Beer, Wine and Spirit Producers
Albert Bichot
Bleasdale
The Potts family makes glorious wine in South Australia.
Bouvet-Ladubay
Wonderful sparkling wine from France’s Loire valley.
Casa Girelli
A user-friendly site from Casa Girelli, a fourth generation Italian family winery.
Castellblanch
Site for some of Spain’s best Cava (sparkling wine)
Cline Cellars
The Rhône Ranger of California wine tells all.
Gonzalez Byass
Spain’s premier sherry maker and more.
J. Lohr
All about J. Lohr’s California wines.
Marques de Caceres
The premier producer of Rioja wines.
Montresor
Producer of dynamite wines from Verona in Northern Italy.
Moselland
Home of very good value, very tasty Rieslings (including Ars Vitis and the Happy Cats)
Dr. Pauly-Bergweiler
A renewed site for one of Germany’s finest producers
News from one of the premier wine producers of France’s Loire Valley.
Sandalford
Web site of Western Australia’s premier wine producer
Southbrook Farms
This is the great Ontario producer of fruit and grape wines. A perennial award winner in competitions around the world.
Stadt Krems
One of Europe’s oldest vineyards presents its wines
Vedrenne
The makers of Supercassis offer information and some great drink recipes.
Yvon Mau
An elegant site for the elegant wines of Yvon Mau.
Wines & Health
The British Medical Journal
Search on “wine” to get many articles reporting research on the health effects of moderate wine consumption.
Gourmetnet on Wine and Health
Another take on wines and health.
Old Ways
A variety of healthy diets that include wines in moderation: Mediterranean diet, Asian diet, Latin American diet, vegetarian diet.
Other Great Sites
Appelation America
All sorts of very useful information about North American wines. A block-buster of a site.
Association of Sommeliers in the Atlantic Provinces
An interesting new web site from the folks who make it all happen for licensees: wine lists, tastings, competitions, courses leading to the “Sommelier” designation.
One of Halifax’s private wine stores.
Cristall & Luckett Wine Merchants
One of Halifax’s private wine stores.
Chateau Haut-Brion’s take on when and how to decant wine.
Links to everywhere, but some are out of date. What is left is still great.
An Australian Navy site that talks of rum and the origins of the notion of splicing the mainbrace. Complete with sound.
An interesting site covering all sorts of wine lore including toasts, biblical references to wine and strong drink, and more.
New Brunswick Liquor / Alcool Nouveau-Brunswick
This is the new site of the New Brunswick Liquor Corporation. Lots of useful information including a searchable data base.
Newfoundland & Labrador Liquor Corporation
A nicely constructed site from Canada’s easternmost province
Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation
The NSLC site has new listings, prices, and more.
One of Halifax’s private wine stores.
Prince Edward Island Liquor Control Commission
Lots of information here on stores, what is available on the Island, listing application forms etc.
Society for American Wines – Halifax
Events and membership information from the SAW Halifax chapter
One of Halifax’s private wine stores.
Wine Knowledge Quiz
Berry Bros. & Rudd have put together a great three level wine quiz.
