Wine nerds have three priorities in life: drinking wine, talking about wine and reading about wine. So don't forget to visit the bookstore when you're hunting for wine-lover gifts this holiday season. Here are my literary picks:

-- "Been Doon So Long," by Randall Grahm (University of California Press, $35). This "vinthology" collects the scribblings of the mad man of California wine, the Dr. Gonzo of grapes, the original Rhone Ranger and President for Life of Bonny Doon Vineyard in Santa Cruz, Calif. Grahm is well versed in literature's classics and afflicted with an ability to see three sides of a coin; he does not shy away from poking fun at himself even as he lampoons the wine industry and those of us who take it so seriously.  Read more...