 Reference Material
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English Language Books
'The New Spain' by John Radford
- A new book published 1998, divided into regions, color coded on the
page edge for easy reference back to a key map in the introduction, from
Reed Consumer Books .
[ISBN 1 85732 254 1]
- "Spanish Wines", by Jan Read
- From Mitchell Beazley Publishers, a very good guide to both Spanish
wines and Spain as well. (Also available in German, and there's another
title by the same author on wines of Rioja.)
[ISBN 0 85533 458 4]
- "The Oxford Companion to Wine", by Jancis
Robinson
- For many this is the most complete wine guide available: 864 pages
of indepth information on wines, grapes, winemaking, and lots more. The
new 1999 edition has an expanded section on Spanish wines.
[ISBN 0 19866 236 X]
- "Hugh Johnson's Pocket Encyclopedia of Wine"
- From Mitchell Beazley Publishers, a good guide to wines in general
with a useful section on Spanish wine.
[ISBN 0 85533 630 7]
- "Wine Tasting", by Michael Broadbent
- From Mitchell Beazley Publishers, a wine tasters guide.
[ISBN 0 85533 3731]
- "Wine Buyers Guide", by Robert Parker
- From Simon & Schuster/Fireside, probably the best known wine guide
around.
[ISBN 0-671-79913-4]
- "The Travelers Wine Guides: Spain"
- From Philip Clark Limited and Waymark Publications.
[ISBN 0 86145 762 5]
- "Wines, Grapes and Vines", by Jancis Robinson
- From Mitchell Beazley Publishers, a good overall reference for wines
and vines.
[ISBN 0 86145 581 5]
- "The Wine Atlas of Spain and traveller's guide
to the vineyards"
- by Hubrecht Duijker From Mitchell Beazley Publishers, a very useful
wine atlas.
- "The new Wines of Spain", by Tony Lord
- From Christopher Helm. Lots of information about the modern wine-making
and wine-makers in Spain.
- "A Season in Spain", by Ann and Larry Walker
- From Simon & Schuster, a good guide to Spain, Spanish cooking and
Spanish wine.
[ISBN 0-671-69662-9]
- "Spain on a Plate", by María José
Sevilla
- From BBC Books, a first-rate guide to Spanish cooking.
[ISBN 0 563 36347 9] Spanish Language Books
- "Guia Peñín de los Vinos de España",
by José Peñín
- From Pi & Erre, probably the largest and most accurate guide to
Spanish wines.
[ISBN 84-605-3619-X]
- "Guia de Vinos Gourmet, 1995"
- From Club G, an excellent reference for wines, wineries and wine shopping.
[ISBN 84-87289-16-9]
- "Guia de los Vinos y Bodegas de España"
- From Folio. The writers are famous Spanish wine experts, one of them
is Miguel Torres. (Forword by Hugh Johnson). Contains very detailed and
useful information on Spanish bodegas.
Other Languages
- "Die grossen Weine der Rioja", by Hubrecht
Duijker
- [German] Lots of good information on Rioja, its wines, and wineries.
Very good photography as well. Also available in English under the title
"The wines of Rioja" (London: Mitchell Beazley), and in Dutch
- "De goode wijnen van Rioja" (Amsterdam: Het Spectrum)
- "Espanjan viineje", by Matti Larres
- [Finnish] A pocket book, useful guide by Finland's Spanish wine authority.
Note: Special thanks to Rae Fahlenius, a self confessed "wine aficionado"
from Finland for his additions to this list.
{J.Riis Nov 1999}
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