Local Links
Charlemagne Wine Club is a member of Ealing Arts
NEWTS– North Ealing Wine Tasting Society
Ealing Today portal
Questors Theatre offers discounts for groups of 7 or more
Harrison’s Wine Shop and Delicatessen in Pitshanger Lane provides wine and food of exceptional quality and good value
Interesting Wine References
Eat Drink Seek has listings and information about wine events around the UK, as well as other food and drink related festivals
Wine Pages has a vast amount of information including a wine course.
WineDirectory.org is one of the largest resources of websites about wine and wineries on the Internet
Wine Lovers Page claims to be the oldest, largest and most popular independent wine-appreciation site on the World Wide Web!
Wine News from Google
Wein-Plus provides an international perspective from a German publisher
Wine Business News
The Internet Wine Guide
WinePress is focused on bringing news, advice and explorations into all aspects of wine
Wines & Vines is a professional publication on viticulture and vinification
Wine Business International is a wine trade magazine.
World of Fine Wine magazine
International Wine Review
An important wine science site is the UC Davis department of Viticulture and Enology
The excellent Australian Wine Research Institute
Jamie Goode’s Wine Science book.
Keep up with the South African wine scene at www.grape.co.za
Able Grape is a dedicated wine search engine.
All About Wine is a US based directory of wine-related web sites
Wine Writing by Richard James – the alternative website for enthusiasts: tastings, vineyard visits, articles, news & opinions
Robert Parker’s website
Decanter Magazine
Wine Spectator is the premier US wine journal
The Association of Small Direct Wine Merchants
UK Wines online is a guide to independent online wine merchants
Wine-searcher – a resource allowing you to find a particular wine through the lists of thousands of merchants worldwide.
m is an online directory of UK wine merchants
The Wine Index searches for specific wines from 1,000 merchants in UK.
eBacchus is a US website with a a growing database of wines, wineries, merchants, clubs, holidays and restaurants.
Love that Wine A huge free resource on wines available in the UK including reviews, tasting guides and wine ratings
The Wine Education Service
Wine & Spirit Education Trust organise wine education courses, spirits courses and wine tastings for professionals and enthusiasts in 47 countries worldwide. Association of Wine Educators is the UK professional body for wine educators.
Institute of Masters of Wine
The Wine Century Club is a free-to-join association of people who have tasted wines containing 100 (or more) varietals.
If you can’t believe that there are so many varietals, check Thomas Mercer-Hursh’s Database of varietals with over 3,000 entries.
Invest Drinks points out the risks in drinks investments and points out dodgy deals!
Wine Blogs:
Tasted Online
Wine Travelguides by Wink Lorch
Jamie Goode runs the Wine Anorak blog
Jancis Robinson’s Fine writing on fine wines
Tom Cavannan’s outstanding Wine Pages website.
Quentin Sadler blogs about all aspects of wine in his idiocratic style.
Vinography.com by Alder Yarrow is possibly the most comprehensive American wine blog
Richard and Toby Bailey’s tasting notes
Tyler Colman A.K.A Dr. Vino explores the intersection of wine, politics and business
Alice Feiring is the wine columnist for Time magazine and runs her own blog AliceFeiring.com
Craig Camp focusses on Italian wines as VinCibo.com
Robin Hallwrites about wine in Georgia and related topics
Bertrand Celce offers French insights ranging from corks to the best Paris wine bars
Chris Kissack’s WineDoctor site
Fiona Beckett is passionate about food and wine matching.
Good Grape is highly rated for business & industry perspectives
The Chateau Bauduc blog explains 13 unpalatable truths about duty on wines.
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