BOOKS to GAIN VERY GOOD KNOWLEDGE IN WINE (in preparation of WSET level 3, 4)

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- L'invenzione della Gioia. Educarsi al vino, sogno, civilta', linguaggio, Sandro Sangiorgi, Porthos Edizioni, 2011.

- Non e' il vino dell'enologo. Lessico di un vignaiolo che dissente, Corrado Dottori, Ed. Habitus, 2012.

- Vino al Naturale. Alice Feiring, Slow Food Editore, 2013.

- Natural Woman. La mia Sicilia, il mio vino, la mia passione, Arianna Occhipinti, Ed. Fandango, 2013.

- La vigna, il vino e la biodinamica, Nicolas Joly, Ed Slow Food Editore, 2010.

- Le vie del vino, il gusto e la ricerca del piacere, Jonathan Nossiter, Ed. Einaudi, 2010.

- Vino: un dono di civilta'. Storia, caratteristiche, tradizioni, leggende alla scoperta dei principali vini italiani. Carlo Valli, Ed Azzura, 2014

- Il Mistero del Vino. Mito e storia della bevanda sacra agli Dei. Louis Charpentier, Ed L'eta' dell'Acquario, 2008

- Unusual Wines. Pierrick Bourgault. Ed. JonGlez, 2016

- Guida ai Vitigni d'Italia. Giavedoni-Gily, Ed Slowfood 2011

- Il Vino Italiano, Il Vino nel Mondo, Il Mondo del Sommelier, Il Cibo e Il Vino, La Degustazione. Corso AIS, 2010

- Vino e Psicoanalisi, Ferrari-Sinibaldi, Ed FerrariSinibaldi2014

- Storie di Vino: Antologia di grandi Autori dal medioevo al '900. Duilio Chiarle, Smashwords Edition, 2016

- Il vino: Miti-favole Leggende e racconti. Nunzio Dell'Annunziata, Booksprint, 2012

- WSET Level 3. Wine and Spirits. Understanding style and quality. 2012 Ed. Wine and Spirit Education Trust

- Handbook of Enology. Volume 1 and 2. The Microbiology of wine and vinifications / The Chemistry of wine Stabilization and treatment. Ribereau-Gayon, Dubourdieu, Doneche, Lonvaud. 2nd Ed. John Wiley and Sons. 2006

- The Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia. The Clasic reference to the wines of the world. Tom Stevenson. 4th Ed. 2005 Dorling Kindersley Ltd

- 1000 Best wine secrets. Become a wine conoisseur. Carolyn Hammond. Sourcebooks Inc, 2006

- Wine and web marketing strategies. The case study of Italian speciality wineries. Begalli, Codurri, Gaeta. 4th international conference of the Academy of wine business research 17-19 july 2008

- Wine marketing. A practical guide. M. Hall, R. Mitchell, Elsevier 2008

- Secrets of Sommeliers. How to think and drink like the world's top wine professionals. R. Parr, J. Mackay. Ten speed press

- Wine Production. Vine to Bottle. K. Granger, H. Tattersall. Blackwell. 2005

- Introduction to wine laboratory practices and procedures. J.L. Jacobson. Springer 2006

- Wine and society. The social and cultural context of a drink. S. Charters. Elsevier. 2006

- Soils for fine wines. R. E. White. Oxford University Press. 2003

- Wine Chemistry and Biochemistry. M.V. Moreno Arribas. M.C. Polo. Springer. 2009

- The benefits of social media use among wine resellers. Erasmus University. B. Ryan 2012

- The impact of wine components on the chemical and sensory properties ow wines. R. Villamor.  Washington state university. 2012

- The colour of odours. G. Morrot, F. Brochet, D. Dubourdieu. Faculty of Oenology of Bordeaus 2001

- From sugar of grape to alcohol of wine: sensorial impact of alcohol in wine. A.M. Jordao, A. Vilela, F. Cosme 2015

- Knowledge, wine, taste. What good is knowledge in enjoying wine. K. Bach. Philosophy and wine. 2004. University of London

