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General Resources
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Appellation America 
 Educational material about North American wines, wine-growing regions, and wineries, with an emphasis on the concept of "terroir": wine that comes from the same appellation (geographic region). Features a "Varietal Character of the Week" (with caricatures representing dozens of wine "personalities"), descriptions of wine regions in the U.S. and Canada, articles about wine, profiles of wine writers, an index of wineries, and more. From a group promoting the North American wine industry. http://wine.appellationamerica.com/ Topics: Wine Last updated May 11, 2006 atime4wine.com
Wine tasting notes from non-experts who "have found that many people feel more comfortable choosing a wine when a friend (or even a stranger at the supermarket) offers a recommendation." Wines reviewed come mostly from Northern California's Napa, Sonoma, and Livermore areas, with a few from Paso Robles, CA, and Oregon. There are tasting tips, winery information by region, links to other wine sites, and a printable wine-rating sheet. An electronic newsletter is available. Searchable. http://www.atime4wine.com/ Topics: Wine Last updated Oct 30, 2002 A Champagne Primer
Discusses the difference between champagne and sparkling wine, interpretation of champagne labels, proper storage, and how to serve and taste champagne. From Epicurious.com. http://www.epicurious.com/articlesguides/drinking/wine/champagneintro Topics: Holiday Foods, Beverages, and Recipes, Wine Last updated Nov 20, 2009 Cognac-World
This site aims to enhance the knowledge and appreciation of cognac, an alcoholic beverage distilled from white wine. Includes a history of cognac, an explanation of the various types of cognac, how to read a label, how to taste and enjoy cognac, a list of producers, a glossary, and information about the industry in the Cognac Delimited Area of France. Searchable. http://www.cognac-world.com/ Topics: Beverages, Drugs & Medications by Type, Wine Last updated Jan 29, 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 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 An Evening to Uncork Memories
Background about "Open That Bottle Night," an annual February event to "celebrate the memories that flow from these cherished [wine] bottles that have always seemed too precious to drink." The "Open That Bottle Primer" features planning advice such as choosing a setting and selecting the bottle. From the Wall Street Journal's wine columnists, who started the tradition. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120121947092615219.html Topics: Wine Last updated Feb 7, 2008 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 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 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 The Origins and Ancient History of Wine
A history of wine beginning with the ancient Neolithic Period and continuing through the Egyptian and Mesopotamian cultures. Included is a brief description of archaeological chemistry a process for determining from what time and space are these archaeological finds. Additionally, there is a map of the ancient Near East and part of Egypt showing the modern wild grape’s locations and where the ancient grape was found. Additionally, there is a description of the domestic and wild grape. A glossary and a page of related links are also available. http://www.penn.museum/sites/wine/wineintro.html Topics: Wine Last updated Oct 12, 2009 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 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 Silly Tasting Notes Generator
"Tasting a ton of wines" in the Sonoma, California, wine country inspired a Seattle couple to create this Perl script generator of "silly random tasting notes." Users may select between "normal-silly" and "extra-silly" options to produce such descriptive gems as a Barbera that "reminds one of fir, spiney, brackish plum and forceful mocha" (normal) or a Zinfandel with "aromas of skim milk, melancholy pulpy orange juice and bashful gasoline" (extra silly). http://gmon.com/tech/stng.shtml Topics: Humor, Wine Last updated Nov 3, 2004 Song of the Vine: A History of Wine
Website companion to a 2008-09 exhibition about the story of wine making that "celebrates the 10th anniversary of [Cornell University Library's] Eastern Wine and Grape Archive (EWGA)." Essays and digitized materials explore the introduction of wine in America, grape cultivation, the temperance movement, Prohibition, cocktail culture, and more. Includes a few related website links. From Cornell University Library Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections. http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/ewga/ Topics: Wine Last updated Mar 30, 2009 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 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 Top 100 Wines
The San Francisco Chronicle's annual, western-influenced list of the year's best wines, selected by sommeliers and wine merchants among wines not only from California but also from Oregon, Idaho, and Washington state. The annotated list includes many affordable choices, as well as recipes designed to complement the top ten wines. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/11/28/CM0ET4P7F.DTL&hw=top+100+wines&sn=002&sc=620 Topics: Wine Last updated Nov 30, 2007 What Kosher Wine Is, and Isn't
This page from the Abarbanel Wine Company briefly explains what makes a wine kosher. It discusses the "Kashrut" (dietary law) regarding wine and describes kosher procedures for wine production and handling. It also addresses the place of wine in Jewish homes and religious services. http://www.kosher-wine.com/history.shtml Topics: Industries, Judaism, Nutrition & Food Safety, Recipes by Region, Recipes by Region: United States, Wine Last updated Mar 23, 2008 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 Dictionary
This dictionary includes "more than 3,500 entries — from basic tasting terms to top-tier vineyards — that relate to wine." The entries cover wines, wine-making, wine-growing regions, varietal grapes, tasting terminology, and more — with much of the depth and cross-referencing of an encyclopedia. Searchable and browsable. From Epicurious. http://www.epicurious.com/tools/winedictionary/ Topics: Crops, Wine Last updated Dec 2, 2007 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 |
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