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Wine Discussion, Opinion, Phenomena & Reference
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Dictionaries
& Encyclopedias
Encyclowine is a new, evolving online user-contribution wine reference that's
off to a fair start with very good interface and great navigation,
but most definitions need some tweaking for it to be considered a
serious reference source (I'll contribute when I can...).
Natural
Products of Wine, created as a class
project of Professor Andrew Waterhouse's students at the University
of California at Davis; covers a wide range of chemical properties
and considerations of wine, from effects on human health, to wine
spoilage, to wine aging. HIGHLY
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OIV, the International Organisation of Vine and Wine, aspires to be the world scientific and technical reference organization on vine and wine.
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Vines.Org is
a fairly impressive-sized online data base with many
categories of wine interest, including such unique
listings as Aromas And Compounds Found In Wine and
the Tree of Appellations. The encyclopedia is nicely
cross-referenced although not comprehensive and parts of the site are badly in need of updating. RECOMMENDED
Wine
Lexicon - part of Robin Garr's Wine
Lovers Pages; easy to browse, it provides a handy color key, to tell
immediately if the term is a grape (red), wine type (purple), region
(blue) or tasting term (green); also features audible pronunciation
links, in MP3 format. HIGHLY
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Discussion
& Opinion
Mark
Squire's Wine Discussion Board, part of the Robert Parker site,
has many interesting and timely exchanges, although sometimes tends to be clique-ish and egotistical in the tradition of one-ups-manship. RECOMMENDED
Wine
Making Radio a 20-minute biweekly audio show produced by amateur winemakers
offering interviews, technical tips and other information of value
to both home winemakers and wine enthusiasts, available to download in several formats. HIGHLY
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Wine
Making Talk Wine making community discussion forum
including topics regarding wine, winemaking, regions,
vineyards, cellars, cooking, travel, etc. RECOMMENDED
Jancis
Robinson is one of the top wine authorities in the world and a very prolific writer. This site promotes the many media forms of her published works.
West
Coast Wine.Net began as a forum
site, devoted to wine-related discussion themes (Tasting Notes, Values,
Travel, etc). Editor Brad Harrington is now concentrating on his BLOG, which is more devoted to personal travels and food experiences, and less wine-centric. RECOMMENDED
Miscellaneous Reference
Discover California Wine is an excellent new site from the Wine Advisory Board. Fully searchable with sections devoted to grape varieties, wineries, AVA's, it is the place to go when planning a tour or asking questions such as "What wineries produce wine from the Barbera (or any other) variety?" HIGHLY
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European
Vitis Database ("English" button in upper right corner)
Sonoma
County Wine Library
Wine
Files is two databases of wine information containing citations to material in government
publications, newspapers, and trade journals dealing with the business
and technology of wine, wine making, grape growing, wine business,
and wine history. Wine Files collects current information
(1988-present). California Wine History Files (1849-1999)
has over 30,000 entries, collected by historian Charles L. Sullivan. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Wine
Literature of the World - part of
The State Library of South Australia, this collection was begun in
the early 1800s. Its online collection is broken down into several
interesting subject areas, each with its own sponsor. Makes great
browsing while sipping. HIGHLY
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