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Wine & Beer
“Wine is one of the most civilized thing in the world & one of the natural things of the world that has been brought to the greatest perfection, it offers a greater range for enjoyment & appreciation than possibly any other purely sensory thing.” Ernest Hemmingway
“A man cannot make him laugh - but that's no marvel; he drinks no wine.” - SHAKESPEARE, Henry IV Part 2
"I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts, and beer." - Abraham Lincoln
"He was a wise man who invented beer." - Plato
“WINE & BEER”!! - Broadway musical RENT
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Wine Lover's Page - Robin Garr's Wine Lovers' Pages is a "snob-free zone" for straight talk in plain English about wine. Wine advice, forums, education and more.
Wine Searcher - Largest and most up-to-date resource for wine availability and pricing. An impartial medium independent of any retailer, wholesaler, or distributor.
The Wine Messenger - Unique and exclusive selection of "small grower" wines from around the world; wines that are sourced at their site of production and shipped directly to you.
K & L Wine Merchants - Known for selection and prices. Offer highly rated wines from around the world, seek out little known wines from hot new wineries. Great selection of California wines, known for rare Californian bottles and prices are good.
Wine Library - One of the largest online sites, great discounts - They offer free shipping at times.
Wine Web - The WineWeb search portal has winery information from over 22,000 wineries. Discover new wines, share your wine experiences. Buy wine direct from the winery or from wine merchant.
My Wines Direct - Undiscovered vineyards, expertly screened wines - they offer a handpicked group of wines and ship free of charge.
California Wine - Custom labels on cases of golden state wines.
Vintage New York - Resource for exciting wines from New York's boutique wineries on Long Island, through the Hudson Valley to the Finger Lakes.
The Organic Wine Company - Wines made from certified organically grown grapes. From their family property, and other excellent small family organic producers in France, Italy, Spain, Portugal and New Zealand.
Finest Wine - Custom wine labels on high end wines.
Wine Bid - The largest auction site for rare and fine wines. Online auctions charge lower commissions.
800 wine - Custom labels on cases of golden state wines.
Avalon Wine - Online magazine/website about Pacific Northwest wines. Profiles of wineries, articles about NW food and wine. Specializes in selling hard to find NW wines.
Wine - Guide to wine and wineries. Shopping, tasting room, wineries, wine regions, wine lover's searchable database, boards, reviews and articles.
Wine Enthusiast - Source for wine cellars, wine accessories, wine preservation products and gifts.
Wines by - 80+ of owners favorite wines. Every wine is complete with tasting notes to make the experience of buying wines enjoyable and unintimidating.
Bottlenotes - Offers 5 different wine clubs based on personal taste and a retail wine web site. New members answer an online questionnaire and then receive their first shipment of wines based on their responses. They rate the wines online and receive another, more customized shipment. A unique concept.
Wine Fetch - Helps you find and compare wine prices from hundreds of retailers, manage your personal cellar, and track your tasting notes.
Touring and Tasting - Unique monthly wine club.
La Tienda - Fine Spanish wines.
J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines - California vineyard.
Quixote Winery - Napa Valley red wines, their philosophy: farm their vineyard organically; produce only two wines (Cabernet Sauvignon and Petite Syrah); and use grapes only from their own 27-acre vineyard.
Crush Pad Wines - Crushpad is a community winery in San Francisco. No matter where you live, at Crushpad you can create your own ultra premium wines without moving to wine country. Crushpad works for professional winemaker or a wine enthusiast that wants to make their own wine for the first time!
The Napa Valley Reserve - Want to own a share of a winery? One share buys you the right to purchase 1/2-3 barrels of wine. You can decide how much of the work you want to do! The memberships will be limited to 400.
The Gold Medal Wine Club - Boutique wines from the best small vineyards of California.
Wine Commune - Online wine auctions; buy or sell.
Kosher Wine - Largest selection of kosher wines including mevushal and non-mevushal.
WineAccess - Find your wine with over 4,000 internet wine merchants under one web roof.
eGianni - Wine and dine Italian.
Canvas Wines - California wines by the case, you design the label!
Grateful Palate - Wine Grab bag, excellent value; Wine of the Month clubs for Champagne, Grenache and Syrah.
Geerlings & Wade - Know for high end wines - because they deal direct with wineries in Europe they can offer prices 20-50 lower than others.
Premier Cru - Fine Wine investment Company.
Sam's Wine - Since 1948, whether it is a First Growth Bordeaux bought on futures or a Chilean table wine for a BBQ, Known for low prices.
Sake One - Award winning sake online and sake information.
True Sake - The freshest and best selection of sake outside of Japan, stocking over 90 different brands.
Lenez - Wine tasting kit - a most original and efficient means of educating your sense of smell and of improving both your appreciation of wine and tasting vocabulary.The reference work for over 25 years. A unique gift.
Local Wine Event - The largest wine and spirits calendar in the world.
Ale in the mail - American Microbrew Beer Club.
Badger Direct - Beers and ales from the badger range.
Need More Beer - Complete range of European beers.
Liquid Solutions - Purveyors of World Class Beer.
Beer Church - Hand-crafted ales, lagers, stouts and many others, from small breweries.
Hogs Head - Lagers, pilsners, ales, bitters, porters and bocks.
RadCru - They enable just one select winery per day to sell direct to the public. RadCru does not buy the wines featured on its site, a simple marketplace where wine lovers and wineries meet each day. Each day one winery will feature one select offering, often times a small batch boutique wine that is very hard to find. Each day's wine is launched at 12:01 AM and is offered until it sells out or 12:00 Midnight. Once a wine is sold it is shipped direct to the you from the winery.
Site of the Month
Cookstr
Cookstr provides recipes from the best chefs & cookbook authors. All of the participating chefs/authors have their own profile pages: read about them, their restaurants, & see a selection of their great cookbooks.
Editor’s Pick
Love Street Living Foods
They offer organic, raw, vegan foods, free from all genetically modified or processed ingredients. We sampled their raw chocolate with goji berries - it was delicious. Their concept take a semi superfood like dark chocolate and make it a true super food by offering it raw with only organic ingredients (no proceed sugars). Terrific resource.
Featured Sites
Chocolate Cravings
Recchiuti Confections
Wonderfully inventive chocolate creations. Tops of our latest tasting their slivers of green apple/lime drenched in deep dark chocolate & Asphalt Jungle Mix ( burnt caramel almonds & hazelnuts, cherries & PB pearls all dipped in chocolate. Oh, and their seasonal flavor lavender vanilla is dreamy.
