Wine Education

California Wine Tours and Accessories
www.california-wine-tours-and-accessories.com
This guide to California wine regions features articles on wineries, varietals, terroir and history, wine storage, food and wine pairing, and general wine information.

The Champagne Lady
www.champagnelady.com
A site for lovers of the bubbly. The Champagne Lady is a member of the prestigious l'Ordre des Coteaux de Champagne.

Copia
www.copia.org
Copia is striving to become the world's leading cultural center celebrating food, wine and art in American culture. We suspect the site and the center, based in the Napa Valley, will soon become the nerve center for present and future of American food and wine.

L.A. Wine Tasting
www.lawinetasting.com
Find information on wine dinners, food pairing events and wine classes from connoisseur Jean-Baptiste Dhalluin. His educational wine events take place throughout Southern California.

Learn About Wine
www.learnaboutwine.com
LearnAboutWine is Los Angeles' source for unique classes, events and tours that remain on the cutting edge of the industry.

Rhone Rangers
www.rhonerangers.org
If you're a lover of wines from France's Rhône Valley, you're not alone. Rhone Rangers is an organization that provides education and promotes understanding of the Rhône varietal through newsletters and tastings.

Saké World
www.sake-world.com
One of the fastest growing facets of the American wine market, saké is here to stay. This site, run by columnist John Gauntner, (a.k.a. The Saké Guy), touches on every aspect of the rice drink, from evaluating and making saké to finding the best restaurants for sipping saké in Tokyo.

University of California - Davis
wineserver.ucdavis.edu
This site may take a while to load, but that's because it is loaded with scientific information on the art of making wine. Sponsored by the U.C. Davis Department of Viticulture and Enology, the site includes the most up-to-date research news as well as information on the department's academic programs and facilities and access to the University library.

The Uncorked Cellar
www.uncork.com.au
The Uncorked Cellar offers wine cellar inventory software with a wine guide providing winery details, wine ratings, value guide, winemaker notes, cellaring guide and more. It includes information on more than 30,000 wines. They also provide accessories to help people cellar and look after their wines.

Wine Answers
www.wineanswers.com
"Got a wine question?" This site, provided by the Wine Market Council, markets itself as the answer place for wine consumers. Visitors can either type in questions to be answered by industry experts or search the library of answers, which covers everything from serving and storage basics to buying strategies and pairing wine with food. The concept is straightforward and the site easy to navigate.

The Wine Brats
www.winebrats.org
The official site of this non-profit wine education organization, the Wine Brats aim to make wine "cool." While their articles and reviews reveal wine's lighter side, the site's main focus is luring websurfers to get involved in the organization's many hip and trendy wine events, mixers and gatherings around the country. This is a good jumping-off point for novices looking to learn about wine without snobbery or fuss.

The Winemaking Homepage
winemaking.jackkeller.net
Designed for novice and hobby winemakers, this amusing site offers easy-to-follow winemaking recipes, concise instructions and even a bookstore. The personal site of winemaker Jack B. Keller is a great starting point for anyone interested in making wine.

Winequest
www.winequest.com
The online information center for the revolutionary food and wine pairing program of Tim Hanni (who is on a crusade to abolish traditional notions of food and wine pairing—read our interview!) is the place to go for anyone interested in the future of wine's role in the dining room. Although the site offers little information beyond the winequest principles, it provides a great starting point for anyone interested in studying Hanni's system.

Wine School of Philadelphia
www.winedegree.com
Wine classes, degree programs, corporate events and more.

(Updated: 03/13/08 SCV)