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)
April 01, 2006: Where to buy wine in Denver
These are some of my favorite wine stores in the Denver area:
- Little Raven Vineyards
- City Wine
- DiVino Wine
- Argonaut Liquors
- Applejack Wines & Liquors
- Corks Wine Shop
- Primo Vino (Arvada)
- Grape Expectations
- The Wine Experience (Broomfield)
- Superior Liquor (Superior)
- Boulder Wine (Boulder)
January 15, 2006: Super Sake Sites
- John Gautner's Sake World
- Joy of Sake
- Vine Connections (importer of many sakes)
January 01, 2006: Great NYC-area wine stores
These are some of my favorite wine stores in NYC:
- Acker, Merrall & Condit
- Appellation Wines
- Best Cellars
- Le Dû Wines
- Astor Wines
- Chambers Street Wines
- Discovery Wines
- Garnet Wines
- Grand Wines & Liquors (Astoria)
- The Greene Grape (Fort Greene, Brooklyn)
- Harlem Vintage
- Heights Chateau (Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn)
- Italian Wine Merchants
- LeNell's (Red Hook, Brooklyn)
- Morrell Wines
- Nancy's Wines for Food
- PJ Wine
- Pop's Wines & Spirits (Long Island)
- Sherry-Lehmann
- Smith & Vine (Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn)
- Union Square Wines & Spirits
- Vintage New York (devoted to New York State wines)