Gary Grunner’s Links to the Wine World 2009
The world of wine is growing in leaps and bounds and the stream of information that is available today can be overwhelming. Our staff has searched the web and has come up with a list of web-sites and blogs that are the most informative and easy to navigate. Please e-mail me if you find a site that we should share with our readers
Thank You
Gary Grunner
Wine Events
The best way to learn about wine is attending a local wine dinner at your favorite restaurant, a tasting at your local wine shop or a charity function. There are so many great wine events going on all over the United States today and most wines magazines have a listing or a calendar of events showcasing them. The following web-site is one of the best found on the web that can help you plan your 2009 and 2010 calendar.
Local wine events.com is one of the best sources on the web to find events in your area www.localwineevents.com
Boston Wine Expo: www.wine-expos.com/wine/boston
Washington DC International wine & food festival: www.wine-expos.com/wine/dc
New York Wine Expo: www.wine-expos.com/wine/ny
Wine Schools on the Web
Wine Spectator: One of America’s most influential wine magazines offers a series of top notch wine courses on-line for beginners and professionals. www.winespectatorschool.com
Sante: This is an outstanding magazine that is geared to restaurant professionals. They also offers an on-line wine course www.isantemagazine.com
The Wine School of Philadelphia: The wine education course at the wine school of Philadelphia is one of the best in the country plus they offer a full line of accredited on-line courses . Contact them at: www.vinology.com
Recognized Certification Courses
American Sommelier Association: Non profit organization that hosts tastings, seminars and wine education courses through local chapters across the United States Contact them at: 212-226-6805 www.americansommelier.org
American Wine Society: This is a consumer organization that offers a certification program, wine education trips, seminars and conferences, with chapters across the United States. Contact them at: 678-377-7070 www.americanwinesociety.org
The Court of Master Sommeliers: The CMS offers the introductory Sommelier Course, the certified Sommelier exam, the advanced Sommelier Course and the Master Sommelier Diploma Exam. This is the real deal! Contact them at: 707- 255-5056 www.mastersommeliers.org
Society of Wine Educators: Non profit organization that holds an annual conference, offers certification programs and professional wine orientated seminars. The membership roster includes the who’s who of the wine industry. This is a great association to join for new salespeople starting out in the wine industry, a must for a veteran in the industry who needs to be kept updated on the ever changing wine world and a great source for any consumer that would like to learn from the professionals Contact them at: 202-408-8777 www.societyofwineeducators.org
The Wine and Spirit Trust: The Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) was founded in 1969 to provide high quality education and training in wines and spirits. Since then, WSET has grown into the foremost international body in the field of wines and spirits education, with a suite of sought-after qualifications. They now even have a membership body – the Institute of Wines & Spirits – for those who have passed the WSET Diploma, there top qualification. You can choose to study at their study facilities in England or take one of their on-line courses. Contact them at: 44(0)2070893800 www.wsetglobal.com
The Institute of Masters of Wine: The Institute of Masters of Wine (IMW) exists to promote the highest level of educational achievement for the wine industry, culminating in the internationally recognized qualification of Master of Wine (MW). As a corporate entity it organizes all aspects of the Master of Wine examination and education program, runs tastings and other events programs, provides membership services to the 278 M.W. world-wide (as of 2008) Contact them at: www.masters-of-wine.org
The Washington Wine Academy: A non-profit wine school based in Alexandria, VA focusing on providing informative educational wine tastings in the Washington metro area. They utilize wine experts from area publications such as the Washington Post (Michael Franz) and the Washington Times and Washingtonian Magazine (Paul Lukacs) Contact them at: www.washingtonwinesociety.org
The Wine School of Philadelphia: In one month the wine school of Philadelphia transforms their students into superior wine tasters. All Diploma & Certificate students are required to attend the Wine Foundation program prior to enrolling in the advanced programs. However, students are allowed to attend Intermediate classes while attending this program, if desired. They also offer on-line courses. Contact them at: www.vinology.com
University courses in viticulture and enology
California State University Fresco
Telephone: 559-278-2089
cast.csufresno.edu/ve
Napa Valley College
Telephone: 707-253-3259
Sonoma State University
Telephone: 707-664-2260
www.sonoma.edu/winebiz
UC Davis Wine Executive Program
Telephone: 530-754-6450
www.wineexecutiveprogram.com
University of California
Telephone: 530-752-0380
wineserver.ucdavis.edu
Cornell University
Telephone: 315-787-2399
www.fruit.cornell.edu/eandv
Wine Magazines/ Newsletters/Trade Publications and Wine Guru’s
The Wine Spectator: www.winespectator.com
Decanter: www.decanter.com
Restaurant News: www.ronnwiegand.com
Robert Parker: www.erobertparker.com
Jancis Roberson: www.jancisroberson.com
Sante Magazine: www.isantemagazine.com
Wine Books
Great Every day wines book suggestions
Great wine web sites from around the world:
The staff of Great Every Day Wines has searched the web to bring you some of the best wine web-sites that will help you on your quest for wine knowledge. We would like to also thank our many viewers that have sent in their web-site finds and we encourage you to keep sending any new discoveries that we can share. Together we will build one of the best sources of wine and travel related web sites on the web today.
