The Six BEST Wine Books

Wine Blast with Susie and Peter

What are the wine books every wine lover should own?
We thought about it. We argued. We drank some wine. Argued some more...
And then we decided: let's go for it. No messing around: choose just the six BEST books every wine lover needs, whether enthusiastic newbie or jaded expert.
It wasn't easy. But this is the DEFINITIVE listing. A lot of thought and research went into this. Even some reading.
Along the way we came across some bits that stopped us in our tracks. Like Hitler's secret wine cellar, 'freak' wines, the link between a dentist's drill and the most expensive bottle of wine ever sold, fish finger sandwiches, some cheeky poetry, the 'one-night-stand' of wines...
And of course the quote about the salad and the sex toy 😳
And that's from one of the most reputable voices in wine...
In this episode, we heroically save you from the drivel and point you firmly towards the stuff of dreams.
We choose the all-time six best wine books - plus six runners up (to make a full case of 12). With a few honourable mentions along the way.
We also reveal our pet hates about wine books - and question whether books have a future at all.
Perhaps, in your cheerful opinion, you believe we've got this list wrong. Maybe missed off the most life-changing publication EVER. Or you just fancy wading into the debate...
Either way: do get in touch! Send us a voice message via Speakpipe or you can find more details to get in touch on our website (link below).
All details from this episode are on our website: Show notes for Wine Blast S5 E3: The Six Best Wine Books
Thanks for tuning in. Here's to the joy of wine - cheers to you!
Wines tasted in this episode

• Champagne G.H. Mumm Brut Millésimé 2015
• Côte-Rôtie 2011, Domaine Burgaud
• P&J Teulier Le Cros Marcillac Lo Sang del Païs 2021

Chapters

1. The Six BEST Wine Books (00:00:00)

2. This episode's...a bit different (00:00:04)

3. An arresting quote to start (00:00:20)

4. Peter gets cross (00:01:27)

5. Quantum physics vs 50 Shades of Grey (00:02:53)

6. What we're trying to do here (00:03:24)

7. What makes a great wine book? (00:04:39)

8. This is going to be controversial... (00:06:16)

9. BEST wine book #1: Academic / Reference (00:07:05)

10. Some honourable mentions (00:12:47)

11. BEST wine book #2: History (00:14:31)

12. Some honouorable mentions (00:21:26)

13. Coming up... (00:21:46)

14. MID-EPISODE RECAP (00:21:55)

15. BEST wine book #3: Regional / Stylistic (00:22:04)

16. Some honourable mentions (00:30:52)

17. BEST wine book #4: Narrative non-fiction (00:31:38)

18. Some honourable mentions (00:36:24)

19. BEST wine book #5: Food / Lifestyle (00:38:07)

20. An honourable mention (00:43:22)

21. BEST wine book #6: Fiction (00:43:37)

22. An honourable mention (00:47:07)

23. FINAL SUMMARY (00:47:35)

24. Our wine book pet hates (00:48:04)

25. Do wine books have a future? (00:48:50)

26. Join the debate! (00:49:21)