The New Wine Lover's Companion (ISBN 0764120034) Book Reviews 1-14 Sorted By Most Recent, at VeryWellSaid.com

The true encyclopedia of wine

This is the be all end all of information as far as wines are concerned. We keep a copy in the shop at all times for new employees, and when they encounter a question on a certain varietal or terminology, it answers all the customers questions. Highly recommended.

(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-11-29 07:30:52 EST)

08-31-07

(NA)

Excellent Resource

If you love food and wine, this book is the perfect companion to the Food Lover's Companion. It's the ultimate dictionary for wine terminology.

(Review Data Last Updated: 2007-09-23 01:49:14 EST)

03-31-07

1\1

Everything I hoped for from the Oxford Companion, but in an easy to use format.

This book was my favorite dealing with wine. It contains much of the same info as the Oxford Companion, but you can hold it in your hands and carry it about. It contains very useful information if you are learning about wine. Also has a great pronunciation guide for wine terms.

(Review Data Last Updated: 2007-09-01 10:09:57 EST)

01-11-07

(NA)

Best $15 bucks you will spend on a wine book

Whether you are new to wine or are a Cork-dork, this book, written in an easy to understand manner, is an excellent resource. The New Wine Lover's Companion is a must-have for any kitchen or wine library.

(Review Data Last Updated: 2007-07-12 01:50:13 EST)

01-10-07

(NA)

It is a dictionary

I purchased this book as a gift and my husband loved it. Yes, It is a dictionary so no pictures just words! It is a great addition to the "Complete Wine Course" by Kevin Zraly. Its small format is great to take along to diners or wine tasting party.
Great value for the price.

(Review Data Last Updated: 2007-07-12 01:50:13 EST)

07-15-06

1\2

New Review

Bought this as a gift for a friend who is a fine wine lover. She says it is a great gift and she is able to refer to it frequently with surprising answers to her questions and items of interest that she had not heard about. Very nice and received in a timely manner.

(Review Data Last Updated: 2007-07-12 01:50:13 EST)

09-23-05

12\13

My favorite reference

I'm a budding neophyte, and refer to this book constantly. Whether I'm reading The World Atlas of Wine, the Complete Wine Course, Sotheby's Encyclopedia, Cote d'Or - whatever - I always turn to this book for help. It almost always provides me with the extra information I need to understand what I'm reading in the other books - and it comes with pronunciations!! While the information isn't as in-depth as The Oxford Companion to Wine, it is certainly easier to carry around. And again, there's that bit about the pronunciations...you have to have that...how else are you going to know, unless you're French or speak French, that Echezeaux, an important Grand Cru vineyard in Burgundy, is pronounced ay-shuh-ZOH.

(Review Data Last Updated: 2007-07-12 01:50:13 EST)

09-22-05

7\7

My favorite reference

(Review Data Last Updated: 2006-07-15 19:23:38 EST)

05-09-05

21\22

It's a wine dictionary

I wasn't aware that this was a dictionary of wine terms when I ordered it, so I wanted other prospective buyers to be aware that that's what this is. It is not written like a regular book.

For its purposes, it's great.

(Review Data Last Updated: 2007-07-12 01:50:13 EST)

05-08-05

14\15

It's a wine dictionary

(Review Data Last Updated: 2006-07-07 13:51:08 EST)

10-18-04

3\6

Excellent Wine Reference

This book is an awesome wine reference, containing a wealth of information. The perfect compliment to "The Food Lover's Companion"

(Review Data Last Updated: 2006-07-07 13:51:08 EST)

08-27-04

10\10

At 15 bucks it's worth every cent

The quote on the back cover from Harvey Steiman of the Wine Spectator attracted my attention to this book. He says "Wine Lover's Companion packs a tremendous amount of useful, intriguing information about wine. This book is a joy to use-information is what it is all about." As I browsed through it I could see what he was talking about. I purchased it about a month ago and have learned so much. At 15 bucks it's worth every cent and more. I just got interested in wine about 3 months ago and have looked through a couple of the "introductory" wine books and although they are useful, Wine Lover's Companion is the one I go to first to look up a new term or find out about a wine growing region or how to pronounce something (I haven't seen another wine book address this at all). If you're new to the world of wine this is a must have.

(Review Data Last Updated: 2006-07-07 13:51:08 EST)

08-09-04

9\9

Give it 6 stars!

I too am surprised there are not more reviews on this book. I notice that the first edition (The New Wine Lover's Companion is the second edition) received a 5 star rating from Amazon reviewers. I have the first Wine Lover's Companion and couldn't do without it. This updated version is even better. As the introduction indicates much has been added regarding countries like Australia, Chile, and New Zealand. It also contains more viticultural and winemaking terms and the Appendix section is even better. I was slightly disappointed to see that wine producers had been dropped but I realize that the new book has grown to 667 pages. So I think the authors were right in doing this. This book is packed with information-the owner of a wine bar I frequent is always using it to look up information and so far it has not disappointed. And last but not least are the phonetic pronunciations that exist throughout the book to help those of us who sometimes stumble over some of the foreign terms. Kudos to the Herbsts. I would give the New Wine Lover's Companion 6 stars if that were possible.

(Review Data Last Updated: 2006-07-07 13:51:08 EST)

01-15-04

18\18

I use this book often