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The Ultimate Wine Reading List for Wine Lovers and Collectors 🍷📚
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items If you’ve ever found yourself wanting to understand wine more deeply — beyond just what’s in your glass — this list is for you.
As a certified sommelier living and working in Napa Valley, I’ve spent years studying wine from vineyard to cellar to table. Along the way, a handful of books have shaped how I taste, think about, collect, and talk about wine.
This reading list brings together the books I return to again and again — whether you’re a passionate wine lover looking to expand your knowledge, an aspiring sommelier building a foundation, or a collector who wants to better understand regions, pro...
Below, you’ll find titles that cover everything from wine fundamentals and tasting techniques to deep dives on terroir, history, and the art of collecting. Some are technical, some are storytelling-driven, and all of them will deepen your appreciatio...
Think of this as your curated bookshelf — Napa sommelier approved. Pour a glass, pick a title, and let your wine education begin.
(P.S. You can find my own articles and writings on my website: winewithpaige.com)
As a certified sommelier living and working in Napa Valley, I’ve spent years studying wine from vineyard to cellar to table. Along the way, a handful of books have shaped how I taste, think about, collect, and talk about wine.
This reading list brings together the books I return to again and again — whether you’re a passionate wine lover looking to expand your knowledge, an aspiring sommelier building a foundation, or a collector who wants to better understand regions, pro...
Below, you’ll find titles that cover everything from wine fundamentals and tasting techniques to deep dives on terroir, history, and the art of collecting. Some are technical, some are storytelling-driven, and all of them will deepen your appreciatio...
Think of this as your curated bookshelf — Napa sommelier approved. Pour a glass, pick a title, and let your wine education begin.
(P.S. You can find my own articles and writings on my website: winewithpaige.com)
No lying: this is the book that got me into wine. I was freshly 21, in college, and realized that wine was something “adults” “should” know about. So, I picked this up over Christmas break and absolutely fell in love with the concept of wine. From th...
Wine for Dummies: Fifth Edition
This was the second book I fell in love with about wine. It's a great read: easy to understand, fluid and humorous writing, and so much information. Highly recommend to anyone looking to learn more about wine!
Oldman's Guide to Outsmarting Wine: 108 Tips
Natalie Maclean is one of my favorite wine authors out there. Her style of writing is humorour, fluid, and easy-to-read. I discovered her at the beginning of my wine journey (with this book), and the way she describes wine made me fall even deeper in...
Red, White, and Drunk All Over: Wine Journey
Wine Folly was another wine book that was crucial to my development in wine. It has easy-to-reference guides to most wines, regions, and varietals. When I was first starting to learn about wine, I used to pick up a new varietal every week, reference ...
Wine Folly: Magnum Edition: The Master Guide
Another enjoyable wine memoir – her writing style is fun and enjoyable, and you learn tons about wine along the way.
Cork Dork: Wine-Fueled Adventure with Sommeliers
This is hands-down the most beautiful wine book I own. Gorgeous cover and gorgeous purple-metallic page edges. Not to mention, Amanda is one of the most intelligent, beautiful-spirited women I've met in wine. Highly recommend if you're interested in ...
The South America Wine Guide: Argentina Wine
No wine book list would be complete without Karen MacNeil's Wine Bible. This is a great resource and I often reference it when looking for something in particular. Karen is a brilliant writer (be sure to join her newsletter for even more wine writing...
The Wine Bible: Karen MacNeil
Rebel School of Wine shakes off wine snobbery and invites you to explore wine with curiosity and joy. It celebrates makers who defy tradition and think differently in the vineyard and the cellar. The book mixes fun stories with smart insight, so you ...
Rebel School of Wine: A Visual Guide to Drinking with Confidence
While you might not learn about wine from this book, you *will* fall in love with the world behind it. Wine Dogs pairs stunning photography of winery dogs (many that I've met!) with stories from vineyards around the globe. It’s a reminder that wine i...
Wine Dogs USA Edition by Craig McGill & Susan Elliott
Dorothy J. Gaiter is another great O.G. wine writer. She and her husband write the Wall Street Journal wine column for years. This is a beautiful memoir about how they fell in love through wine.
Love by the Glass: Tasting Notes from a Marriage
If you think you know Malbec, this book will make you fall for it all over again.
Malbec Mon Amour dives deep into Argentina’s most iconic grape, but it doesn’t read like a dry textbook. It feels like a journey. You’ll travel through Mendoza’s high-altitude vineyards, meet the winemakers who shaped the modern Malbec movement, and ...
Malbec Mon Amour dives deep into Argentina’s most iconic grape, but it doesn’t read like a dry textbook. It feels like a journey. You’ll travel through Mendoza’s high-altitude vineyards, meet the winemakers who shaped the modern Malbec movement, and ...
Malbec Mon Amour
Rosé Revolution is a love letter to pink wine in all its forms. Emborg and Honoré break down how rosé is made and why it tastes so different from region to region, all in a way that feels clear and fun. You’ll learn about Provence and beyond without ...
Rosé Revolution: Emborg, Rasmus, Honoré, Jens
Another beautiful, well-researched wine reference book.
The New Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia:
White Wine by DeSimone & Jenssen is a feast for the eyes and the palate. It celebrates white wines from around the world with gorgeous photography and thoughtful stories that feel approachable. You’ll learn about styles, places, and the magic tha...
White Wine: Guide to 50 Essential Varieties
Let’s Get Fizzical makes sparkling wine feel exciting and totally accessible. I love using it to craft unique, unexpected Prosecco/Sparkling Wine-based cocktails. (Like the famous aperol spritz!)
Let's Get Fizzical: 50+ Prosecco Cocktails
Literally one of the best wine memoirs I've ever read. If you've ever gone through a bad-breakup, felt like an outside in your industry, or (honestly) just been a woman in this male-dominated society, you'll love this book. Natalie MacLean is such an...
Wine Witch on Fire: Rising from Divorce
French wine is one of the most confusing categories out there. If you're looking for an easy deep-dive into the regions, history, and varietals grown there, I highly recommend this book. I read it before my wine exam and it was so helpful beyond the ...
French Wine For Dummies
Italy is another confusing wine region, with sooo many “weird” grapes you don't hear of outside of the country (not to mention… they're hard to pronounce!) I used this before my last Italy wine trip. Highly recommend!
Italian Wine For Dummies
