Lifestyle / wine How-to Guides for New Tipplers Five new guides to seasonal cheer By Amelia Atlas, Newser Staff Posted Dec 17, 2008 12:50 PM CST Copied An employee hold a bottle of champagne at the King Family Vineyards on Wednesday, May 7, 2008, in Crozet, Va. (AP Photo/Lisa Billings) The holiday season tends to produce a glut of books on wine, and while all primers leave out the most important part—actual bottles—five new reads get a once-over by Eric Asimov in the New York Times. Andrew Jefford’s Wine Course, by Andrew Jefford: a "poetically inspirational" global tour of the wine world, complete with glossy photos—and occasionally overblown prose. How to Taste: A Guide to Enjoying Wine, by Jancis Robinson: The revised edition "is indeed about critical tasting, rather than pleasure drinking," but you'll walk away with skills that are sure to boost your enjoyment. Corkscrewed: Adventures in the New French Wine Country, by Robert V. Camuto: This book, which gets Asimov's highest marks, "inspires thirst and curiosity." Click the link below for the entire list. (More wine stories.) Report an error