- Rivista di estetica. Wineworld essays on wine, taste, philosophy and aesthetics. Autori vari. 2012

- The science of taste. SMAG 2015. O. Mouritsen

- Wine descriptive language supports cognitive specificity of chemicals sense. F. Brochet, D. Dubourdieu. Faculty of Oenology of Bordeaux. 2011

- The wines of Italy. B. Anderson. Italian Trade Commision. 2004

- Wine Science. Principles and Applications. R.S. Jackson. Elsevier. 2008

- Understanding Wine Technology: The Science of Wine Explained. D. Bird 2011

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ADVISED BOOKS for WSET DIPLOMA (LEVEL 4)

- The Oxford companion to wine. J. Robinson

- Concise guide to wine e blind tasting. 2014 N. Burton

- Grapes and wines. O. Clarke, M. Rand

- How to taste. P. Casamajor

- Understanding wine technology. D. Bird

- Viticolture. An introduction to comercial grape growing of wine production. S. Skelton

- The port companion. G. Spence

- Wine world atlas. H. Johnson, J. Robinson

- World encyclopedia of champagne & sparkling wine. T. Stevenson, E. Vellan

- Wine by style. F. Becket

- Wine grape varietal table. S. Delong

- Drinks. V, Gasnier

- Whiskey: the definitive world guide. M. Jackson

- Le nez du vin. J. Lenor

- Sotheby’s Wine Encyclopedia. T. Stevenson

- Vino Italiano. J. Bastianich, D. Lynch

- Sherry, Manzanilla, and Montilla. P. Liem, J. Barquin

- Port and Douro. R. Mayson

- Modern Marvels: Distilleries. History Channel

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Unit 1 The Global Business of Alcoholic Beverages
Harpers Country Reports
Harpers, Available from www.harpers-wine.com
Global Wine Statistical Compendium
AWBC, Released Annually
http://www.vinexpo.fr/
http://www.wineintelligence.com/
http://www.oiv.int/
Unit 2 Wine Production
Grapes and Wines (Oz Clarke and Margaret Rand, 2003).
Viticulture – An Introduction to Commercial Wine Grape Growing (Stephen Skelton, 2007)
Understanding Wine Technology (David Bird, 2005).
Wine Science (Jamie Goode, 2005).
Unit 3 Light Wines of the World
France – General
The New France (2nd Edition) – Andrew Jefford
Hachette Wine Guide
http://www.terroir-france.com/
http://www.onivins.fr/
http://www.vins-de-pays.info/
France - Bordeaux
Bordeaux: Medoc & Graves – Stephen Brooke Mitchel Beazley 2006, ISBN : 1-84533-004-8
Bordeaux – Robert Parker
Wines of Bordeaux (6th Edition) – David Peppercorn
http://www.bordeaux.com/
http://www.vins-bordeaux.fr/
http://www.medoc.org/
France – South West
http://www.vins-bergerac.fr/
http://www.vins-gaillac.com/
France – Burgundy
Burgundy Anthony Hanson
The Wines of Burgundy – Serena Sutcliffe *
http://www.beaujolais.com/
http://www.bourgogne-wines.com/France – Alsace
http://www.alsacewine.com/
France – Loire Valley
http://www.loirevalleywine.com/
Germany
Deutsche Wein Statistik
Deutsche Weininstitutes, Released Annually
(Available for free access at www.deutscheweine.de)
The Wines of Germany – Stephen Brooke
The Rheingold – Owen Bird
Arima Publishing 2005, ISBN: 1-84549-079-7
http://www.winesofgermany.co.uk/
United Kingdom
http://www.englishwineproducers.com/
Central, Southern and South-Eastern Europe
France - Rhone
Wine of the Northern Rhone John Livingstone Learmonth *
Rhone Renaissance – Remington Norman *
http://www.vins-rhone.com/
France - South
http://www.languedoc-wines.com/
http://www.coteaux-languedoc.com/
http://www.corsicanwines.com/
Austria
