Links

A Great Oregon Wine Tour

Wayne Oppenheimer offers guided wine tours in Oregon's Willamette Valley. www.agreatoregonwinetour.com

Alicia Tapp Designs

Fine art, vintage wine labels, vintage posters and personal photos transferred onto marble, glass or ceramic tiles to create individual tiles or tile murals. www.AliciaTappDesigns.com

American Winery Guide

A comprehensive directory of United States wineries containing detailed winery profiles, visitor reviews and ratings, AVA maps, aggregated wine critic ratings, wine events, and itinerary planning tools. Can search for wineries making the highest rated Pinot Noir at various price points. www.americanwineryguide.com

Northwest Wine-Avalon Wine

A dependable source for Pinot Noir from all the top producers in Oregon. Sign up for the free e-newsletter that keeps you informed of current news about the Oregon wine scene including winery and winemaker profiles, wine events, and tasting reviews. www.northwest-wine.com.

A Wine Story

Stories about wine, interactive video, podcasts and fun by Marisa D'Vari. www.AWineStory.com.

Bend Wine Cellar

"The funkiest wine shop in Bend, Oregon. Dennis Sienko has all the good Oregon Pinots at discount prices. He will get you anything you want from Oregon. www.bendwinecellar.com

Bergman's Bourgogne

A site with valuable information on Burgundy books, lodging, restaurants etc. written by a Swedish wine enthusiast. www.bourgogne-info.eu.

Blog, M.D.

Miscellaneous ramblings of a self-confessed vino-holic docteur. From Singapore with love for Pinot Noir. www.dominus91.blogspot.com

BlueWine

A wine and spirits search engine for the world of wine and spirits. Links to wineries, distributors and importers, and professional organizations.www.BlueWine.com

Booze Monkey

A meeting place for winemakers and wine-lovers. The most passionate wine community in the southern hemisphere. Come and meet the guys who stomped the grapes in your glass! www.BoozeMonkey.com

Breathalyzer

Pocket-sized breathalyzer for personal alcohol testing. A thoughtful gift for all pinotphiles. www.breath-tester.com.

Brooklyn Guy Loves Wine

Well-written blog by Neil including wine trip reviews and tasting notes. Much useful information on Burgundy and Oregon.www.brooklynguyloveswine.blogspot.com

Burghound

Extensive quarterly reports on Burgundy and high-end Pinot Noir from California and Oregon. Founder Allen Meadows is THE authority on Burgundy. www.burghound.com

Burgundy Report

A free source of valuable information on Burgundy. Written by Bill Nanson who is a no-nonsense, independent writer with a clear passion and grasp of Burgundy. Nanson's site includes Burgundy producer links, Domaine profiles, maps, lists of the appellations, tasting notes, and beautifully photographed pictures of Burgundy vineyards and other sites of interest to Burgundy lovers. www.burgundy-report.com

Cellar Exchange

A commission-free wine auction website. Find dozens to hundreds of rare or collectable wines you can buy without fees or commissions. www.cellarexchange.com

Cellaraiders

Cellaraiders buys and sells wine collections of properly cellared wine, specifically but not limited to French, California and Italian wine. Insurance appraisals are handled also. www.cellaraiders.com.

CincinnatiWineGarage

Authored by Jens G Rosenkrantz Jr who operates a wine shop and writes interesting and humorous wine reviews. www.cinciwine.blogspot.com.

Digngo Tours

France bike and wine tours that can be customized to suite your needs or desires. Main destination is Burgundy and each of the tours are led by the founders who were born and raised in Burgundy. www.digngo.com.

eBacchus

The Wine Information Community with Sweet Grapes® Unbiased Ratings & Reviews. A free and open forum on wine. www.ebacchus.com

eSommelier

eSommelier Provides top of the line wine software, which include programs that help wine collectors record their wine experiences and manage their wine cellars, storage and retrieval of tasting notes, market values, bottle locations, label pictures, the window of drinkability indicators and much more.www.eSommelier.net.

Fork and Bottle

A cool wine, cheese and food site written by a husband and wife team who are passionate wine and food aficionados. Extensive wine tasting reports are offered. www.forkandbottle.com.

French Wine Explorers Wine Tours of France

Luxury wine tours of Burgundy, Bordeaux, Rhone and more with expert guidance. www.wine-tours-france.com.

Gold Medal Wine Club

Pinot Noir Series bimonthly ultra premium wine club including such labels as Londer, Sojourn Cellars and Willowbrook. www.goldmedalwineclub.com

GrapeNutz.com

Eric Anderson travels the wine country and returns with interesting interviews with winemakers and winery people. His photographs are works of art. An Orange County guy who has been into wine since 1983 and knows his stuff. No posts since 11/16. Check it out at www.GrapeNutz.com.

GrapeRadio

The most popular and highly-acclaimed wine podcasts and videocasts on the internet. The Prince is the Pinot Noir correspondent for Grape Radio. www.graperadio.com.

