• Anthony J. Hawkins' Grape Varietal Listing

    • Another huge listing of grape varietals, covers other grapes in the world too.

  • Appellation America

    • A major listing of wineries in the US and their contact info

  • Esake.com

    • The world of sake in one great web site.

  • French Wine Guide

    • A good all purpose website to learn about France's wine regions.

  • Grapenutz Glossary of Wine Terms

    • A wine dictionary with tons of appropriate terms.

  • Italian Wine Guide

    • The Italian Trade Commission's website of wine regions.

  • NC Beer, Wine & Spirits Statistics

    • The North Carolina Beer & Wine Wholesalers Association has links to beverage sales by year and based on beer, unfortified wine, fortified wine and spirits.

  • Sake World

    • John Gauntner's website. Probably the most informative sake person on the planet.

  • The American Beer & Wine Distribution System

    • From the NC Beer & Wine Wholesalers website: The modern system of beer and wine distribution is an efficient system that provides consumers with immense choice, retailers with customized inventory, encourages innovation and competition in the marketplace and allows states to regulate where and how alcohol is sold, giving law enforcement effective tools to fight underage purchase and consumption. Control of alcohol beverages and local beer and wine distribution has not always been so efficient and effective, causing alcohol to be the subject of two amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

  • The Wine Info Site- Grape Listing

    • A great web site with comprehensive info on wine. This link specifically takes you to a list of hundreds of grape varietals.

  • Wikipedia- Terroir Definitions

    • Just about every soil type found in wine is defined for you here.

  • Wine Anorak

    • Online wine magazine.

  • Wine Terroirs: Wine discovery, wine tasting and vineyards in France

    • Paris photographer, traveller, writer, and proponent of small grower wineries and the suppliers and restaurants who get them to the public. A beautiful must visit blog!