Joe Sallustio wrote:
> On Feb 22, 11:12 am, "Bob Becker" > wrote:
>>> It covers a lot of the world's wines and wine-growing regions,
>> but I would like to find a similar book that covers only domestic wines.
>>
>>
> Bob,
> Domestic meaning US or North American? I like the older ones from
> Adams or Lichine or Schoonemaker but a lot has changed in the last 40
> years. Most libraries have them.
>
> Hugh Johhson, Oz Clark and Janice Robinson all are writing
> contemporary books that have some nice info. If you have a Half Price
> Books in your area they are usually swimming in books like this in the
> food section and you can check them out before you buy. (I have the
> one you mentioned too, it's a nice general overview.) I have at least
> 50, maybe closer to 100 wine related books. Tell me specifically what
> you want to get out of it and I may be able to recommend something; I
> travel a bit and check out used bookstores when I have extra time.
>
> Joe
>
These seem to be books written by professional tasters about commercial
wines! As this is a winemaker's site, surely the wine bibles should be
those that contain recipes to make wine. In this case, my wine bible
must be CJJ Berry's First Steps in Winemaking - simple, to the point,
unpretentious!!

enjoy!