Wine Blogs

At any time of the day or night, someone somewhere is pouring out his or her thoughts about wine on a blog. Blogs offer an unfiltered, conversational and passionate point of view.

Bitten by the blog bug myself, I've started my own blog and use it as an educational tool and archive for my wine articles. My wine blog provides a means of communicating about upcoming wine classes, dates and locations. My site, wineappreciation101.blogspot.com, may not have the following of Julie Powell of Julie & Julia fame, but it's been fun using the blog to stay in touch with students that have taken my classes over the years.

From last count there were over 700 wine blogs. Although many of these sites are recitations of “wines I've tasted," a few stand out for their quality. The ones mentioned here are some of my favorites and offer a variety of perspectives.

Vinography; Vinography.com - Alder Yarrow is a San Francisco high-tech consultant and wine lover who runs Vinography, perhaps the Web's most popular and comprehensive wine blog.

Dr. Vino's Wine Blog; DrVino.com - Dr. Vino, a.k.a. Tyler Colman, really is a doctor. After teaching political science for two years, he settled into full-time wine writing and education.

Fermentation; fermentation.typepad.com - While most wine bloggers focus on specific bottles, this site looks at wine PR, interstate wine shipping laws and labeling restrictions. Included are also interviews of other wine bloggers.

Good Wine Under $20; goodwineunder20.blogspot.com - Budget wines might be the most-blogged subject in the wine web, and this site searches out great everyday wines.

Quaffability; quaffability.com - There is often one great frustration in reading wine review—trying to find the wine. Quaffability addresses that issue by reviewing bottles almost exclusively purchased from Trader Joe’s.

Stop by my blog, wineappreciation101.blogspot.com, and post a comment or use the poll feature and vote for your favorite wine blog.