International Wine Review

The International Wine Review publishes in-depth tasting reports on the world of wine for wine professionals and others deeply involved in wine. www.i-winereview.com.

Kookist

A website that includes a guide with more than thirty wine-related resources which offers readers an in-depth look at wine, covering everything from wine for beginners to tasting tips, wine and food pairings, wine pods and much more. www.kookist.com/wine-guide/.

Nat Decants

FREE Newsletter: Wine picks, articles and humor from Natalie MacLean, recently named the World's Best Drink Writer. There are no ads and all e-mail addresses are kept confidential. To sign up, visit www.nataliemaclean.com or e-mail natdecants@rogers.com.

Pinotland

A website devoted to reviews of current Pinot Noir releases. Brett Marcy write reviews that are interesting and informative. www.pinotland.com.

Quinho

A blog in Portuguese for the Brazilian aficionado of wine and gastronomy. www.qvinho.com.br.

Rosehill Wine Cellars

Wine storage experts. Everything you need for your wine cellar. Wine racks, cabinets, cooling units, accessories, and more. www.rosehillwinecellars.com.

Santa Barbara Classic Wine Tours

VIP private tours of the Santa Rita Hills and other Santa Barbara County wine regions. Each day tour includes four tastings at well known Pinot Noir producers and an artisan picnic lunch at one of the winery stops. www.sbcclassicwinetour.com.

Snooth.com/articles

Daily newsletter featuring short, well-written articles on wine and food, wine commentary and winery profiles. www.snooth.com.

Stagecoach Co. Wine Tours

Professional tasting tours of Santa Barbara County wineries including Sta. Rita Hills AVA. Private and group tours. Trip Advisor Hall of Fame inductee. www.winetourssantaynez.com.

The Pour

Eric Asimov, chief wine critic for The New York Times, discusses the pleasure, culture and business of wine, beer and spirits. www.thepour.blogs.nytimes.com/.

The Wine Camp Blog

The Wine Camp Blog Craig Camp writes this excellent wine and food blog. Like myself, Craig believes in describing wines but not awarding scores. He calls his blog a "Points-free Zone." www.winecampblog.com.

The Wine Diva

Christine Ansbacher offers wine educators to help with wine tasting events, corporate wine seminars, etc. She is the author of "The Wine Diva," a pocket guide of practical information about wine. Based in New York City. www.thewinediva.com.

The Wine Shop and Tasting Bar

An excellent source for Oregon Pinot Noir in Bend, Oregon. thewineshopbend.com.

Vendange Institute

Ottawa, Canada's first globally recognized wine qualifications. Vendange Institute is accredited to run the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) courses, long recognized as the best wine school in the world. Last year over 11,000 people took Wine Spirit Education Trust courses in 24 countries and 4 different languages. www.VendangeInstitute.com.

Vine Stories: The Story Behind the Bottle

A library of quality mini-documentary videos focusing on small production winemakers in California, Oregon and Washington. www.winestories.com.

Vinfolio

Vinfolio is a San Francisco-based company that sells fine wine and services to wine collectors and enthusiasts. Vinfolio offers over 1,500 fine wines including hundreds of Pinot Noirs from around the world, VinCellar online cellar management software, and a broad range of collector services including on-site inventorying and full-service storage. www.Vinfolio.com.

Vinography

Wine and food adventures in San Francisco and around the world. This weblog is packed with information on wine and food events and features feedback from readers. Highly recommended. www.Vinography.com.

Vinrare

The e-commerce website of Fine Wines International. Older vintages of Pinot Noir from producers like Kistler, Rochioli, Skewis and Williams Selyem. www.vinrare.com

Wally's Wine & Spirits

Zagat Guide's #1 wine retailer in Los Angeles. An excellent source for premium Pinot Noirs including Burgundy. Gift baskets, cheese, glassware. Worldwide shipping. Phone: (310) 475-0606. www.Wallywine.com

Wine Country Tours

Premier, unique tours of Sonoma and Napa Valley wine country. www.winecountrytourshuttle.com

Wine Curator

Expert consultation on buying, storing, serving and tasting wine. www.The Wine Curator

Wine Directory

Winery directory and winery search. www.Winedirectory.org.

Wine Racks Shop

A company that provides wood wine cellar racks and kits to build your own wine cellar and offers wine cellar design. www.Winerackshop.com.

WineRelease.com

Past, present, and future wine release dates plus links to winery websites. www.winerelease.com.

Wine Sweden

A blog featuring writings from the Swedish terroir. www.winesweden.blogspot.com.

Wineup TV

Wayne Oppenheimer, aka "Wizard of Wine," offers informative videos and wine offerings from West Coast. He also offers Oregon wine tours. www.wineuptv.com

WineOMark

WineOMark is a site run by a sommelier and wine industry insider who searches all stores for wine deals on good wines. www.wineomark.com