOC, SINCE IT CAN BE APPLIED TO ALL THE WINES PRODUCED IN THE DELIMITED AREA OF ​​THE PENINSULA”
Decanter Magazine:
Bordeaux Winemakers & Climate Change
VinPair Illustrated Guide to Wine Soil
Wine Cellar Insider - a lot from Bordeaux but also California and other France regions.
Bordeaux region information

France: Rhône Valley
World Atlas of Wine, 8th Edition:
Northern Rhȏne 128-133
Southern Rhȏne 134-139
Southern France:
Provence 146-148
Western Languedoc 140-141
Eastern Languedoc 142-143
Other references:
Jancis Robinson Online:
Relevant Vintages, Significant Regions

Germany & Austria
World Atlas of Wine, 8th Edition:
Germany 222-247
Austria 254-261
Hungary 262
Czechia and Slovakia 266
Other references:
Wines of Germany
Wines of Austria
Wines of Hungary

Italy: Southern Italy & The Islands
World Atlas of Wine, 8th Edition:
Italy I (Southern Italy & Its Islands) 154-155; 182-186
Other references:
Sip Trip on YouTube
Italian Wine Central
Matt Kramer's Making Sense of Italian Wine on Amazon
Italian Wine Maps
Matt Kramer's Making Sense of Wine on Amazon, also at the New York Public Library online
Native Wine Grapes of Italy by Ian D’Agata, UC Press
Italian Wine Central, information of the wines of Italy
Modo di Bere: a multi-media project about wine & language

Italy: Central Italy & Tuscany
World Atlas of Wine, 8th Edition:
Italy II (Central Italy & Tuscany) 154-155; 172-181

Italy: Northern Italy & Piedmont
World Atlas of Wine, 8th Edition:
Italy III (Northern Italy & Piedmont) 154-155; 156-171
Other references:
Gravner
La Muse Blue
Into Wine: Barolo
Barolo Map
Barbaresco Map

Iberian Peninsula: Spain & Portugal
World Atlas of Wine, 8th Edition:
Spain 187-205
Portugal 206-221
Madeira 220-221
Other references:
The Wines of Portugal, by Richard Mayson
Oceans of Wine: Madeira and the Emergence of American Trade and Taste, by David Hancock, Yale University Press, 2009
Wine Enthusiast Online:
“Learn Everything You Need to Know About Vins Doux Naturels”

Ancient Lands: Georgia, Greece, Israel & Lebanon
World Atlas of Wine, 8th Edition:
Georgia 278-279
Greece 280-283
Israel 287
Lebanon 286
Other references:
Georgian Wine Appellations
Sakpatenti
Kosher Certification
Greece:
Wine Enthusiast Online:
Wine Region: Greece
Lebanon:
International Organisation of Vine & Wine (OIV):
Lebanon’s Vitivinicultural Sector in the Spotlight
Decanter Magazine Online:
Regional Profile of Lebanon

Southern Hemisphere
World Atlas of Wine, 8th Edition:
New Zealand 367-375
South Africa 376-384
Chile 333-337
Argentina 338-341
Australia 344-365
Other references:
Aslina Wines by Ntsiki Biyela
Swartland, Sadie Family
Warwick Wines (for Pinotage)
Uruguay: Paul Hobbs Winemaker
Elqui Valley, Chile Producer of note (Elqui Wines)
Patagonia, Chacra Estate

California
World Atlas of Wine, 8th Edition:
California 302-319
Other references:
Napa County Winery Database Listing Online:
This is a list of all winery permits in the county
Napa Valley Harvest Report
Sonoma Valley Harvest Report
Paso Robles Harvest Report
California wine regions overview: Golden State of Mind
Larkmead Vineyards
Dan Petroski, winemaker at Larkmean Vineyards

Pacific NW, New York State & Virginia
World Atlas of Wine, 8th Edition:
Willamette Valley 296-297
Washington 298
New York State 324
Other references:
Wölffer Estate Vineyard
Gramercy Cellars
Macari Vineyards