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Every wine worth reading about, shelved the way you actually look for it.

The Académie du Vin Library, founded by Steven Spurrier and Hugh Johnson — and the reference shelf behind our WSET classrooms. From a $9.99 pocket guide to the three-volume Australian Ark. Browse by the region you're studying, the author you trust, or the qualification you're working toward.

99 titles in stock13 wine regions24-volume Classic Wine LibraryShips from Napa

Classic Editions

A Contemplation of Wine

Books·Tasting & technique·Bordeaux
$23.99

Behind the Glass

Books·Tasting & technique
$29.00

Classic Wine Library

Biodynamic Wine

Books·Sustainability & nature
$42.95
Only 4 left

Cellar Editions

Cellar Edition #2

Books·Tasting & technique·Bordeaux
$325.00

Rest of the world

Chateau Musar

Books
$49.99

Bordeaux

Classic Series Collection

Books·Tasting & technique
$50.00

Classic Wine Library

Côte d'Or (2nd edition)

Books·Burgundy
$49.99

Classic Wine Library

Fizz!

Books·Champagne
$49.99

Bordeaux

From Bordeaux to the Stars

Books·Beautiful & gift books
$49.99

Rest of the world

Georgia

Books·Beautiful & gift books
$35.00

Grape Explications

Books·Beautiful & gift books
$36.00

Classic Editions

In the Vine Country

Books·History & culture·Bordeaux
$23.99

Jumbo Shrimp Guides

Italian Wine Unplugged 2.0

Books·Beautiful & gift books·Italy
$60.00

Jura & Alps

Jura Wine Ten Years On

Books·Travel & place
$19.99

Luxury Wine Marketing

Books·Business of wine
$69.95

Spain

Mallorca & Wine

Books·Travel & place
$49.99
Only 1 left

Italy

Marchesi Antinori

Books·People & memoir
$60.00

Moniker Art

Books·Beautiful & gift books
$129.00

Rhône & S. France

Multidimensional Wine

Books·Sustainability & nature
$16.95

Italy

North Adriatic

Books·Beautiful & gift books
$40.00

The On Series

On Bordeaux

Books·History & culture·Bordeaux
$49.99

The On Series

On Burgundy

Books·Sustainability & nature·Burgundy
$49.99

The On Series

On California

Books·Tasting & technique·California & USA
$49.99

The On Series

On Champagne

Books·Beautiful & gift books·Champagne
$40.00

The On Series

On Tuscany

Books·History & culture·Italy
$49.99

Portugal

Port Vintages

Books
$130.00
Only 4 left

Germany & Austria

Riesling – Robert Weil

Books·Beautiful & gift books
$45.00

Spain

Rioja

Books·Travel & place
$19.75

Rooted in Change

Books·Science & terroir
$20.00

Reading lists, not recommendations

Three shelves built from what our students already ask for. Add a whole shelf to the cart in one click.

For Level 4 Diploma candidates

The D3 regional core

The Classic Wine Library volumes our Diploma students reach for most when they hit D3, plus the tasting book that explains the method behind the SAT.

  1. 1 The Wines of Germany Anne Krebiehl MW · $49.99
  2. 2 Wines of the Rhône Matt Walls · $49.99
  3. 3 The Wines of Portugal Richard Mayson · $49.99
  4. 4 The Wines of Piemonte David Way · $49.99
  5. 5 Wine Tasting Michael Broadbent · $49.99
$249.95

For anyone starting out

Confidence before jargon

No prior knowledge assumed. Four books that explain why wine tastes the way it does without making you feel behind.

  1. 1 Wine Confident Kelli White · $35.00
  2. 2 The Cynic’s Guide to Wine Sunny Hodge · $49.99
  3. 3 Behind the Glass Gus Zhu MW · $29.00
  4. 4 The Story of Wine Hugh Johnson · $47.99
$161.98

For the person who has everything

The gift shelf

Hardbacks that survive a coffee table. Every one of these is in stock today.

  1. 1 10 Great Wine Families Fiona Morrison MW · $35.00
  2. 2 Drinking with the Valkyries Andrew Jefford · $35.00
  3. 3 On Champagne Susan Keevil (ed.) · $40.00
  4. 4 Taste the Limestone, Smell the Slate Alex Maltman · $49.99
$159.99

Reading is where most people start. It doesn't have to be where they stop.

Every title on this shelf supports a WSET qualification we teach in Napa, Nashville, Tampa and online — with structured tasting practice and an instructor who answers.

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