Karen MacNeil's "The Wine Bible": A Comprehensive Guide to the World of Wine

Robert B. Fish: The Wine Bible covers the topic looking at wines over the entire world starting with generalities about wine ("Mastering Wine") with pairings, temperature and regions and then it gets down to specific regions of the world. Impossible to read through except by the most devoted but invaluable as a reference.

United States on Jun 30, 2023

Guy OConnell: Nice wine tour book. I gift my wine friends this book.

United States on Jun 08, 2023

Heidi: I am learning so much reading this book!
On the downside the font is like 9pt so you may need reading glasses to see it. Still a good book (and thick). Has useful information about the wine regions and not just the wine. Glad I got this book!

United States on Mar 10, 2023

Sugar Bear: This book is well written and well organized

Canada on Mar 03, 2022

padre: It covers everything and more and is an easy to use reference book.

United Kingdom on Feb 17, 2022

Irina: El mejor libro sobre vinos, muy informativo y tambien una lectura fascinante. Me encanto

Spain on Jan 20, 2022

Jill Clardy: I purchased this book to be used for a Stanford University class given by the author, Karen MacNeil. There have been a few assigned readings from the book for our weekly classes, but I enjoy the author’s writing style so much, that I have read many other sections as well. While you don’t need to read the 900+ page book from cover to cover, you just might find yourself treating it like an engaging novel - as I have. There are several glossaries and an index that allows you to quickly navigate to a particular topic. Numerous wine labels are mentioned, but no prices. MacNeil has stated that she intends the wines listed to be representative of those available and recommended in a particular region, but shouldn’t serve as a shopping list. There are many sources of ratings and prices, and this book does not try to fill that niche. I look forward to acquiring the Third Edition when it is published next year.

United States on Oct 30, 2021

Jorge Paulo: Este é o melhor livro para quem gosta de vinhos. Vale a pena tê-lo sempre à mão para consultar enquanto degusta qualquer tipo de vinho. 6 estrelas

Spain on Jul 19, 2021

Numbers99: Lots of information on the type of wines - flavours of wine & wine vineyard locations

Canada on Feb 26, 2021

Maude: I have about 25 wine-related books, some of which are old and outdated but beautifully written and of high quality. The first edition of MacNeil's "Wine Bible" was one of my go-to books for basic wine information. I am a fan of Southern Rhone and Languedoc red varietals and recently purchased a bottle a red Roussillon from Maury Sec. Not knowing much about the new appelation, I grabbed Karen's book and noted that there was no mention of the Maury appelation. That was to be expected since it is a new, small appelation. Nonetheless, it reminded me that the first edition of "The Wine Bible" has a copyright date of 2001, and much has changed in the Languedoc-Rousillon region. So, I looked to see if, perhaps, there was a new edition of the book, and sure enough I discovered the 2nd Edition which is described as "completely revised and updated," with a copyright date of 2015. So, I went ahead and ordered the book even though it is now 2020 -- 5 years after the 2015 copyright date.

My first impression upon receipt is that the quality of this book is nowhere as good as the quality of the 1st edition. In addition, the paperback was not well protected in the delivery envelope,...

United States on May 25, 2020