Reading about wine
You don't just drink Italian wine, you also like reading about it. From authoritative guides to stories about forgers and family feuds — this is the shelf that is always within reach at our place.
Wine guides
Gambero Rosso — Vini d'Italia
Indispensable guide for anyone who wants to follow Italian wine closely. Describes more than 22,000 wines.
Slow Wine (editie 2026)
Wine guide that concentrates on smaller, organic wine estates — more discoveries than the Gambero Rosso.
The Oxford Companion to Wine
Fantastic reference work on the entire world of wine.
Wegwijs in wijn
Good overview of all the basics.
Wine Folly
The basics of wine, with a clear description of grape varieties and their character.
The World Atlas of Wine
Geographic representation of the most important wine regions in the world.
I Vini di Veronelli
Well-structured wine guide, but it has to give way to Gambero Rosso and Slow Wine.
Der Ultimative Weinführer Italiens
Alternative selection of wine producers and a clear classification.
Easy Wine
Superfluous wine guide, whose only added value is a good overview of the DOCGs and DOCs per region.
Decoding Italian Wine
When simple becomes too simple. Can hardly be called a book.
The Dirty Guide to Wine
Follows the link between soil and taste, from ground to glass — terroir explained through the geology beneath the vineyard.
Wijnland Duitsland
Dutch-language guide that opens up the German wine regions: discover, taste and experience.
Italian Wine Unplugged 2.0
Practical guide through the Italian wine regions, with a fresh, less formal approach than the classic guides.
Native Wine Grapes of Italy
The standard work on the indigenous grape varieties of Italy — an encyclopedic and indispensable reference.
Opus Vino
Dutch-language reference work with more than 4,000 entries on the world’s best vineyards and their wines.
The Sommelier's Atlas of Taste
Field guide through the great wine regions of Europe, written from the perspective of a sommelier.
Vitae — La Guida Vini 2026
Italian wine guide by AIS, this year with a top 100 of value-for-money wines.
Wine: A Tasting Course
Visual tasting course that answers all the basic questions about wine, from grape to glass.
History & culture
Bacchus in Gallië
History of French wine, in Dutch, full of fun facts. A real recommendation.
In vino duplicitas
About the greatest master forger of the wine world — a look into the world of top wines.
The House of Mondavi
About the rise and fall of one of the most important wine estates in Napa Valley.
Tasting the Past
History of wine and the most obscure grape varieties, with a plea for indigenous varieties.
La Stirpe del Vino
Describes the origin of the best-known Italian grape varieties.
9000 Years of Wine
History of wine, from its earliest beginnings to today.
The History of Wine in 100 Bottles
Also a history book, but lighter and at times witty.
Cork Dork
Infectious non-fiction about a journalist who wants to become a sommelier.
Il vino nel mondo antico
Beautifully illustrated book about wine in antiquity.
Gli eroi bevono vino
On the cultural aspects of wine in antiquity.
Il vino nell'antica Roma
This is how the Romans drank their wine.
Adventures on the Wine Route
Classic about an American wine merchant searching through the French wine regions for authentic, small-scale estates.
One Thousand Vines
Thorough and driven overview by top sommelier Pascaline Lepeltier, bringing together history, science and philosophy into a new way of understanding wine.
Godforsaken Grapes
A slightly tipsy journey through the world of strange, obscure and underrated wines.
Il grande racconto del vino italiano
Territories, stories and the people behind Italian wine, told as one great story.
Ode to the Wine Bottle
Small, sleekly designed ode to the object that has protected and transported wine for centuries: the bottle itself.
SPQR — A History of Ancient Rome
International bestseller on the history of ancient Rome, by the authoritative historian Mary Beard.
Storia regionale della vite e del vino — Le Puglie
Regional history of winegrowing in Puglia: Daunia, Terra di Bari and Terra d'Otranto.
Science & technique
The Science of Wine
All the scientific aspects brought together and still quite readable.
Trattato di enologia 1
Microbiology of winemaking.
A Natural History of Wine
Beautiful book on the history of winemaking.
Beyond Flavour — Wine Tasting by Structure
Tasting method that does not start from flavour but from the structure of wine — a different, technical view of tasting.
I Taste Red — The Science of Tasting Wine
The science behind tasting wine itself: how our senses and brains construct flavour.
Over eten en koken — Wetenschap & cultuur in de keuken
International bestseller on the science behind eating and cooking — not a wine book, but indispensable for anyone who likes to pair.
Nose Dive — A Field Guide to the World's Smells
Field guide to smells from all over the world, by the same author as 'On Food and Cooking'.
Vineyards, Rocks & Soils
The enthusiast's guide to geology: what the soil beneath the vineyard really has to do with the wine.
Rome & Via Appia
S.P.Q.R.
Wonderful association that serves a daily message about Rome, with great passion for the eternal city.
Food Wine Rome
Delightful book, received from a good friend.
Via Appia
Travelogue of a journey along the Via Appia, the road with the longest straight line in the world.
Appia
On foot from Rome to Brindisi, with nice little maps.
Olive oil
Il mondo dell'OLIO
It doesn't always have to be wine — olive oil is also fascinating.
Olio di Oliva: analisi sensoriali
Theoretical description of olive oil tasting — a profession in itself.
