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Title: The Wine Bible by Karen MacNeil ISBN: 1-56305-434-5 Publisher: Workman Publishing Company Pub. Date: September, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.61 (18 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Daunting Task
Comment: Kudos to Karen MacNeil for completing a daunting educational task. Although this project was vast, Karen's amazing subject mastery and economic use of poetic language both informs and delights her reader. The Wine Bible is a perfect bedside book for both the serious and not-so-serious wine connoisseur because one can pick it up and start reading and learning from any page.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Title Is Correct -- The Bible of Wine
Comment: I think "The Wine Bible" (TWB) should be the third book purchase for wine beginners (after "Wine for Dummies" and "Windows on the World Complete Wine Course"). TWB is full of good information. Of course, the first section is a must-read. Then, the sections are split into separate geographical areas and are very good and very detailed, while still being easy to read (the author's "education" background is readily apparent and helpful to the reader). I especially liked the depth of information that is presented in a friendly manner. For example, I wanted more in-depth information on Valpolicella. Most books given only a paragraph to it, if they give anything at all. Over several sections, this book probably had close to three pages (a lot of text on each page) which is about ten times the information of the competition. And no, this book is not lopsided in favor of information on Italy. That is just one example of why this book gets five stars. There are many other cases of information that other books do not contain or they gloss over. This book has a lot to offer.
Rating: 5
Summary: Tastefully written-eminently sippable
Comment: It was certainly a surprise when my wife presented me with my copy of Karen MacNeil's The Wine Bible. She had been doing some Amazon gift shopping for a friend and took the opportunity to give a gift to her husband as well. Seems she had recently attended a cooking demonstration at one of Manhattan's great restaurants, Tabla, and Tracy, the sommelier, suggested that The Wine Bible was one of the most comprehensive and up to date books on the subject. One does not digest 910 pages in a sitting, but a perusal of several known wine areas, and a careful review of the indexes indicate that this is a book to be reckoned with. You won't find every wine, but those you do are sure to please. Written with clear, unpretentious prose, this book is one you will be happy to have on your reference shelf.
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Title: Wine for Dummies by Ed McCarthy, Mary Ewing-Mulligan, Piero Antinori ISBN: 0764525441 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 11 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $21.99 |
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Title: The Wall Street Journal Guide to Wine: New and Improved: How to Buy, Drink, and Enjoy Wine by Dorothy J. Gaiter, John Brecher ISBN: 0767908147 Publisher: Broadway Pub. Date: 10 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
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Title: How to Taste : A Guide to Enjoying Wine by Jancis Robinson ISBN: 0743216776 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 25 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: Windows on the World Complete Wine Course: 2004 Edition : A Lively Guide by Kevin Zraly ISBN: 1402708882 Publisher: Sterling Pub. Date: 28 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Great Wine Made Simple : Straight Talk from a Master Sommelier by Andrea Immer ISBN: 076790477X Publisher: Broadway Pub. Date: 31 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $27.50 |
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