Books on wine from the University of California Press

Pages off the vine Recent and upcoming wine books from the University of California Press:”Bordeaux/Burgundy: A Vintage Rivalry, by Jean-Robert Pitte, translated by M.B. DeBevoise.”New Classic Winemakers of California,” conversations with Steve Heimoff.”Notes on a Cellar-Book,” by George Saintsbury, edited and annotated by Thomas Pinney.”Pacific Pinot Noir: A Comprehensive Winery Guide for Consumers and Connoisseurs,” by John Winthrop Haeger.”Washington Wines and Wineries,” by Paul Gregutt.”Wine Politics: How Governments, Environmentalists, Mobsters, and Critics Influence the Wines We Drink,” by Tyler Colman.”Wines and Wineries of California’s Central Coast,” by William A. Ausmus.”The Wines of Burgundy,” by Clive Coates. -- C.B.