Resources
Everything you need to know… to know everything…
There’s a ton
of information out there- here we offer a curated selection of books, documents and websites to help you quickly find good solid information on the world of wine!
Books etc.
Delong Wine Maps- probably the best collection of wall-ready, detailed maps anywhere.
Vineyards.com also has a great set of maps, a bit less detailed and easier to take in at a glance.
Wine Grapes: A Complete Guide to 1,368 Vine Varieties, including their Origins and Flavours - Jancis Robinson’s magisterial guide to 1368 wine varieties- probably the best grape variety encyclopedia in print. Available at various booksellers or direct from Jancis.\
The World Atlas of Wine, originally by Hugh Johnson with more recent editions handled by Jancis Robinson- a foundation text with incredible maps for any wine library. Available from Robinson or major booksellers.
Evan Goldstein has 2 books out that explore pairing wine and food, and he is spot on with his approach- a focus on size, weight and texture, fidelity of regional wine to regional food… he really nails it. Perfect Pairings is the best intro flavor pairing guide out there- not just the what, but the why… he even gets deep in the weeds on why some pairings simply don’t work. Daring Pairings explores some less conventional grape styles and varieties with the same eye. Both are musts for any lover of food and wine.
Web Info
A selection of top-tier information sites
Wine Searcher - pricing and availability for tens of thousands of wines. Note that availability is only shown for retailers that have joined their platform and uploaded their inventory, but it’s great for seeing if something’s available in-state!
WeinPlus: Europe’s best source for all things wine. Producer profiles, grape profiles, a general lexicon- “the world’s largest wine glossary” … great info source!
PlantGrape - the French Government’s comprehensive index of every variety, clone and rootstock grown in France.
The Wine Scholar Guild’s Vintage Charts for Spain, France and Italy are great, although they only go back to the year 2000…
Country and Region - Specific Information
United States
Check out the Federal TTB’s AVA Map Explorer for every AVA in in the United States. Tons of juicy info. Massachusetts’ own Nashoba Valley was just granted AVA status!
JJ Buckley’s great article on Washington State wine appellations
Italy
Federdoc is the national confederation of the Consorzii that govern every italian DOC area. They have a full directory online, which helpfully doesn’t incluee the various web addresses, but you can figure the website from the email provided for each Consorzio. The Consorzii are rich troves of information on each wine region, including all the regulartions governing the DOC/DOCG.
Spain
Here’s a good explanation of the wine quality designation system from the Wine Scholar’s Guild
Eastern Europe
Wines of Hungary’s great site on all things Hungarian wine-related. Click on the header for ‘Hungarian Wineculture”
Trade Info
SVB Report- State of the US Wine Industry 2025