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Wine Appreciation Through Education |
Wine Magazines & Wine Writers |
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 Canada |
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| In addition to his many activities as wine writer, wine educator and all-around wine champion, Michael Botner runs a bed & breakfast in Kelowna BC. | |
| Billy Munnelly is one of Canada's most unique and lovable wine writers | |
| A French-language site that features the writings of Alain Laliberté. The sister site, in English, can be found at www.vintagesandflavors.com | |
| David Lawrason has worked full time as one of Canada's leading, independent wine writers and educators for over 20 years. He was the founder of Wine Access magazine and Globe and Mail wine columnist for 13 years before becoming resident wine guy at Toronto Life, where he pens a monthly column and writes an exhaustive review of LCBO general listings for the annual Food and Wine Guide. | |
| Canadian writer David Menzies is not strictly a wine writer, but he is an outspoken and frequent critic of Ontario's LCBO system. | |
| If there's a more comprehensive list of wine-related web links, I've yet to see it. | |
| Dr. Wolkoff is wine columnist for The Medical Post. This link should get you a list of his articles in that journal. While you're there, have a look at some of the rather lay-friendly medical articles. | |
| Publishers of Enoteca and Wine, Food & Travel magazines | |
| Eating is much more than just food - it is social yet intimate, full of bravado but humble. Infusions of flavours and aromas that waft from our dinner plates are not made - they are born. It takes lovers, not chefs, to coax the best from each single ingredient. | |
| Wine, beer and spirits writer Craig Pinhey is based in New Brunswick. | |
| Based on Canada's west-coast, Anthony Gismondi is wine writer for the Vancouver Sun and a regular contributor to Wine Access magazine. | |
| Gord Stimmell has had a long and distinguished career as a wine writer. He is now wine writer for the Toronto Star, and is one of Canada's most respected and influential wine columnists. | |
| Journalist, wine writer, sommelier, founder and President of the Association Canadienne des Sommeliers. | |
| Konrad Ejbich is wine columnist for Style at Home magazine, a regular contributor to The Wine Spectator, host of CBC radio's wine segment and past president of the Wine Writers' Circle of Canada. | |
| Larry "Lardy" Paterson is the host of one of wine's most eclectic sites. | |
| This eclectic site offers a wealth of personal insights and info. | |
| A regular contributor to Toronto Life, Chatelaine, Winetidings and Food and Drink Magazine, Margaret is an award-winning wine, food and travel writer, as well as a founder and first president of the Wine Writers Circle of Canada. | |
| Natalie offers a free, award-winning wine newsletter with articles, wine picks, and tips. (There are no ads and all e-mail addresses are kept confidential.) | |
| Billing itself as "The Internet's Wine Review Directory", this free site provides links to wine reviews from around the globe | |
| Seems to be an online magazine but there is no "about" area to explain what or why. Limited educational content but lots of reviews and recipes. | |
| Syndicated columnist, food and wine writer for Food & Beverage International magazine & Your Host magazine, author of eight books, TV personality, co-author of 'The Wine Manual', the list goes on . . . | |
| Photographer Steve Elphick has a passion for shooting the good things in life. He is an Oenophile and International Wine Judge, and is regarded as a marquee shooter within the food and beverage sector. | |
| Aside from writing about himself in the third person, Phil Meitz likes to demystify wine for anyone who will listen. Phil is also a freelance writer for local newspapers and magazines such as VIEW, PULSE, and ECHO. | |
| I'm Steve Thurlow, and I help others enrich their lives by learning about the rewards of drinking wine or better wine and by helping them realize that wine can be drunk on a wider variety of occasions and in a greater range of locations than is the norm today. | |
| Wine writer, author, TV host, international wine judge, wine educator, lecturer, appraiser, and consultant who sometimes goes by the name Edward Finstein. | |
| Now in its 30th year, Tidings (formerly Wine Tidings) is Canada's leading national magazine dedicated to the appreciation of wine. | |
| Lots of great stuff at the home of one of Canada's most respected wine writers. | |
| Canada's more trendy wine magazine. Includes the usual plus wine and music pairing. | |
