9 Great Resources For Wine Fanatics

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1) Wine Spectator - This is a great source of wine knowledge for anyone that wants to learn more about wine. The website offers a lot more than learning resources, so check them out soon!

2) Snooth - If you're looking for information about any type of wine you can imagine, then this is the site for you. Not only do they offer reviews, they also help you find any wine you could possibly want to try.

3) Good Wine Under $20 - In case you couldn't tell by the title of the blog, this website lists good wines that cost less than $20. Great for anyone looking to try new wines without spending a large amount of money.

4) Consumer Reports | Wine Buying Guide - Consumer Reports has provided an all-inclusive wine buying guide for anyone to use. It addresses types of wine, varietal information, food compliments, and much more.

5) World Market Wine Section - If you're looking for an easy way to buy wines from all over the world, visit the World Market wine section. They provide a large assortment of wines you can buy right from your laptop.

6) Wine.net - Wine.net has provided another valuable list of resources worth checking out. Their list includes their most helpful articles for beginning wine connoisseurs.

7) Vinepair - This website not only provides helpful information to learn more about wine, it also provides entertainment that is wine-related. Check out their fun quizzes, apps, and videos now.

8) Wine Business - A great tool for anyone interested in buying wine-grapes or wine in bulk. You can also sell on here, which makes it valuable to vineyards or brewing sites.

9) Wine Searcher - Easily one of the most valuable resources in this list, Wine Searcher provides a simple platform to search for any type of wine you can imagine. They also have other wine-related information worth checking out.

10 More Cool Facts About Wine

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10) One of the most expensive bottle of wine thus far was a bottle of 1875 Chateau Margaux that was owned by Thomas Jefferson. The man that owned it dropped it and was paid $225,000 by the insurance company.

9) Another expensive bottle of wine was an 1869 Chateau Lafite Rothschild, which sold for $230,692 at an auction in Hong Kong.

8) California is in fourth place in terms of wine production in the world, led by France, Italy, and Spain.

7) Women are generally better wine-tasters than men because their sense of smell is better than men.

6) A ton of grapes can make about 720 bottles of wine, so one bottle of wine uses about 2.75 pounds of grapes.

5) One study showed that when French music was played in a wine store, more French wine was sold. When German music was played, more German wine was sold.

4) There is a novel you can read called ‘Wine to Water’ by Doc Hendley. It is about his organization in Africa that aims to bring clean drinking water to villages in need. He himself was a raging alcoholic from North Carolina that one day had a wake-up call and moved to Africa.

3) Some stories suggest that toasting was invented as a way to prevent poisoning. The clinking of glasses would splash each wine in to the other cup.

2) Grape juice mix was sold with a warning label during prohibition times. The warning stated that the buy should not take the liquid and place it in a jug for 20 days because it will become alcohol.

1) One of Edgar Allan Poe’s most famous stories is about a wine-tasting event where one man lures a friend into a trap with wine. This is said to be based on an actual event involving Lieutenant Robert Massie back in 1817.