Argentina
The Tourist board of Argentina: www.turismo.gov.ar
Wines of Argentina: www.winesofargentina.org
Bodegas of Argentina: www.bodegasdeargentina.org
Argentina Turismo: www.turismo.gov.ar
Viniculture of Argentina: www.vitivincultura2020.com
National institute of vitiviniculture: www.inv.gov.ar
Australia
Australian government wine web-site: www.wineaustralia.com
Australia’s top wine magazine: www.winestate.com.au
The Australian tourist board: www.aulstralia.com
The Australian wine forum: www.auswine.com.au
Sydney International wine competition: www.top100wines.com
Austria
The tourist board of Austria: www.austria.info
Wines from Austria: www.austrian.wine.co.at
Canada
Wines of Canada: www.winesofcanada.com
The Canadian Vintners association: www.canadianvintners.com
British Columbia wines: www.bcwine.com
British Columbia grape association: www.grapegrowers.bc.ca
Wines of Ontario: www.winesofontario.org
Ontario wine producers: www.ontariowineproducers.ca
Prince Edward county: www.thecountrywines.com
South western Ontario vintners association: www.swovintners.com
Grape growers of Ontario: www.grapegrowersofontario.com
Canadian tourist commission: www.canadatourism.ca
Travel Canada: www.canada.travel
The Canadian tourist board: www.candiantouristboard.com
The tourist board of Montreal: www.tourisme-montreal.org
The tourist board of Quebec: www.bonjourquebec.com
Chile
Wines of Chile: www.winesofchile.org
The Sommelier Association of Chile: www.sommelierdechile.cl
China
China the world’s newest and largest market: www.winechina.com/en/
China national tourist office: www.cnto.org
China e-news: www.chinaenews.com
France
Tourist office of France: www.tourisme.fr
The wines of France official we-site: www.frenchwinesfood.com
The terroiry of France: www.terroir-france.com
Wines from Alsace: www.alacewine.com
The wine route of Alsace (where to eat, sleep and which wineries to visit) www.alsace-route-des-vins.com
The wines of Bordeaux: www.bordeaux.com
The tourist office of Bordeaux: www.bordeaux-tourisme.com
Bordeaux wine tours: www.bkwine.com
The wines of the Medoc and links to the tourism office: www.medoc.org
The Burgundy wine board: www.burgundy-wines.fr
The wines of Burgundy: www.bivb.com
The Burgundy report: Everything you wanted to know about Burgundy but was afraid to ask: www.burgundy-report.com
The official Champagne web-site: www.champagne.fr
The Office of Champagne USA web-site: www.champagne.us
Champagne magic is a Champagne lover’s web-site: www.champagnemagic.com
The City of Paris: www.paris.com
The official web-site of the Languedoc: www.languedoc-wines.com
Places to stay and visit: www.littlefrance.com
Loire Valley Wines: www.loirevalleywine.com
Provence: Everything you need to know about this wonderful place www.provenceweb.fr
The wines of Rhone: www.vins-rhone.com
Cognac: www.bnic.fr/cognac
Wines from the Vin de Pay: www.vins-de-pays.info
Germany
The German Wine Board: www.germanwineusa.org
Peter Ruhrberg’s German wine page: www.page.de
The Germ wine society: www.germanwinesociety.org
The Riesling report: www.rieslingreport.com
A short guide to German wines: www.schlossadler.com
The German info board: www.wein-plus.com
Thee German tourist board: www.germany-tourism.de / www.cometogermany.com
Munich tourist board: www.muechen.de
Berlin tourist board: www.berlin.de
Greece
Experience the Greek wine renaissance: www.allaboutgreekwine.com
The official web-site of Greek Wine Makers: www.greekwinemakers.com
The Greek national tourist office: www.gnto.gr / www.greektourism.com