| Michael Vaughn's subscription-only preview and guide to all Vintages products | |
| Vinum.ca is a free wine and food magazine with a fascinating entry into the world of wine, for the beginner, novice, or wine enthusiast. | |
| Wine Access is Canada's essential wine information and education service. It is published in Canada, written by Canadians and covers international and Canadian wines from a Canadian point of view. | |
| Hosted by award winning wine writer Frank Baldock | |
| Wine Regions of Ontario Magazine takes readers into the vineyards, wineries, tasting rooms, accommodations, restaurants, and tourist attractions in the Ontario grape and wine regions. | |
| The website of Evan Saviolidis, one of Canada's leading young wine experts, wine educator and journalist with Tidings. He is also one of the few "Flying Sommeliers", a group of globally certified individuals who travel abroad, teaching the art of Sommelier and wine appreciation. | |
| An information-only website that profiles many of Canada's top wine journalists | |
| Home of Rod Phillips, wine columnist for the Ottawa Citizen and author of A Short History of Wine. | |
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Outside Canada |
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| The Academy of Wine Communications is an organization of winery and public relations professionals dedicated to the promotion of wine journalism in the United States. | |
| Author of Great Wine Made Simple, James Beard Award Winner, Dean of Wine Studies for The French Culinary Institute, wine & spirits columnist for Esquire, first woman Cellarmaster for Windows on the World, and much more | |
| The Bay Area Wine Writers Council was formed to address organizational problems encountered by overlapping wine events by creating a clearing-house for all Bay Area wine tastings and events to which the press are invited. | |
| California food and wine, restaurant recipes, seasonal menus, wine reviews, culinary events, and food facts for hospitality and the foodservice industry. | |
| People who support this site are wine professionals working in different areas of the wine industry. The site's objective is to become the meeting point for everyone looking for information on Greek wine products. | |
| The Circle of Wine Writers is an association of more than 200 members in Scotland, Wales, Ireland, France, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Hong Kong, and the USA. | |
| This entertaining Washington-based writer also shares his insightful ramblings through Robin Garr's WineLovers Page | |
| Home base for this British magazine. Contains a wealth of information and often hosts chat sessions with major British wine personalities. | |
| An informative yet light-hearted website where Dr. Vino offers independent wine picks, views on wine politics and more. | |
| Each issue features recipes, restaurant and wine reviews, tips from top chefs and designers, and advice on comfortable and elegant entertaining. | |
| Fiona Beckett is a contributing editor for Decanter magazine and its website decanter.com, and author of numerous articles and books on wine and food matching. | |
| The Gang of Pour is a close-knit group of friends based in Detroit, Napa, California, and Canada. We enjoy fine wine, but don't call us connoisseurs. We like to think of ourselves simply as explorers who seek out new wines from around the world. | |
| Louis Marmon, MD, bills himself as a "second tier" wine writer, but there's nothing second rate about his writing or views on wine. | |
| The International Food Wine and Travel Writers Association (IFW&TWA) strives to be a gathering point and resource base for an active membership composed of professionals engaged in the food, wine and travel industries. | |
| Ms. Robinson is unchallenged as the first lady of wine | |
| John Platter is one of South Africa's top wine writers and produces a comprehensive annual guide of that country's wines. | |
| Les Kincaid’s Lifestyles: An insider journey through the worlds of food, wine, golf, entertainment, Las Vegas, radio, recipes. | |
| I have thousands of pages, photos and reviews on this site, all ready for your online enjoyment. If you have a question and can't find the answer on this site, let me know. I'd be happy to help out. In the meantime, enjoy the site! | |
| The definitive site for anyone with an interest in wine. Offers up-to-date information on all aspects of the ever-changing wine world. | |
| A weekly online newsletter dedicated to Pinot Noir | |
| The Quarterly Review of Wines is one of the world's leading wine magazines, devoted to wine, food, and travel, and featuring many of the world's top wine writers. | |
