What are the ten best wine books. |
Request for Question Clarification by
websearcher-ga
on
09 Oct 2002 06:23 PDT
Hi bobross:
Thanks for the interesting question. Picking the "best" of anything is
pretty subjective - but I can certainly find what is generally
considered to be "the best" books.
First off, I need some more information from you...
Do you have any other criteria? Are you looking for books about
bottled wine/vintages? Books about making wine? Books about wineries?
Are you interested in books in any particular language?
Thanks.
websearcher-ga
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Clarification of Question by
bobross-ga
on
09 Oct 2002 07:14 PDT
Thanks -- I'm looking for a fourth opinion on a subjective list of
"best". If it would help you, I'ld be glad to share three lists, one
by Michael Broadbent, one by Jancis Robinson, and one of my own. The
first two are somewhat UKcentric, not a bad thing, but still a bias.
I went through a list of my books last night and came up with 24
titles, five of which I consider "best". Again, I'll be glad to share
those as well. (I know that there are plusses and minusses to seeing
someone else's lists; if you decide to give me your set first, I'll
send you the other three. Or, if you want three legs up, I'll send
those.
The basic criteria is what do you think as a subjective matter -- any
guideline you like.
Regards, Bob
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Clarification of Question by
bobross-ga
on
09 Oct 2002 07:16 PDT
PS: any language is ok but American English is all I can read with
facility. French and Italian are a very slow go, and so restricting
your list to English would probably be best. Bob
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Request for Question Clarification by
easterangel-ga
on
09 Oct 2002 10:40 PDT
Hi thanks for visiting us. Would the best wine books list your looking
for also include books for novices? Furthermore; would any "best wine
book list" from any author or website count since this is a very
subjective topic? Just let me know. :)
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Clarification of Question by
bobross-ga
on
09 Oct 2002 12:48 PDT
No websites -- I've got a great list of those and actually maintain a
collection of Favorites for the Wine Lovers Page. Hard cover or paper
back books only -- beginners, intermediate, advanced, are all ok.
Books that are well written with excellent information or great
literature -- there are no rules, really. But just books.
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Request for Question Clarification by
easterangel-ga
on
09 Oct 2002 15:38 PDT
Are you looking for our own opinion? Or as web researchers, would
pointing you to lists available in the Internet be considered as a
legitimate answer? I am not a wine expert but I could point you to
those who provide their lists on the Internet. Again just let me know.
:)
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Clarification of Question by
bobross-ga
on
09 Oct 2002 16:32 PDT
Lists by others is fine with me so long as the source is identified.
I got the Robinson list, for example, from her Purple Pages (a paid
subscription site). The Broadbent list appeared in the print version
of Decanter recently; the article was posted on the Decanter site, but
the list of his ten best was not included.
But, I'm not really interested in lists by sources like Amazon or
sites that use the net to sell books. The expert is important --
Frank Prial, for example. But even his lists available on the NYTimes
site (through the paid archives) are normally best of the year (around
November), not an attempt at an all time list.
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