Reading about wine
You don't just drink Italian wine, you also like reading about it. From authoritative guides to stories about forgers and family feuds — this is the shelf that is always within reach at our place.
Wine guides
Gambero Rosso — Vini d'Italia
Indispensable guide for anyone who wants to follow Italian wine closely. Describes more than 22,000 wines.
Slow Wine (editie 2026)
Wine guide that concentrates on smaller, organic wine estates — more discoveries than the Gambero Rosso.
The Oxford Companion to Wine
Fantastic reference work on the entire world of wine.
Wegwijs in wijn
Good overview of all the basics.
Wine Folly
The basics of wine, with a clear description of grape varieties and their character.
The World Atlas of Wine
Geographic representation of the most important wine regions in the world.
I Vini di Veronelli
Well-structured wine guide, but it has to give way to Gambero Rosso and Slow Wine.
Der Ultimative Weinführer Italiens
Alternative selection of wine producers and a clear classification.
Easy Wine
Superfluous wine guide, whose only added value is a good overview of the DOCGs and DOCs per region.
Decoding Italian Wine
When simple becomes too simple. Can hardly be called a book.
The Dirty Guide to Wine
Follows the link between soil and taste, from ground to glass — terroir explained through the geology beneath the vineyard.
Wijnland Duitsland
Dutch-language guide that opens up the German wine regions: discover, taste and experience.
Italian Wine Unplugged 2.0
Practical guide through the Italian wine regions, with a fresh, less formal approach than the classic guides.
Native Wine Grapes of Italy
The standard work on the indigenous grape varieties of Italy — an encyclopedic and indispensable reference.
Opus Vino
Dutch-language reference work with more than 4,000 entries on the world’s best vineyards and their wines.
The Sommelier's Atlas of Taste
Field guide through the great wine regions of Europe, written from the perspective of a sommelier.
Vitae — La Guida Vini 2026
Italian wine guide by AIS, this year with a top 100 of value-for-money wines.
Wine: A Tasting Course
Visual tasting course that answers all the basic questions about wine, from grape to glass.
History & culture
Bacchus in Gallië
History of French wine, in Dutch, full of fun facts. A real recommendation.
In vino duplicitas
About the greatest master forger of the wine world — a look into the world of top wines.
The House of Mondavi
About the rise and fall of one of the most important wine estates in Napa Valley.
Tasting the Past
History of wine and the most obscure grape varieties, with a plea for indigenous varieties.
La Stirpe del Vino
Describes the origin of the best-known Italian grape varieties.
9000 Years of Wine
History of wine, from its earliest beginnings to today.
The History of Wine in 100 Bottles
Also a history book, but lighter and at times witty.
Cork Dork
Infectious non-fiction about a journalist who wants to become a sommelier.
Il vino nel mondo antico
Beautifully illustrated book about wine in antiquity.
Gli eroi bevono vino
On the cultural aspects of wine in antiquity.
Il vino nell'antica Roma
This is how the Romans drank their wine.
Adventures on the Wine Route
Classic about an American wine merchant searching through the French wine regions for authentic, small-scale estates.
One Thousand Vines
Thorough and driven overview by top sommelier Pascaline Lepeltier, bringing together history, science and philosophy into a new way of understanding wine.
Godforsaken Grapes
A slightly tipsy journey through the world of strange, obscure and underrated wines.
Il grande racconto del vino italiano
Territories, stories and the people behind Italian wine, told as one great story.
Ode to the Wine Bottle
Small, sleekly designed ode to the object that has protected and transported wine for centuries: the bottle itself.
SPQR — A History of Ancient Rome
International bestseller on the history of ancient Rome, by the authoritative historian Mary Beard.
Storia regionale della vite e del vino — Le Puglie
Regional history of winegrowing in Puglia: Daunia, Terra di Bari and Terra d'Otranto.
Science & technique
The Science of Wine
All the scientific aspects brought together and still quite readable.
Trattato di enologia 1
Microbiology of winemaking.
A Natural History of Wine
Beautiful book on the history of winemaking.
Beyond Flavour — Wine Tasting by Structure
Tasting method that does not start from flavour but from the structure of wine — a different, technical view of tasting.
I Taste Red — The Science of Tasting Wine
The science behind tasting wine itself: how our senses and brains construct flavour.
Over eten en koken — Wetenschap & cultuur in de keuken
International bestseller on the science behind eating and cooking — not a wine book, but indispensable for anyone who likes to pair.
Nose Dive — A Field Guide to the World's Smells
Field guide to smells from all over the world, by the same author as 'On Food and Cooking'.
Vineyards, Rocks & Soils
The enthusiast's guide to geology: what the soil beneath the vineyard really has to do with the wine.
Rome & Via Appia
S.P.Q.R.
Wonderful association that serves a daily message about Rome, with great passion for the eternal city.
Food Wine Rome
Delightful book, received from a good friend.
Via Appia
Travelogue of a journey along the Via Appia, the road with the longest straight line in the world.
Appia
On foot from Rome to Brindisi, with nice little maps.
Olive oil
Il mondo dell'OLIO
It doesn't always have to be wine — olive oil is also fascinating.
Olio di Oliva: analisi sensoriali
Theoretical description of olive oil tasting — a profession in itself.