Hungary
The official web-site of the wines of Hungary: www.winesofhungary.com
The Hungarian national tourist board: www.gotohungary.com
Wine maker Vylan is one of Hungary’s top: www.vylan.hu
Szent Gaal winery: The beauty of this country needs to be seen first hand www.szentgaal.hu
Israel
Israel tourist board: www.goisrael.com
Israeli Embassy- www.israel-embassy.org
Visit Israel- www.thinkisrael.com
Daniel Rogov: www.tobypress.com/rogov
Kosher wine society: www.kosherwinesociety.com
Italy
Great Every Day Italian Wines: This web-site has in a section of the best links to the Italian wine world and travel information. If you love Italian wines like we do this will become one of your favorite places to visit on the web. www.greateverydayitalianwines.com
Mexico
The wines of Mexico: www.mexicanwines.homestead.com
The Mexico ministry of Tourism portal: www.sectur.gob.mx
The Mexican tourist board: www.visitmexico.com
The Mexican travel board: www.mexico-travel.com
Before you go to Mexico: www.beforeyougotomexico.com
Puerto Vallarta: www.visitpuertovallarta.com
New Zealand
The wine institute of New Zealand: www.nzwine.com
100% Pure New Zealand: www.newzealand.com
New Zealand Guided tours: www.nzimpressions.com
New Zealand screw cap wine seal initiative: www.screwcap.co.nz
Villa Maria winery: www.villamaria.co.nz
Wine writer Sue Courtney: www.wineoftheweek.com
New Zealand wine tourism network: www.wtn.co.nz
New Zealand wine shows: www.wineshow.co.nz
Portugal
The Wines of Portugal: www.portugal-info.net/wines/general.htm
Port: www.portwine.com
Welcome to Portugal: www.portugal.com
The official web-site of Portugal: www.visitportugal.com
Russia
The Wines of Russia: www.russiawines.com
The City of Moscow: www.moscowcity.com
Visit Russia: www.visatorussia.com
Russian national tourism office: www.visitrussia.org
Russian consulate around the world: www.russianconsulate.com
Russian national group: www.russia-travel.com
Slovenia
The Wines of Slovenia: www.matkurja.com/projects/wine
The Slovenia tourist board: www.slovenia.info
Slovenian national tourist association: www.ntz-nta.si
The Slovenian wine festival: www.slovenskifestivalvin.si
South Africa
The Wines of South Africa: www.wosa.co.za
South African Wines: www.wine.co.za
The official South African tourist web-site: www.southafrica.net
The Africa guide: www.africaguide.com
Hotels and airline: www.southafrica.com
Spain
The official web-site for tourism in Spain: www.spain.info
Travel Spain: www.okspain.org
The wines of Rioja: www.riojawine.com
Tourist information for Madrid: www.turismomadrid.es / www.esmadrid.com
All about Barcelona: www.aboutbarcelonia.com
Facts and sites of Barcelona: www.barcelonaconnect.com
The Spanish wine page: www.jrnet.com
The special wines of Sherry: www.sherry.org
Switzerland
The official wine web-site of Switzerland: www.wine.ch
The Switzerland tourist board: www.myswitzerland.com
United Kingdom
The English wine producers web-site: www.englishwineproducers.com
The Devon Wine school: www.devonwineschool.co.ok
The Wine Guild of the United Kingdom: www.wineguilduk.org
Wine and Spirit Trust: www.wset.co.uk
United States – United States now has wines being produced in all 50 states
Alabama
The Alabama wineries and grape growers association: www.alabamawines.org
The Alabama Tourist office: www.touralabama.org
Alaska
Alaska Tour and Travel: www.alaskatravel.com
Homer Alaska Chamber of Commerce: www.homeralaska.org
Alaska Islands and Ocean visitor center: www.islandsandocean.org
Alaskan Wilderness wines: www.alaskawildwine.com
