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HISTORY
Ancient Wine: The Search for the Origins of Viniculture by Patrick E. McGovern
Cider: its origins, how it’s made, where it’s made, and the popularity of cider today.
History of Argentine Winemaking
History of English Wine
History of Grape and Wine Industry in Arkansas, from the the University of Arkansas Enology and Viticulture Research Program.
History of Hungarian Wine Growing - Past and Present
History of Wine - a neat site that discusses wine's history with helpful sites like the Wine Timeline and includes other associated sites like the History of Bottlemaking.
Kosher Wine ... A Little History - This page from the Abarbanel Wine Company briefly explains what makes a wine kosher and its use in Jewish homes and religious services.
The Origins and Ancient History of Wine: An Online Exhibit from the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
"What Wondrous Life: the World of George Husmann" - an interpretive exhibit on the Hermann, Missouri resident who fathered the Missouri Wine Industry and saved the grapes of France, directed by Missouri Folklore Society's Dolph Schroeder.
GENERAL REFERENCE and EDUCATION
Anatomy of a Winery - a self-guided tour, from the Wine Rack.
ARQ's Oenology Database - This database consists of an index and categorization of web resources related to the oenology (enology or oenology, depending where you live) and associated links. Click on the leaves to explore the oenology database.
Calculators On-Line Center - This site provides links to "13,745 calculators created by over 2,570" sites from all sources, commercial, public, non-profit and individuals. It features subject headings such as Winemaking (Wine: Classification of Aromas, Winemaking & Beer Calculator), Chemistry, Finance, Home & Office, Construction, Stocks & Bonds, plus dozens of others.
Commodity Fact Sheets: What's at Stake for Wine, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service, July 2002 (in .pdf format)
De Long's Wine Grape Varietal Table - 144 of the world's most popular wine grape varieties in a periodic-style table.The table is organized by weight, with lighter bodied varieties at the top and fuller bodied varieties at the bottom. It contains both red and white varieties and goes from a "light flyweight" Prosecco at the top down to a "super heavyweight" Syrah at the bottom. Each grape is also accompanied by information on its typical character, the principal countries where it is grown, and the major wines it goes into.
Demystifying Wine
Distilleries: 1997 Economic Census, Manufacturing Industry Series, Issued December 1999.
FAOSTAT, an on-line database of records covering international statistics, including those on grapes and wines, is maintained by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Grape and wine information can be found in the following databases: Agricultural Production: Crops primary and Crops processed; Commodity Balances: Crops Primary Equivalent; Food Supply: Crops Primary Equivalent; Food Balance Sheets; Producer Prices: Crops Primary.
JOB SITES - Napawinejobs.com is Napa Valley’s Local Source For Jobs In The Wine Industry; Sonomawinejobs.com is Sonoma County’s Local Source For Jobs In The Wine Industry.
SFGate.com - Wine San Francisco Chronicle articles and information about wine.
Sonoma County Wine Library - A special service and collection of the Sonoma County Library, the collection comprising 5,000 books on wine and related subjects, subscriptions and backfiles to over 80 wine-related periodicals. The site includes many online resources, including winefiles.org, a project of the Sonoma County Wine Library to make its files of articles on wine, winemaking, grape growing, the wine business and the history of wine accessible on the World Wide Web. The items in the database include citations, abstracts and links to articles in the technical, academic, trade and consumer wine periodicals. as well as newspaper articles, government documents, press releases, advertising brochures and other ephemera dealing with wine. This Project is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian, and by several Wine Industry Groups.
Spanish-English Wine Glossary
Travel Envoy's Wine Articles & Education
Useful Wine Terminology (a short page from Demystifying Wine)
Vincent E. Petrucci Library - The Vincent E. Petrucci Library collects information on the subjects of viticulture and enology, and provides the materials, services, and facility necessary to meet current and future information needs of students, faculty, staff, and industry. Special emphasis is placed on offering viticulture materials, reference materials and services.
Wine: World and U. S. Production, Trade Statistics & Market Information - This site from the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) provide links to narrative, graphic and tabular displays of both grape and wine information. It is more that just international in scope as it provides links to U. S. and California production resources, and U. S. import, export, and tariff resources.
