References of Interest and Links

Georgia References

Georgia Wine Producers
Vineyard and Winery Association of West Georgia
Winegrowers Association of Georgia
Dahlonega Plateau wineries
Georgia Trustees Wine Challenge
New Georgia Encyclopedia
Georgia Grown – locally produced food and wine
Open Georgia Wine
Dahlonega Wine Trail
Ellijay Wine Country
Unicoi Wine Trail
Georgia Wine Festivals
University of Georgia Extension Viticulture blog

Wider Ranging References

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
Wine Spectator Best 100 Wines list
The Internet Wine Guide
Wines & Vines is a professional publication on viticulture and vinification
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.
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
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.
Wine Anorak has an online directory of UK wine merchants
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
Court of Master Sommeliers
The Wine Century Club is a free-to-join association of people who have tasted wines containing 100 (or more) varietals.
If you wonder how many grape varietals there are, check VIVC ( Vitis International Variety Catalogue).
Charlemagne Wine Club in London has showcased Dahlonega wines

Free online wine training

Tom Cannavan’s online course on wine appreciation broken down into six important areas.
WSET (Wine and Spirits Education Trust) offers many short articles on wine regions around the world.
The WSET Education Hub
Winetutor.tv is where you will find a free and every-expanding set of videos on what wanna-be Masters of Wine need to know, as well as other higher level wine examinations such as Master Sommelier (MS) and WSET Diploma
The Wine Society offers lots of useful articles

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 The Feiring Line
Robin Hall writes 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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