The Wines of Austria – Phillip Blom
http://www.winesfromaustria.com/
Hungary
The Wines of Hungary – Alex Lidell
http://www.winesofhungary.com/
Romania
http://www.wineromania.com/
Bulgaria
http://www.bulgarianwines.com/
Italy
Barolo to Valpolicella (2nd Edition) – Nick Belfrage
Brunello to Zibibbo (2nd Edition) – Nick Belfrage
Wines of Italy (7th Edition) – Michele Shah
http://www.italianmade.com/
http://www.piedmontwines.net/http://www.chianticlassico.com/
Spain
The New Spain – John Radford
The Wines of Spain – Julian Jeffs *
The Wines of Rioja – John Radford *
Wines of Spain – Jan Read *
http://www.winesfromspain.com/
http://www.riberadelduero.es/
http://www.riojawine.com/
Portugal
The Wines & Vineyards of Portugal – Richard Mayson
http://www.ivdp.pt/
http://www.viniportugal.pt/
Greece
The Wines of Greece – Konstantinos Lazarakis
http://www.greekwinemakers.com/
Africa, Australasia and Asia
South Africa
John Platter’s South African Wine Guide – John Platter
http://www.wosa.co.za/
http://www.sawis.co.za/
http://www.grape.org.za/
North Africa
Africa Uncorked – John and Erica Platter
Australia
Oz Clarke’s Australian Wine Companion
Wine Atlas Of Australis – James Halliday
Wines of Australia– James Halliday
http://www.awbc.com.au/
http://www.wfa.org.au/
http://www.wineaustralia.com/
New Zealand
http://www.nzwine.com/
Asia
Wines of Lebanon – Michael Karam
Rogov’s Guide To Israeli Wines – Daniel Rogov
http://www.winechina.com/
http://www.kizan.co.jp/eng/japanwine_e.html
http://www.israelwines.co.il/
The Americas
USA – California
The Wines of the Napa Valley – Larry Walkerhttp://www.wineinstitute.org/
http://www.napavintners.com/
http://www.scgga.org/
http://www.carneros.com/
http://www.oregonwine.org/
http://www.washingtonwine.org/
Canada
The Wines of Canada - Michael Schreiner
http://www.winesofcanada.com/
http://www.winesofontario.org/
South America - General
The Wines of South America – Monty Walden
The Wines of Argentina, Chile and Latin America – Christopher Fielden *
Chile
The Wines of Chile – Peter Richards ***
http://www.winesofchile.org/
Argentin
http://www.winesofargentina.com/
Other South American Countries
http://www.winesfrombrazil.com/
http://www.inavi.com.uy/
Unit 4 Spirits of the World
Distilling Knowledge: A Professional Guide to Spirits and Liqueurs – Dave Broom
Brandy - Cognac
Cognac – Nicholas Faith *
http://www.cognac.fr/
Brandy - Armagnac
http://www.armagnac.fr/
Brandy - Spanish
http://www.brandydejerez.es/ (Spanish language only)
Whisky - Scotch
Whisky – Michael Jackson *
http://www.scotch-whisky.org.uk/
Whisky - American
http://www.discus.org/
http://www.canadiandistillers.com/
Rum
Rum – Dave Broom
Gin & Vodka
http://www.ginvodka.org/
Tequila
Tequila: The Spirit Of Mexico – Enrique Martinez Limon
http://www.crt.org.mx/http://www.tequileros.org/
Unit 5 Sparkling Wines of the World
World Encyclopedia of Champagne and Sparkling Wine – Tom Stevenson
4000 Champagnes – Richard Juhlin *
Champagne
http://www.champagne.fr/
Unit 6 Fortified (Liqueur) Wines of the World
Sherry
The Big Book Of Sherry Wines
Consejo Regulador DO Jerez-Xeres-Sherry 2006,
Sherry (2nd Edition) – Julian Jeffs
http://www.sherry.org/
Port
Port and the Douro – Richard Mayson **
Rich, Rare and Red: A Guide To Port (3rd Edition) – Ben Howkins *
http://www.ivdp.pt/
Madeira
http://www.madeirawineguide.com/

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