Category: Literature

Book Review: Divine Vintage: Following the Wine Trail From Genesis to Modern Age by Randall Heskett and Joel Butler

Divine Vintage: Following the Wine Trail From Genesis to Modern Age by Randall Heskett and Joel Butler is a fascinating account of the history of viticulture from the biblical age to modern times.  The authors stressed in the beginning that…

Book Review: A Vineyard in Napa by Doug Shafer with Andy Demsky

Want your wine-related book reviewed?  Send me an email:  becca@academicwino.com! I’d love to read it! There are many motivated individuals who have high hopes and grand dreams of owning a successful and world-renowned vineyard.  Some of these individuals go on…

Book Review: How to Love Wine: A Memoir and Manifesto; by Eric Asimov

“Does the world really need another book about wine?” There are stacks and stacks of books out there that cover every aspect of wine: from travel books illustrating which wineries you should visit in a particular wine region to books…