Friday, February 29, 2008

Interesting wine sites

I thought I would pass on some wine related websites that I check out regularly.

www.cellartracker.com

- If you're looking to check out a certain wine but don't have access to scores from pay sites like winespectator.com this is a great place to start. It's like a wikipedia for wine where users log in, write tasting notes and give ratings for whatever they've drank lately. Fun to keep an online journal for yourself, too! And most importantly, free...but feel free to donate

http://wine.woot.com

- This website features selections from one winery for purchase on a weekly basis, usually at great prices. This week's feature is a trio of wines from local Amity Vineyards. Fun to check out now and then. The forum can be worth stopping by as sometimes the winemakers will pop in and answer questions. Just ignore the inevitable "this is a forum on the internet and I must spam and post every 10 mins" chat. It happens.


http://tv.winelibrary.com

- If you haven't experiences Gary Vaynerchuk, get ready. If you have experienced Veynerchuk, we either love him or get your fill real quick. This guy has all the energy of that really hyper kid that sat next to you in Mr. Websters algebra class back in 10th grade. He is all about "knocking down the wine walls" and just talking about wine. He's definitely a character and can be fun to watch when he is tasting a lot of wines.

3 comments:

Natalie MacLean said...

These are terrific sites Matt! I'd also add the New York Times wine blog and column. Eric Asimov is a terrific writer.

Cheers,
Natalie

www.nataliemaclean.com

Editor of Nat Decants Free Wine Newsletter

Author of Red, White and Drunk All Over

Kathleen said...

I would add Natalie's website!
She has an excellent food and wine pairing tool that I use monthly, if not weekly.
Kathleen Lisson

Natalie MacLean said...

thanks Kathleen! I'm always open to suggestions for new pairings ... just added more than 200 cheeses :)

Cheers,
Natalie