Taking it upon yourself to know exactly what you’re drinking isn’t always easy, and more often than not, you might just pop open that bottle that someone brought over as a house warming gift and accept that it’s a bottle of Pinot from Oregon.

For those excited by a little detective work, there is only one book you need: The Sotheby’s Wine Encyclopedia (Tom Stevenson, DK Publishing, Edition 4, November 19, 2007).

Organized by region, The Sotheby’s Wine Encyclopedia can quickly provide you with a sense of the setting behind each bottle you enjoy, and potentially background information on the winery itself (since it surveys most wineries on the face of the planet).

From the internationally-acclaimed Sotheby’s auction house , one of the preeminent wine auctioneers in the world, it is no surprise that the Sotheby’s Wine Encyclopedia serves as an incredibly rich source of information that is both easy to navigate and digest.

The power of this book is profound: once you have it, the entire world of wine will be at your fingertips. At only $31.50 it's a worthy investment that every wine enthusiast should have in their library.

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