Denali Winery: www.denaliwinery.com
Bear Creek Winery: www.bearcreekwineryalaska.com
Arizona
The Arizona grape growers association: www.arizonawine.org
Arizona state tourist information guide: www.az.statesite.com
The Arizona guide: www.arizonaguide.com
Arkansas
The official tourism we-site of Arkansas: www.arkansas.com
Arkansas state parks: www.arkansastateparks.com
Mount Bethel winery: www.mountbethel.com
California
Visit California: www.visitcalifornia.com
The Wine Institute: The voice of California wine – www.wineinstitute.org
Alexander valley wine growers association: www.alexandervalley.org
Amador wine country: www.amadorwinecountry.com
Consorzio Cal-Italia: www.cal-italia.com
The Carneros wine alliance: www.carneros.com
Central California wine growers association: www.ccwinegrowers.org
California association of wine growers: www.cawg.org
Lake County wine grape commission: www.lakecountywinegrape.org
Orange County wine society: www.ocws.org
Copia: www.copia.org
The wine of Livermore valley : www.livermorewine.com
Livermore Valley wine growers association: www.livermorewine.com
Lodi Appellation winery association: www.lodiwines.com
The Mendocino wine commission :
The Meritage association: www.meritagewine.org
Monterey County vintners & growers association: www.montereywines.org
Mount Veeder Wines: www.mountveederwines.com
Napa Valley grape growers association: www.napagrowers.org
Napa Valley vintners association: www.napavintners.com
Napa Valley wine library association:www.napawinelibrary.org
Napa county farm bureau: www.napafarmbureau.org
Oakville wine growers association: www.oakvillewinegrowers.com
Paso Robles Vintners association: www.pasowine.com
Russian River Valley Wine Growers association: www.rrvw.org
Russian River Wine Road: www.wineroad.com
Rutherford Dust Society: www.rutherforddust.com
Santa Barbara County wine association: www.sbcountywines.com
Silverado Wine Trail: www.silveradotrail.com
Sonoma County Vintners: www.sonamawines.com / www.sonomavalleywine.com
The Wines of the Stags Leap district: www.stagsleapdistrict.com
California wine country getaways: www.winecountrygetaways.com
Colorado
The Colorado wine trail: www.coloradowine.com
The Colorado tourist board: www.colorado.com
Connecticut
The Connecticut wine trail: www.ctwine.com
The Connecticut tourist board: www.ctvisit.com
Delaware
Nassau Valley vineyards:www.nassauvalley.com
The Delaware tourist board: www.visitdelaware.com
Florida
Florida grape growers association: www.fgga.org
South Beach Wine & Food Festival: www.sobewineandfoodfest.com
The Florida tourist board: www.visitflordia.com
Florida Keys:www.fla.keys.com
Georgia
Wine Growers association of Georgia: www.georgiawine.com
Georgia tourist board: www.georgia.org
Georgia wine council: www.georgiawinecouncil.com
Hawaii
Kapalua Wine and Food festival: www.kapalua.com/recreation/events/kwff/
Hawaii tourist board: www.gohawaii.com
Idaho
Idaho wineries and vineyards: www.idahowine.org
Idaho wineries: www.winepressnw.com/wineries/Idaho
Visit Idaho: www.idaho.org
Boise tourist convention: www.boise.org
Illinois
Illinois wine country: www.illinoiswine.com
Illinois bureau of tourism: www.enjoyillinois.com
Indiana
Wineries of Indiana:www.indianawines.org
Indiana State Fair: www.in.gov/statefair
Indy International wine competition: www.in.gov/iwc
The Indiana dept. of Tourism: www.visitindiana.com
Vintage Indiana Food & Wine Fest: www.vintageindiana.com
Iowa
Iowa wine board: www.iowawineandbeer.com
Iowa state visitor and tourist information guide: www.iowa.statesite.com
