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Wine and wine making American Society for Enology and Viticulture 
 Information from the nonprofit organization "dedicated to the interests of enologists, viticulturists, and others in the fields of wine and grape research and production throughout the world." Features resources aimed at researchers, including an academic job board, titles and abstracts of journal articles, the full text of selected papers, technical manuals, and links to related Web sites. http://www.asev.org/ Topics: Agriculture, Crops, Wine Last updated Jun 27, 2004 Dan Berger: On Wine
Wine writings from Napa Valley Register columnist Dan Berger. Topics include selecting wine, bulk wine, champagne and sparkling wines, seasonal wine selections, and regional wines. http://www.napanews.com/templates/index.cfm?template=columnist&id=colDB Topics: Wine Last updated Apr 28, 2005 Defining Organic Practices for Wine and Grapes
This 2006 article looks at organic farming and production processes in the wine industry. Discusses the distinction between organically-grown grapes and organic wine, organic certification, organic regulations and how they apply to the wine industry, and more. Includes links to related government agencies and trade organizations. From Wine Business Monthly, a trade publication. http://www.winebusiness.com/wbm/?go=getArticle&dataId=42774 Topics: Agriculture, Wine Last updated Oct 26, 2009 Dr. Vino: Wine Picks and Politics
This opinionated site features wine reviews, coverage of wine politics, and wine travel articles. Also includes news, book reviews, forums, and annotated Web links. Maintained by a wine enthusiast whose Ph.D. dissertation "compared the political economy of the wine industry in France and the United States." http://www.drvino.com/ Topics: Wine Last updated Jul 3, 2005 Flying High for Fine Wine
This site provides information about the use of "remote sensing, multi-spectral imagers mounted on planes ... to map the health of the vines across a vineyard in a matter of months instead of decades." Discusses NASA's efforts to improve California vineyards with airborne cameras to detect the vigor of plants as influenced by insect activity and other types of crop stress. From the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Earth Observatory. http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/Grapes/ Topics: Agriculture, Crops, Geography Last updated Apr 10, 2009 The Grape Varietal Connection
Primer on types of grapes used for making wine. Includes photos and brief descriptions of red and white wine grapes such as cabernet franc, cabernet sauvignon, chardonnay, merlot, pinot noir, sauvignon blanc, and others. From a company that sells wine. http://www.winemonthclub.com/grapetypes.htm Topics: Crops, Wine Last updated May 23, 2006 Home Winemaking
This 1988 booklet provides instructions for making red and white table wines at home. Features information about the composition and quality of grapes and wine, potential spoilage and stability problems, analyzing juice and wine, evaluating wine quality, and the winemaking facility. Also includes a bibliography and a glossary. From the Department of Viticulture and Enology, University of California, Davis. http://wineserver.ucdavis.edu/content.php?category=Winemaking Topics: Crops, Wine Last updated Jul 25, 2006 In Vino Veritas
This site features writings from syndicated wine columnist Jonathon Alsop. Includes selected columns from 1995 to the present on topics such as hosting a wine party, wine on a budget, wine glasses, and pairing food with wine. Also provides a wine cellar webcam and information about wine tastings in the Boston area. http://www.invinoveritas.com/ Topics: Wine Last updated Oct 14, 2005 ISU Viticulture
Iowa State University Extension's Department of Horticulture presents research and resources for information on grape growing and wine making. Features conference proceedings, research papers, books and publications, trade organizations contacts, and Web resources. Topics include training and pruning, pest management, and the grape industry. http://viticulture.hort.iastate.edu/ Topics: Agriculture, Crops, Gardening, Industries, Wine Last updated Dec 27, 2003 LocalWineEvents.com
In addition to listing local wine events throughout the world (browsable by location, date, or name of event), this site also has classified advertisements and links for all sorts of wine and wine related products, tours, classes, clubs, publications, and job opportunities. Listed events include wine festivals, tastings, dinners, auctions, seminars, lectures, and more. There is an event submission form and a sign-up for e-mail notification of events in specific places. http://www.localwineevents.com/ Topics: Wine Last updated Apr 28, 2005 Making Wine From Rare Fruit
This page provides several recipes for wines made from unusual ingredients such as raisins, pineapple, mandarin oranges, papaya, mango, grapefruit, and lychees. Basic information on wine-making concepts and techniques is provided with the caveat that beginners would do well to consult a wine-making book with good illustrations and step-by-step instructions. From the California Rare Fruit Growers. http://www.crfg.org/tidbits/makewine.html Topics: Wine Last updated Oct 20, 2005 Mead Made Complicated
This site provides extensive information on the making, tasting, history, and science of mead, a fermented beverage made of water, honey, malt, and yeast. Includes a glossary, a quiz for beginners and experienced mead makers, current news, recipes, and mead resources. Available in English and French. Maintained by an engineer and honey wine enthusiast. http://www.meadmadecomplicated.org/ Topics: Beverages Last updated Aug 28, 2004 The Nuances of Cooking With Wine: Answers to Common Questions
"Answers to questions regarding wine and food. What components of wine add flavor, what happens to the alcohol and what sulfites have to do with anything. Also, how to choose a wine to cook with ... how to cook with it and what you can expect for results." Includes recipes. From a chef with a Ph.D. in chemistry. http://www.globalgourmet.com/food/egg/egg1197/cookwine.html Topics: Wine Last updated Dec 27, 2003 Pinot Noir
Profile of this grape varietal that is known for being difficult to grow and ferment into wine. Discusses origins, challenges, pests, aroma and flavor, and related information. Includes links to other sites about pinot noir. From Professional Friends of Wine. http://www.winepros.org/wine101/grape_profiles/pinot.htm Topics: Crops, Wine Last updated Dec 14, 2004 Professional Friends of Wine
This site "is dedicated to increasing wine appreciation by providing wine education, wine information, and wine training, and offering wine opinions." It provides a broad range of information about wine and wine making, covering history, grape growing, wine label interpretation, selecting and serving wine, tasting notes, and more. Includes event listings, editorials, reading recommendations, and related links. Searchable. From a group of grape growers, merchants, and restaurateurs. http://www.winepros.org/ Topics: Crops, Nonfiction by Genre, Wine Last updated Apr 28, 2005 Red Wine and ... Beans?
