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Default books on Burgundy and Bordeaux

I'll strongly second both the sadly out of print Kramer "Making Sense"
and the Coates Burgundy book (I need to get mine back!). I can't say I
was as enthralled over Coates' Bordeaux book, though I liked parts .
And can't really comment on the Parker "Bordeaux", as my edition is the
1985 (occasionally useful, to check vineyard makeup on older bottles).

On the non-book front, I actually find Neal Martin's wine-journal.com
to be an excellent source of information re Bordeaux . I disagree with
him (sometimes vehemently) about some wines, but find the chateaux
profiles informative. He covers other areas, but Bdx is his clear
passion. I don't know of any website equivalent for Burgundy. Although
yakshaya.com has some good stuff, as does John Gilman's old brokerage
site http://bentleywine.com/news.htm. Actually the most enjoyable wine
reading I've done recently is John's "View from the Cellar" newsletter.
Certainly not comprehensive (it's a newsletter), nor cheap, but
informative passionate reading. (disclaimer I'm in an occasional
tasting group with JG).