Iowa great place to visit: www.traveliowa.com
The Iowa wine trail: www.iowawinetrail.com
Eastern Iowa : www.easterniowtourism.org
Iowa wine growers association: www.iowawinegrowers.org
Western Iowa grape growers association: www.westerniowagrapegrowers.org
Idaho
Idaho wine and grape commission: www.idahowine.org
Visit Idaho: www.visitidaho.com
Kansas
The wineries of Kansas: www.winesofkansas.com
Kansas grape growers & wine makers association: www.kansasgrapesandwines.com
Kansas viticulture: www.kansasfarmwineries.org
Kansas tourist board: www.travelks.com
Kentucky
Kentucky wineries listing: www.kywineries.com
Northern Kentucky vintners & grape growers: www.nkvgga.com
Elk Creek Vineyards: www.elkcreekvineyards.com
Kentucky tourist board: www.kentuckytourism.com
West Kentucky wine growers association: www.wkwa.org
Louisiana
Louisiana wineries: www.louisianawines.com
Louisiana tourist board: www.louisanatravel.com
Maine
Main tourist board: www.visitmaine.com
Black Smith Winery: www.blacksmithswinery.com
Maryland
The official site of Maryland wine& grape industry:www.marylandwine.com
Maryland grape growers association: www.marylandgrapes.org
Maryland official tourism web-site: www.mdisfun.org
Massachusetts
Massachusetts wine info: www.mass.gov/agr/facts/wine.htm
Massachusetts winery listings: www.mas.gov/agr/massgrown/wineries.htm
Massachusetts tourist office: www.massvacation.com
Tour Massachusetts: www.masstourist.com
Boston USA: www.bostonusa.com
Michigan Wines
Michigan wine council: www.michiganwines.com
Lake Michigan wine trail: www.miwinetrail.com
South east Michigan pioneer wine trail: www.pioeerwinetrail.com
Wineries of old mission peninsula: www.wineriesofoldmission.com
Leelan Peninsula vintners association: www.ipwines.com
Michigan Vine: www.michiganvine.com
Michigan grape vine: www.michgrapevine.com
Fork in the road: www.forkintheroadtv.com
Detroit wine organization: www.detroitwine.org
Visit Michigan: www.michigan.org
West Michigan tourist association: www.wmta.org
Minnesota
Minnesota grape growers association: www.mngrapes.org
Minnesota tourist board and wineries: www.exploreminnesota.com
Vintage travel : Minnesota wine tours: www.minnesotawinetours.com
Wine Haven winery: www.winehaven.com
Burnsville canvas & vines wine tasting: www.burnsvillemn.com
Saint Croix vine yards: www.scvwines.com
The Minnesota food & wine festival : www.carloscreekwinery.com
Mississippi
Visit Mississippi: www.visitmississippi.org
Missouri
Missouri wines: www.missouriwine.org
Missouri grape growers association: www.missourigrapegrowers.org
Agri Missouri: www.agrimissouri.com
Grow Native : www.grownative.org
Visit Missouri: www.visitmo.com
Montana
Montana tourist board: www.mymontana.com
Mission Mountain winery: www.missionmountainwinery.com
Lolo Peak winery. www.lolopeak.com
Ten Spoon winery: www.tenspoonwinery.com
Lake Missoula cellars: www.lakemissoulacellars.com
Nebraska
Vintage Nebraska: www.nebraskawines.com
Visit Nebraska: www.visitnebraska.org
Nevada
Tahoe Ridge winery and market place (The only winery in the state that grows its own grapes and bottles them at their own winery) www.tahoeridge.com
Nevada tourist board: www.travelnevada.com
Vegas: (Great restaurants and wine bars): www.visitlasvegas.com
New Hampshire
New Hampshire winery association: www.nhwineryassociation.com
Jewell Towne vineyards: www.jewelltownevineyards.com
Visit New Hampshire: www.visitnh.gov
New Jersey
Garden State wine growers association:www.newjerseywines.com
