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Here is a list of wine-related links and resources that we highly recommend for both the expert and the novice. Got any recommendations for this list? Please let us know. |
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- www.erobertparker.com - The website for The Wine Advocate, Robert Parker's newsletter. Includes an archive of all reviews with tasting notes. Subscription required.
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- www.winespectator.com - This wonderful magazine's web presence is very nicely done, and includes review archives as well as some fun blogs and wine related news. Subscription required for full access.
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- www.wines.com - A free website with lots of great wine information, including frequently asked questions, wine tasting basics, and a wine and grape varietal reference.
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Recommended Books (click on the book titles to order directly from amazon.com): |
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The New Wine Lover's Companion, 2nd Edition, by Ron Herbst and Sharon Tyler Herbst (2003, Barron's). Great alphabetized reference book on wine; includes pronunciation guide and advice on storing, opening and serving wine.
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The Accidental Connoisseur: An Irreverent Journey through the Wine World , by Lawrence Osborne (2005, North Point Press). What is taste? Is it individual or imposed on us from the outside? Why are so many of us so intimidated when presented with the wine list at a restaurant? In The Accidental Connoisseur, journalist Lawrence Osborne takes off on a personal voyage through a little-known world in pursuit of some answers. Weaving together a fantastic cast of eccentrics and obsessives, industry magnates and small farmers, the author explores the way technological change, opinionated critics, consumer trends, wheelers and dealers, trade wars, and mass market tastes have made the elixir we drink today entirely different from the wine drunk by our grandparents. A funny, educational read.
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The Wine Bible, by Karen MacNeil (2001, Workman Publishing Company). The Wine Bible is like a lively course from an expert teacher, grounded deeply in the fundamentals and enriched with passionate opinions, asides, tips, anecdotes, definitions, glossaries, illustrations, maps, charts, and wine labels--everything, in fact, but the wine itself. Beginning with the basics of mastering wine--how to taste with focus and build a wine-tasting memory, understanding the subtle interplay of variety, vineyard, and vintner to demystifying the issue of vintages--it covers the essentials. ALSO AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT ANYTIME WINES!
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