January 01, 2008
Helpful & Amusing Wine Sites
Here are some wine sites I've found helpful and/or amusing. All are free unless otherwise noted.
- Ablegrape (This is still in beta stages, but this Google-like wine-specific search engine works impressively: Not only does it turn up only wine-relevant information, but it can be filtered to show only, say, tasting notes, or mentions by wine retailers.)
- All About Greek Wine
- Virtual Corkscrew Museum
- Burghound (Burgundy)
- The Burgundy Report
- Epicurious' Wine Dictionary (a quick way to look up wine lingo and technical terms)
- Free the Grapes! (details on interstate shipping)
- Gastronica (a quarterly journal on food & culture published by UC Press)
- All About German Wines
- Greg Sumner’s Silly Tasting Note Generator
- The Grateful Palate (source of the Bacon of the Month Club, purveyor of delicious foods, unusual objects, and Aussie wines)
- Greekwinemakers.com (the most comprehensive, up-to-date source of info on Greek wines and wine regions)
- Investdrinks.org (investing advice from Jim Budd)
- Jancis Robinson
- Localwineevents.com (event listings worldwide)
- Popping Corks
- Riesling Report
- Wine & Spirits Magazine
- Wine Business Monthly
- Winecommune.com(the Ebay of the wine world)
- Winelabels.org (interesting wine labels)
- Wine Lover's Page
- Wine-Pages.com
- Wine-maker.net (a library of historical and philosophical texts on or related to wine)
- Wine-searcher.com (wine listings from 1,250+ retailers across the US; limited search is free; full access requires subscription)