New Jersey Tourism: www.state.nj.us/travel/
State Jersey: www.state.nj.us
New Mexico
New Mexico wine growers association: www.nmwine.com
New Mexico Tourism: www.newmexico.org
Santa Fe: www.santafe.org
New Mexico vine & wine society: www.vineandwine.org
New York
Uncork New York: www.newyorkwines.org
Long Island wines: www.liwines.com
Long Island wine country: www.longislandwinecountry.com
Finger Lakes wine country: www.fingerlakeswinecountry.com
Hudson Valley wineries: www.hudsonriver.com/winetour.htm
The Seneca Lake wine trail: www.senecalakewine.com
Dr Konstantin: www.drfrankwinesa.com
Mill Brook Winery: www.millbrookwine.com
The Official New York State web site: www.iloveny.com
Welcome to NYC: www.nycvisit.com
NYC tourist: www.nyctourist.com
North Carolina
North Carolina wine & grape council: www.ncwine.org
Visit North Carolina: www.visitnc.com
North Dakota
North Dakota grape growers association: www.ndgga.org
North Dakota tourist board: www.ndtourism.com
Ohio
Ohio wine association:www.ohiowines.org
Ohio grape industries: www.ohgrapes.org
Ohio grape industries commission: www.tasteohiowine.com
Discover Ohio: www.discoverohio.com
Oklahoma
Oklahoma wineries: www.oklahomawines.org
Travel Oklahoma: www.travelok.com
Oregon
The Oregon wine council: www.oregonwine.org
Oregon wine advocacy council: www.oregonwinegrowers.com
Willamette valley wineries association: www.willamettewines.com
Travel Oregon: www.traveloregon.com
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania wines:www.pennsylvaniawine.com
Pennsylvania’s premium wine group: www.pqawines.com
Visit Pennsylvania: www.visitpa.com
Rhode Island
Visit Rhode Island: www.visitrhodeisland.com
South Carolina
South Carolina wineries and breweries: http://dining.discoversouthcarolina.com/wineries-breweries/wineries-breweries-main.aspx
Discover South Carolina: www.discoversouthcarolina.com
South Dakota
Travel South Dakota: www.sdtouristinfo.com
South Dakota growers association: http://hflp.sdstate.edu/Burrows/SDSPA/index.html
North Dakota
North Dakota winery association: www.ndgga.org
North Dakota tourist board: www.ndtourism.com
Tennessee
Tennessee wine growers association: www.tennesseewines.com
Tennessee tourist board: www.tnvacation.com
Texas
Texas wine: www.gotexaswine.org
Texas wine and grape growers association: www.txwines.com
The wine society of Texas: www.thewinesocietyoftexas.org
Texas tourist board: www.traveltex.com
Touring Texas: www.touringtexas.com
Utah
Travel Utah: www.utah.com
Vermont
Vermont wineries: www.northriverwinery.com
Boyden Valley desert wines: www.vermontice.com
Vermont Vacation: www.vermontvacation.com
Virginia
Virginia wineries: www.virginawines.org
Virginia vineyards association: www.virginiavineyardsassociation.com
Travel Virginia: www.virginia.org
Washington State
Washington Wine commission: www.washingtonwine.org
Yakima valley winery association: www.wineyakimavalley.org
Washington association of grape growers: www.wawgg.org
Wine connection of Washington: www.winecow.com
Washington state grape society: www.grapesociety.org
Washington State tourism: www.tourism.wa.gov
West Virginia
West Virginia tourist info: www.visitwv.com
Wisconsin
Wineries of Wisconsin:www.wiswine.com
Discover Wisconsin: www.discoverwisconsin.com
Wyoming
Discover Wyoming: www.wyomingtourism.org
This list was put together by Gary Grunner of Great Everyday Wines. If you have any additions that you feel belong on this list please email them to garyrgrunner@aol.com or you can reach him by phone at 917-826-2667 (all rights reserved 2008)