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Top Wine and Spirits Books of 2018 ~ Belonging in Any Great Wine (Book) Library

Each year I enjoy putting a list together of the best wine books I read through the year. This year is no exception, and these books are each fabulous. Here are my 2018 Wine and Spirits Books, in alphabetical order. Happy shopping for your wine lovers. Regardless of the level of knowledge and interest, if you […]

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Tags: An Insider’s Guide ~ Second Edition ~ Deborah M. Gray, Brut Force ~ Peter Stafford-Bow, DRINK PINK: A Guide to the World’s Best Rosés ~ Larry & Ann Walker, How to Import Wine, Kevin Zraly, Napa at Last Light ~ James Conaway, Passions – The Wines and The Travels of Thomas Jefferson ~ James M. Gabler, Romancing the Grape ~ Relationship Selling for Hospitality Professionals ~ Lynda R. Paulson, Tasting the Past ~ Kevin Begos, The Booklovers’ Guide to Wine ~Patrick Alexander, The Wine Bible ~ Karen MacNeil, Vineyard ~ Sonoma County ~ George Rose, Windows on the World Complete Wine Course’s Latest Edition ~ Kevin Zraly, Wine Folly: Magnum Edition of the Master Guide ~ Madeline Puckett and Justin Hammack, Wine for dummies ~ Ed McCarthy and Mary Ewing-Mulligan

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