Best places on the internet for (free) wine information.

Here are some of my favorite online wine resources- from videos to forums to wine blogs and more. I’m compiling a list of my favorite “Lesser Known” wine blogs and websites as well and hope to publish these in the next week. I have no competing interests in any of the sites, except for www.wineinterview.com, where my blog is also published. That said, my only compensation is link-backs, so there is no financial motive for me to put them here! If you have suggestions on other great websites, let me know! (image from dreamstime.com) Read more

The Wine Spectator - Reasons to join their forums

The Wine Spectator is one of the top wine magazines in the world and an excellent resource for wine news, vintage quality, new producers, wine travel and overall anything to do with wine. The articles by Matt Kramer are outstanding and I’m a big fan of James Suckling (although I don’t always agree with his tasting notes) as he reviews Bordeaux and all of Italy - two wine areas I love.

The printed magazine aside, their website is an excellent resource for wine ratings, expert blogs (Suckling is very active and always has great topics, Maynard from Tool has a blog about his wine pursuits) as well as restaurant reviews and travel resources. But these features are all “premium” requiring an online subscription. There is another part of the Wine Spectators website that is free which serves as an outstanidng food, wine and travel resource, and can lead to good online and offline friendships. It’s filled with a wide range of people from the articulate to the…well, not so articulate, the expert to the beginner. The area I’m talking about is the Wine Spectator Discussion Forums.
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