| Restaurant Wine is a bi-monthly, professional wine newsletter on wine, wine service and wine trends for edge restaurateurs, wine distributors, wine importers/exporters, wineries, wine shops plus discriminating wine drinkers. | |
| Robert M. Parker Jr. has written at least eleven books on wine that have been best sellers with translated versions in France, Japan, Germany, Sweden and Russia. He has written and published The Wine Advocate for over two decades. | |
| An online news magazine that is chock full of articles on wine, food, travel and more. Email newsletter available. | |
| "We want to empower consumers who enjoy wine by demystifying it for them. We write and edit Swirl to be accessible and enjoyable for novices, while remaining useful and informative to connoisseurs." | |
| Features iPod downloads, interviews with wine people, Q&A, daily "Talking About Wine", and, eventually, video interviews. | |
| The UK-based physician's goal is to present "An honest, open and transparent consumer-orientated opinion of the wine I taste . . . The Winedoctor will become neither an elitist nor an anti-establishment website." | |
| A New Zealand based website that offers the latest in wine related news. | |
| In addition to our weekly wine column in the Washington DC The Examiner, we will TRY to post tasting notes on a monthly basis -- usually written in almost plain English. | |
| VineSugar is a free website portal for tasting reviews, travel logs, events, resources and more, from the perspective of young wine lovers. | |
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Hosted by wine writer Stacy Slinkard, this site is jam-packed with useful wine and food info. |
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| An interesting and insightful UK-based online magazine. | |
| Wine & Cuisine will present the lifestyle of the American South and Southwest wine regions with reviews of fine wines, wineries, vineyards, events, travel, chefs, foods, restaurants, art, galleries, artist, and other lifestyle interests. | |
| Wine and Spirits is America's practical guide to the enlightened enjoyment of fine wine and spirits. We have for 18 years served customers and marketers alike with a lively mix of wine reviews, features, profiles, food and wine pairings, new product introductions, travel pieces, history, opinion and wine news. | |
| Devoted to coverage of the grape and wine industry in eastern North America, offering information to growers and winemakers, articles on grape growing and winemaking, marketing features, directory of wine competitions, and legislative and political issues, and or wine and health. | |
| This site offers extracts from the monthly magazine of the same name. Be sure to check out the Vintage Chart. | |
| The definitive guide to wine online. The home of Wine International Magazine, organizers of the International Wine Challenge. | |
| Hosted by Neal Martin, this independent site is full of in-depth profiles, photographs, musings, and over 3,000 tasting notes dating back to 1896. | |
| "A stunning consumer-oriented wine magazine which educates, guides, entertains and inspires its savvy readers with wine reviews, feature stories, and world wine country travel tips." | |
| New Zealand based web-zine. Lots of interesting content here. | |
| An interesting web-based wine magazine featuring the writings of Andrew Jones and others. Includes audio postcards and some unique links. | |
| A long-established wine site hosted by Tom Cannavan, member of the Circle of Wine Writers, wine columnist for Harpers Wine & Spirit Weekly and The Sunday Post. | |
| Wine Press Northwest focuses on Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and British Columbia's wineries, vintners, and restaurants that showcase Northwest wines. | |
| Our goal is to deliver the very finest in wine evaluation, information and education. We hope you will visit often and take advantage of the expertise of our great team. | |
| The website for the magazine of the same name. Bills itself as "the most comprehensive wine website in the world." | |
| Australia's oldest and biggest selling wine, beer and spirits buying guide. Published bimonthly, the magazine focuses on lifestyle, travel, food, and wine. | |
| Wine Tasting Coach is a unique wine resource that focuses on wine tasting as a passion, a lifestyle and a travel opportunity. Our mission is to inform and educate new and experienced wine tasters. | |
| The purpose of the Wine Tribune is to give passionate wine drinkers an unbiased, trustworthy source for tasting notes and news, and to provide tips to minimize the risk of disappointment when buying wine | |
| A "Gen X" magazine that celebrates "Wine, food and an intelligent slice of vice." (Check out the weekly cartoon.) | |