A brief discussion of pairing wines with vegetarian meals. Includes general recommendations and ideas for specific vegetarian dishes to pair with wines. Provides a link to a related article. From Robin Garr's Wine Lovers' Page. http://www.wineloverspage.com/veggie.shtml Topics: Communities & Groups, Nutrition & Food Safety, Wine Last updated Jan 3, 2004 Robert Parker Online: Links
A selective list of Web sites related to wine, "non-commercial and informational or educational in their focus." (The rest of this site, from the respected wine critic Robert Parker, is fee-based.) http://www.erobertparker.com/info/edulinks.asp Topics: Wine Last updated Jan 28, 2004 Sake World
Background information on sake (Japanese rice wine), including how it is made, sake types, and matching food with sake. Features a glossary, sake picks, and articles on brewing, history, and culture. Also provides brief information about shochu and awamori, two other alcoholic beverages from Japan. From a sake columnist and book author. http://www.sake-world.com/ Topics: Beans, Grains, Nuts, & Seeds, Beverages, Wine Last updated Jan 3, 2004 Sally's Place
A site for "food, beverage and travel enthusiasts." Includes international directories of restaurants and farmers' markets; recipes and articles on ethnic cuisine, beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea, kitchen accessories, and places for travelers; book reviews; and interviews with winemakers and chefs. Much of the content of this site emphasizes the San Francisco Bay Area. Searchable. From "a food enthusiast & industry professional." http://www.sallybernstein.com/ Topics: Agriculture, Beverages, Food & Cooking, Nonfiction by Genre, Recipes & Food Preparation, Recipes by Region Last updated Mar 27, 2009 SFGate.com: Wine
Wine articles and resources from the San Francisco Chronicle, including news, columns, a directory of California wineries, Napa and Sonoma travel information, and features on cheeses, food pairing, bargain wines, wine selections, and wine culture. Also includes articles about spirits and cocktails. Searchable. http://www.sfgate.com/wine/ Topics: Beverages, Fish, Meat, & Dairy, Wine Last updated Jan 6, 2004 Sonoma County Wine Library
Contains an annotated list of sites about wine, and a bibliography on oak in wine making. Maintained by librarian Bo Simons. "A special service and collection of the Sonoma County Library [California]." http://www.sonoma.lib.ca.us/wine/ Topics: Wine Last updated Sep 4, 2004 Sunset: Wine and Pairings
Articles about wine, with a focus on wines from the western U.S. Topics include specific wines and wineries, winemaking, wine-food pairing, shopping tips, and more. From Sunset magazine. http://www.sunset.com/food-wine/wine-pairings/ Topics: Wine Last updated Mar 27, 2009 Takara
This sake producer's Web site gives information on the brewing process, recipes for cocktails, a chart of what dishes to eat with sake varieties, a tour of sake making in nineteenth century Japan, and instructions on the proper way to taste and drink sake. http://www.takarasake.com/ Topics: Beans, Grains, Nuts, & Seeds, Beverages, Recipes by Region, Wine Last updated Dec 16, 2002 Tastings: The Beverage Testing Institute
Contains reviews of wine, beer, and distilled spirits. Search thousands of tasting notes on wines by score, price, country, varietal, and year. Includes best wine producers by country and region, a "food and wine matching guide," wine merchants, and a dictionary. Special features are "Wines of the Week" and "Quick Finds." http://www.tastings.com/ Topics: Beverages, Wine Last updated Mar 14, 2004 What's New in Wine Tasting and Wine Education
A collection of articles about wine tasting techniques and considerations. Includes material about cork taint, oak barrel alternatives, effect of wine glasses on wine tasting, and more. From a company that sells aroma reference cards for wine tasters. http://www.aromadictionary.com/winetasting.html Topics: Wine Last updated Aug 17, 2004 Wine Adviser: Paul Gregutt
Seattle Times column devoted to wine reviews, Northwest wineries, and other wine-related topics. The column "[hopes to] guide people to make inspired choices, and encourage them to try as many different styles of wine as they can." Archived articles require free registration. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/wineadviser/ Topics: Wine Last updated May 15, 2006 The Wine Anorak
Information for the wine hobbyist, covering topics such as buying, tasting, pairing wine with food, and traveling. Features book reviews, photos, a glossary, and annotated Web links. Searchable. From a London-based writer for wine publications. http://www.wineanorak.com/ Topics: Food & Cooking, Photograph Collections, Wine Last updated Apr 28, 2005 Wine Grape Network
