I particularly enjoy devouring everything related to wine, be it books (essays, novels, popular science works, etc.), films or documentaries. This hobby is a continuous learning process, because in the world of wine nothing is permanent, since, although it may not seem so, everything evolves quickly and constantly. So, in case anyone is interested, I am going to leave a series of books and films that I think are essential. There are many more, but I think this list is a good starting point.
Didactic:
“The Battle for Wine and Love or How I Saved the World from Parkerisation”, by Alice Feiring.
“Nacked wine”, by Alice Feiring.
“World Atlas of Wine”, by Jancis Robinson and Hugh Jonhson.
“Atlas of wine”, by Oz Clarke.
“Wine”, by Andre Domine
“Melendo Guide to Champagne”, by Jordi Melendo
“The New Winemakers: A New Generation of Spanish Winegrowers”, by Luis Gutiérrez
“Behind the vines”, by Josep Roca
“La manzanilla: The wine of Sanlúcar”, by Luis Javier Hidalgo and Christopher Fielden
“1001 wines to try before you die”, by Neil Beckett
“The Juice: Vinous Veritas, by Jay McInerney
“Leave everything or leave the wine, by Santiago Rivas.
Novels:
“The Cellar”, by Noah Gordon
“The Son of the Vine” by Carlos Clavijo
“A Vineyard in Tuscany” by Ferenc Máté
“The Ignorant” by Étienne Davodeau
“The Tasting” by Roald Dahl
Films (and documentaries):
“A Good Year” by Ridley Scott
“Mondovino” by Jonathan Nossiter
“Between Drinks” by Alexander Payne
“Bottle shock”, by Randall Miller
“Under the Tuscan sun”, by Audrey Wells
“A walk in the clouds”, by Alfonso Aráu
“Our life in Burgundy”, by Cédric Klapisch
“Corked, by Ross Clenenden”, Paul Hawley
“Red Obsession”, David Roach
“Sherry and the Mystery of Palo Cortado”, by José Luis Linares
“Somm”, by Jason Wise
“Spontaneous Fermentation”, by Clara Isamat
“Sour Grapes”, by Reuben Atlas, Jerry Rothwell
As I said at the beginning of this entry, there are many more books and films. Some I haven’t found interesting, and others, for now, I don’t know about, so if anyone wants to make a recommendation, don’t hesitate to leave it on this blog, I’d appreciate it. The point is to keep enjoying and learning.