It’s last minute gift idea time, and if you have friends or family that love wine, whiskey, or good food, here are some books that will aid in your mad last-minute rush.
The Essential Scratch & Sniff Guide to Becoming a Whiskey Know-It-All: Richard Betts, who brought you the Essential Scratch & Sniff Guide to Becoming a Wine Expert, delivers a new tongue-in-cheek guide to this brown liquor. Full of quotable factoids and comical illustrations, it also will bring back memories of scratch ‘n’ sniff books of your youth.
The Oxford Companion to Wine: Now in its fourth incarnation, Jancis Robinson’s book is the one to own if you have any sort of interest in wine. Read everything in here, and you’ll be well on your way to becoming an expert. Plus, reading an encyclopedia is a nice way to go retro in today’s online wiki world.