The Wine Anorak - "One of the most interesting and comprehensive wine resources on the web. Please take some time to look around, and drop by often for the regular updates."
Viniculture: Just in time for the celebration of New Year, join us as Talking History's host, Bryan Le Beau, explores the history of wine making with Patrick McGovern, author of Ancient Wine: The Scientific Search for the Origins of Viniculture. Airdate: December 29, 2003. Listen Now: MP3 Format
The Wine Files - a project of the Sonoma County Wine Library to make its clipping files of articles on wine, winemaking, grape growing, the wine business and the history of wine accessible on the World Wide Web. The items in the database include citations, abstracts and links to articles in the technical, academic, trade and consumer wine magazines and journals. There are also newspaper articles, government documents, press releases, advertising brochures and other ephemera dealing with wine.
Wine Industry Information Sources - This guide to selected information sources about the wine industry is being developed for the Wine Business program of the School of Business & Economics, Sonoma State University. The focus of the guide is the business aspect of wine production and marketing rather than the technical topics of viticulture and wine-making. The resources listed are available in, or accessible through, the Ruben Salazar Library. This guide is produced by the Library and will be periodically updated as the collection grows.
Wine Labels - View the wonderful wine labels of Australia, France, Italy, Germany, New Zealand, Spain, USA and other countries.
Wine Lovers' Online Searchable Database from wines.com
Wine Technologies' Wine Links - A comprehensive page of links to wine sellers, auctions, accesories, societies, as well as general wine information.
Wine Trivia - compiled by smalloak.com.
Wineries: 1997 Economic Census, Manufacturing Industry Series, Issued December 1999.
HEALTH and NUTRITIONAL ASPECTS
Creating Superb Vegan Wine Sauces by Nancy Berkoff, RD, EdD. From the site: "Commercial wines are not all vegetarian. There are no ingredients that are not vegan, but during the filtration process, filters may contain animal products, such as bone char. When inquiring at your favorite winery about the vegetarian status of their wine selections, ask detailed questions about the filtration process. Do not assume that all the wines from a particular winery are vegetarian, as you really have to ask about each variety. Wine can lift the spirits of any dish: soups, entrées, desserts and especially sauces. Visit your local wine merchant and plan to include wine in more of your meal creations." [The site includes] some cooking suggestions for just a few of the wonderful wines of the world."
Wine & Health - A nice compilation of information and links from North Carolina State University
Wine and Heart Disease by Dr. Andrew L. Waterhouse, University of California, Davis
Wine Institute: Wine Specific Research
DISCUSSION LISTS/NEWSGROUPS
Groups / Lists sponsored by Grapeseek:
GrapeGrowers - This is a free grape growers group available to anyone who has a nominal interest in grape growing but who is neither a researcher nor a commercial grower.
Grapesrus - This group is an on-line symposium for serious growers, vineyard operators and other viticulture professionals.
Viticulturists - This is a free group which is open ONLY to researchers, grapevine propagators, extension service staff members and other viticulture professionals .
Enologists - Enologists is our winemaking and enology group which is open to everyone.
Ampelography - Ampelography is a new group which will focus on ampelography alone and has been formed as a starting point for members of the defunct International Ampelography Society which Lucie Morton Garrett wishes to revive in the near future.
There are also regional, country and varietal-specific groups.
GrowWine - An Internet email-based discussion group dedicated to growing and making wine in cool to cold climates. (A second access point and description for GrowWine is here.)
LAWS, REGULATIONS, POLICIES
ATF - Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Code of Federal Regulations
- ATF Title 27, Volume 1, Parts 1 to 273
Wine
Institute's Federal Regulations - Regarding wine - 27 CFR
Free the Grapes! - Free the Grapes! was established because wineries, wine lovers and the media are outraged over the outmoded laws that impede interstate commerce.
WineLaw - WineLaw is intended to be a place for the compliance,
legislative, and regulatory community. It's the legal and compliance information division of Wine Institute, the trade association of California wineries.
IMAGES and SOUNDS
Grapenut's Wine and Art Gallery
The National Agricultural Library Special Collections: Pomological Watercolor Collection - Grapes
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