The Wine Cellar


The Joy of Wine This site is by Terry Garey, author of The Joy of Wine. It is a really great site with a lot of information for the home winemaker. The book is good, too, and can be obtained through Amazon.com (in association with The Meadery) by clicking here.
Patio Garden Vineyard This site details how the author has created a working vineyard within the limited space of a backyard, patio garden. The vineyard is only 18' x 4', but it produces enough grapes to do a 5 gallon batch. Definately an interesting read even if you are not planning on planting your own vineyard.
Brittish Columia Amateur Winemakers Association "The British Columbia Amateur Winemakers Association (BCAWA) is an affiliation of winemaking clubs in British Columbia Canada in which we share information, winemaking skills, competitions, winery tours, wine judging, and other wine related information among our members."
Better Winemaking On-line edition of Better Winemaking magazine.
Internet Guide to Wine and Frequently Asked Questions This is a FAQ on wine and winemaking. Major sections are: "What is Wine", "How Wine is made", "Aging Wine", "Storing Wine", "Drinking Wine", "Buying Wine", "Wines", "Wines Around the World", "Food and Wine", "Learning bout Wine", "Physiologic Notes on Wine", "Touring the Wine Country", and a section of "Miscellany".
Home Wine & Beer Trade Association The Home Wine & Beer Trade Association is a group of over 400 retailers and wholesalers from eleven countries. Established in 1979, the association strives to promote the responsible growth of the home wine & beer making industry.
Cellarmasters This is a page for an LA based winemaking club. In addition to an archive of their newsletter and info on the club they have links to numerous articles of interest to anyone making wine and mead.
Passing Wind Estate Wine Making Page This is a nice page. It is clearly laid out and easy to read and follow for someone just getting into this hobby.
Wine Essentials This is a nice page on wine tasting and appreciation.
Supplier List from Mike's Place This is a list of homebrew shops that have free catalogs and either an "800" phone number, or an e-mail address where the catalog can be ordered from.
Winemaking in Southampton The philosphy of this page is to make a drinkable wine quickly and cheeply. The methods put forth tend to be somewhat relaxed. This does not mean, however, that good wine can not be made with these techniques. If you tend toward a more relaxed state and are not a Type 'A' person who needs to pay a lot of attention to minute details, this may be just the page for you. Even if you are a Type 'A' you may find this page interesting, useful, or enjoyable.
Brian's Wine Web Page (Wino) This page may not look like much, but it does have some interesting information. There is a page of job opportunities in the industry, a page of links to Oregon wineries and information on some wine clubs, as well.
Strat's Place A Compendium of the cultural riches of the Triangle Area of North Carolina - This site has wine links and info (including a wine label library, wine chat, and local retailers. They also have information on the Arts, gardens and gardening, entertainment and recreation, and Dining in the local (Traiangle area of North Carolina) area.
Clarifiers & Finings This article, although written for the brewer also has applications to wine & mead making, as well. Specific information is included on reducing, or eliminating chill haze.
Cindy Renfrow's Links Page Many links on the following subjects: Barrels & Casks; Botany; Brewing; Embroidery; Food; Culinary gleanings from Gerard's Herbal; Historical Information; Merchants;Miscellaneous;Re-enactment
Wines, beers and spirits of the net This site has links to Usenet, mailing lists, FTP sites and Web sites pertaining to many aspects of alcohol production, both homemade and commercial.
Presque Isle Wine Cellars - Home Page A good mail-order source. The web page tells a little about them: phone numbers, fax numbers and the like. It also has a beginners checklist for winemaking and an on-line request for their complete catalog.
Learn2 Hold a Wine Tasting - Intro A simple step-by-step on holding a wine-tasting.
The Wine Tours Project The Wine Tours Project has been established by wine enthusiasts for wine enthusiasts. Wine-related business listings and info pages are regularly updated.
WineZine Home Page Current articles and reviews on wine.
Interstate Wine Shipments Reciprocity states and the laws concerning interstate shipment of wine.
Raptor Ridge Winery A commercial winery site with information useful to the home winemaker, as well.
Spangnol's How-to Library A list of articles with information on wine and beer making.
Smart Wine Magazine Main Page On-line edition
World Wine List

(was:Wines of the net)

Just what the name says. This site has more screens full of links to wine information on the net than I care to contemplate without a glass of wine in hand.
Net Resources for Wine and Winemaking The net resources section of the news://rec.crafts.winemaking FAQ
Wine Spectator OnLine Online edition


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