This site "for wine grape growers is a springboard for finding ways to improve farming techniques, facilitating communication with wineries, and keeping abreast of the marketplace." Features links to resources on growing grapes (topics include soils, irrigation, and pest and disease control), making wine (materials and regulations), marketing products (pricing and shipping), and grape exchanges (buying and selling). Searchable. Note: Events calendar is not regularly updated. From Pennsylvania State University. http://winegrape.cas.psu.edu/ Topics: Agriculture, Crops, Water Last updated Jan 3, 2004 The Wine Info Site
This site is from a Dutch company that aims to "produce internet sites for individual producers" and "provide the visitor with complete wine information, both on a generic level (cépages [varieties], wine regions, production methods etc.) and on an individual level for the attached wine producer." The site provides information about dozens of wineries, selected international wine regions, and grape varieties as well as related articles. Available in several languages. http://www.twis.info/ Topics: Industries, Wine Last updated Apr 28, 2005 Wine Literature of the World
This site from the State Library of South Australia highlights selections from its collections of wine-related materials. More than a bibliography, it includes quotations, photographs, and images of labels, menus, and other ephemera. It provides information about the top 25 wine grapes, wine making, wine history, the Australian wine industry, festivals, lore and humor, and the design of bottles, glasses, labels, and related items. http://www.winelit.slsa.sa.gov.au Topics: Industries, Photograph Collections: Regional, Regions of the World, Wine Last updated Apr 28, 2005 The Wine Lovers' Page
Find tens of thousands of tasting notes on wines, articles about the basics of wine, wine tasting tips, a wine pronouncing glossary, a wine tasting dictionary, a chat room, wine quotes, recommended books and links, vintage charts, wine country weather, wine cartoons, and more. Searchable. http://www.wine-lovers-page.com/ Topics: Wine Last updated Apr 28, 2005 Wine Spectator School: Resources
This site features maps of worldwide wine varieties and regions, information on identifying aromas, an interactive lesson on reading wine labels, a wine FAQ, a calendar of events, and a glossary. Also includes a database of wine retailers. http://www.winespectatorschool.com/wineschool/library/0,2119,,00.html Topics: Wine Last updated Apr 16, 2006 Wine Tips, From the Author of 'The Wine Bible'
Companion to a National Public Radio (NPR) program on tips for "wine lovers to expand their tasting universe." Features an article on buying and storing wine and pairing wine with food, an audio clip of an interview with author Karen MacNeil, and related links. http://www.npr.org/programs/morning/features/2002/apr/wine/ Topics: Wine Last updated Jan 3, 2004 wineanswers.com
"wineanswers.com is dedicated to providing quick, helpful information on every aspect of wine enjoyment, from selection and service to wine varieties, regions, food affinities and other topics of interest. ... " In addition to wine facts and information, the site includes a "wine question of the day," a "wine fact of the day," an excellent collection of links, and many special features. From the Wine Market Council, "a non-profit organization representing the U.S. wine trade." http://www.wineanswers.com/ Topics: Wine Last updated Apr 28, 2005 Winefiles.org: The Database for Wine Professionals and Wine Lovers
This database of citations to primarily paper-based publications emphasizes "authoritative information on wine, wine making and grape growing, including the business, technology and history associated with wine. Our coverage is worldwide with a special emphasis on California." Includes the California Wine History Files, an index of citations for 1849 through 1999 by noted California wine historian Charles Sullivan. Maintained by Wine Librarian Bo Simons of the Sonoma County (California) Library. http://winefiles.org/ Topics: Crops, Industries, Wine Last updated Nov 25, 2004 WineMaker
The online companion to the print magazine of the same name features selected articles, a directory of wine making equipment suppliers, a sulfite calculator, a downloadable log chart, charts of ingredients and yeast strains, a guide to common grapes, and other resources for the wine making hobbyist. Also includes a gallery of wine label design contest winners. Searchable. http://winemakermag.com/ Topics: Wine Last updated Jun 27, 2004 Wines Northwest: A Guide to the Wine Country of the Pacific Northwest
The wines and wine regions of Washington state, Oregon, Idaho, and British Columbia can be explored at this site. Select a region to find maps, statistics, tour guides, wine shops, and wineries. Also includes details about growing regions for primary red and white varietals, reviews, news articles, and links to wine clubs and online wine retailers. The site can be searched from any of the regional sections. http://www.winesnw.com/ Topics: U.S. Maps, Wine Last updated Jul 15, 2004 |
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