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BURGHOUND
Allen Meadows' Burghound.com is the result of a lifelong passion for the wine of Burgundy. For more than 25 years, he has been collecting the wines and visiting the region. With subscribers in 38 countries, Burghound.com is host to the largest collection of reviews and commentary on Burgundy wine.
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EUROPEAN CELLARS/ERIC SOLOMON SELECTIONS
European Cellars hand-selects and imports wines from France, Spain and Portugal, offering wineries that represent the best of their regions and marketing them with care and integrity. Owned and managed by importer Eric Solomon, the company aims to represent the work of the producer by achieving the highest possible level of distribution, awareness and image.
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JANCIS ROBINSON
Jancis is the author of the Oxford Companion to Wine and together with Hugh Johnson the World Atlas of Wine. Based in the UK she has a degree as a Master of Wine. Jancis has an ongoing interest in Riesling, Austria, and the wines of Eastern Europe.
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LOUIS/DRESSNER SELECTIONS
Louis/Dressner Selections is a portfolio of over 60 vignerons in Burgundy, Mâconnais, Beaujolais, Loire, Bugey, Jura and Languedoc-Roussillon and in the Douro. They have recently expande into Italy as well. The company focuses on features like wild yeasts, hand harvesting, low yields, natural viticulture, none-to-minimal chaptalization, non-filtration, non-interventionist winemaking and quality control.
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MOSEL WINE MERCHANT
Mosel Wine Merchant seeks out growers with an artisanal approach of making genuine wines that show their origin, or terroir. They focus on bringing differences and alternatives to the market; namely, non-interventionist wine-making along with accentuating terroir over a sweet/sour character.
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ROBERT PARKER ONLINE
With his ‘Parker Points’ Robert Parker often directly influences the reputation (and price) of many wines he reviews. Known to be a Bordeaux and California Cabernet specialist he (or rather his assistant, Pierre-Antoine Rovani) has lately become interested in the wines from Germany and Austria and rated them highly. This site is subcription based.
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STEPHEN TANZER’S INTERNATIONAL WINE CELLAR
Stephen Tanzer is one of the most respected wine critics in the US. His bi-monthly subscription only report covers most major wine regions. David Schildknecht writes about Germany and Austria on a regular basis for IWC.
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THE RARE WINE CO.
Founded in 1989, The Rare Wine Company specializes in sourcing impeccably cellared examples of the world's greatest and most sought-after wines, with a vast inventory maintained in Sonoma and Europe. The company's strength lies in being the first to find the next superstar, as well as in locating and sourcing the great vintages of legendary producers.
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VINE CONNECTIONS
"The Vine Connections portfolio currently features some of the most critically acclaimed wines made in Argentina, including BenMarco, mapema, Tikal and Luca as well as bottles from Susana Balbo, Argentina’s leading female winemaker." - Food & Wine Magazine
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“I recently tasted through the sake portfolio of Vine Connections, better known for their prime selection of wines from Argentina, and was knocked out by the quality of the sakes they import from small, family-run brewers in Japan.“ - Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar 2007
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WINE DICTIONARY
Thirsting to know the difference between Riesling and Gewürztraminer? Or perhaps you'd like to learn more about other grape varietals popular in Alsace? In the Wine Dictionary, you'll find more than 3,500 entries — from basic tasting terms to top-tier vineyards — that relate to wine.
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WINE LOVERS PAGE
The oldest, largest and most popular independent wine-appreciation site on the web. Robin Garr, his columnists, and contributors debate and celebrate wine, food, & travel.
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WINE SPECTATOR
Wine Spectator has done a great deal to help educate and excite wine consumers on the great wines and wine regions of the world. Their comprehensive website goes further in providing access to their tasting notes, feature articles, and great educational resources.
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