The Wine: Chardonnay, to accentuate the light tone and delicious, fun flavors. Mindy Kaling has a sparkling personality, and her first book is the perfect mix of witty and honest.

With the holidays approaching, it's time to recommend books to give the wine lovers on your list. Here are my top picks from among wine books released this year. " The Drops of God 1" (Vertical ...

Wine Appreciation Guild founder, Elliott Mackey, who was recently honored as the Best Wine Book Publisher of 2003. Event on 4/15/04 in So. San Francisco. Chris Hardy / San Francisco Chronicle.

The following books don’t require a ton of specialized wine knowledge and can be used as a jumping-off point to learn more about grapes, winemaking and more (without the need for constant Googling).

The reference guides our wine columnist relies on are ambitious, comprehensive, deeply researched and enduringly relevant. These are the books, old and new, she gives her highest recommendation.

Book Society opened earlier in December at 2945 College Ave. in the tony Elmwood district, adding to the block’s already-rich stock of books (Mrs. Dalloway’s) and wine (Vintage Berkeley).

For the first time in 20 years, a sweeping new wine book examines France thoroughly. What’s new may be surprising. By Eric Asimov When Jon Bonné set out in 2014 to write a book on the ...