Wine Resources Guide

Contents [Hide] 1 Wine Resources Guide     1.1 Wine magazines     1.2 Ask the Experts     1.3 Wine education     1.4 Other wine guides     1.5 Wine Accessories

Let's face it, there is so much to know about wine. The more you learn about wine, the more you realize you don't know. So here are some general resources to help you on your quest to be become master of your wine domain. You may even want to pursue a Master of Wine degree or a become a Master Sommelier.

Wine magazines

• Food and Wine magazine -- Online resources and articles from the magazine.
• Wine Spectator -- Great resource, but some parts are subscription only.
• Winestate.com -- Australia's national wine magazine.
• South African Wine -- An online magazine about the South African Wine industry
• The Wine News -- Site for the Florida-based magazine.
• Wine Enthusiast -- Online version of the magazine, with links to its site to buy wine products.
• California Wine and Food -- Wine and food resource from the West coast.
• Winemaker Magazine -- great tips on how to make your own wine.

Ask the Experts

• Robert Parker -- Ratings info etc, from the expert himself. requires subscription.
• International Sommelier Guild -- Offers great introductory courses on wine. You can also get certified through them.
• Jancis Robinson -- "fine writing on fine wines," with online access to The Oxford Companion to Wine.
• Australian wines -- Australian governments grape and wine research and development corp.
• Wine Answers -- A consumer site put out by the Wine Market Council (a non-profit organization representing the US wine trade).
• Terroir France -- General French Wine guide.

Wine education

Other wine guides

• Wine on the Web -- Internet-only info on wine.
• Crushpadwine.com -- Make your own cult wine.
• Grape Escape -- A UK-based site that describes itself as the slightly offbeat and irreverent guide to wine.
• Taste of the Vine -- A UK based corporate entertainment company, using wine, beer, whisky, cocktails and beer.
• Very Much Grape -- An Australian site that claims to search more than 1400 vineyards and more than 8400 wines.
• WinesofNZ.com -- An independent guide to New Zealand's eight wine regions.
• Wine Democracy -- Allows wine enthusiasts to be wine raters.
• Wine-searcher.com -- Finding and pricing on wines.
• Wineloverspage.com -- The oldest wine-appreciation site.
• Wines.com -- General resource pages for all wine lovers.
• Wine-pages.com -- Independent wine page from UK-based wine writer/publisher.
• Vino.com -- International wine resources guides.
• Winezone.com -- A Napa and Sonoma Valley wine guide.
• Cellarnotes.net -- A good general wine reference guide.
• Tasting-wine.com -- Wine tasting etiquette, etc.
• Thewinedoctor.com -- A site run by a wine lover and writer.
• Askthewinemaster.com -- Interactive site with answers to wine related questions.
• Tablewine.com -- Info on affordable everyday table wine.
• Winemega.com -- Summary of tasting notes on Bordeaux wines.
• Wineslob.org -- Gives info on enjoying wine without being intimidated by it.
• Best-about-wine-online.com -- Simple wine information.
• Winemonthclub.com -- International wine of the month club. Enjoy wine delivered to your door.
• Winecountrygiftbaskets.com -- Like the name says you can get some great baskets here.
• Winegeeks.com -- An online community of wine lovers.

Wine Accessories

• Bacchus-wine-storage.net -- Great storage systems.
• Vintagecellars.com -- Custom-made wine cellars, accessories and preservation.
• Winecellars4home.com -- Practical, affordable wine cellars.
• Wineracksplansandmore.com -- Everyday wine accessories
• Wine-owners.com -- Wine cellar and accessory page.
• Winetech.com -- Software for the serious connoisseur.