Sonoma, Sicily, South Africa and Beyond

This year's crop of new books yields compelling titles, from a scratch-and-sniff guide to an updated classic reference

Wine Spectator editors review nine new wine books: The World Atlas of Wine: 7th Edition by Hugh Johnson and Jancis Robinson; American Wine: The Ultimate Companion to the Wines and Wineries of the United States by Jancis Robinson and Linda Murphy; The New California Wine by Jon Bonné; Sonoma Wine and the Story of Buena Vista by Charles L. Sullivan; Wines of the New South Africa by Tim James; The World of Sicilian Wine by Bill Nesto and Frances Di Savino; The Essential Scratch & Sniff Guide to Becoming a Wine Expert by Richard Betts; Wine Antiques & Collectibles by Donald A. Bull and Joseph C. Paradi; and No Experience Necessary by Norman Van Aken.

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