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With the
exception of Whissonlake.com (of course!) there aren't many Pinot
Noir-only websites - although I'd be only too happy if someone
could prove me wrong on this! However, with a website like Jamies
Goode's Wine Anorak, for instance, you can do a search for all
recent articles on Pinot Noir and dredge up a heaving heavy load of
Pinot gold! So I've done it for you! http://www.wineanorak.com/blog/labels/pinot
noir.html. You can of course also do
such a search on any of the fine wine websites that exist -
try winebusiness.com, decanter.com...
Burgundy
specialist websites.
http://www.burghound.com/ Perhaps the most
famous and original Burgundy buyers' site. By subscription
quarterly guide.
http://www.burgundy-report.com/ A fantastic, honest,
and professional treasure chest of articles on Burgundy.
Free.
http://www.wines-terroirs.com/bourgogne/index.pl French website by the
publishers of Burgundy Aujourd'hui.
http://www.clive-coates.com/ Tasting notes and
some news from the big name MW who has devoted his career to all
things Burgundy.
http://www.1000bourgognes.com/ Online Burgundy wine
store. In French.
http://burgoblog.blogspot.com/ Experienced tasters
posting good, intelligent TNs.
http://www.burgoholic.com/home/4 A
Dutch Burgundy fanatic who clearly has access to some excellent
wines. Good TNs, good page of Burgundy links. Also some excellent
tips on where to go, who to visit, and what to taste on your next
trip to Burgundy.
Oregon
specialist websites.
http://www.oregonwinepress.com/Home of the magazine
and an absolute mine of (free) articles on Pinot Noir from the
USA.
http://www.oregonwine.org/Home/
http://www.princeofpinot.com/ News, event listing,
worldwide producer listings, podcasts. Primarily USA focus and I
assume the majority of content is kept back for
subscribers.
New
Zealand.
http://www.winesofnz.com/Default.aspx
http://www.pinotnoir2010.co.nz/Pinot-Noir-2010/Home
Stockists
with a focus on Pinot Noir.
Australia.
 Pinot Now www.pinotnow.com.au. A very shrewd
selection of local and foreign producers.
The Ultimo
Wine Centre, Sydney, http://ultimowinecentre.com.au/Home.aspx. One of the most highly
rated wine stores in Australia.
The Pinot
Shop, 135 Paterson Street, Launceston, Tasmania. www.pinotshop.com.
East End
Cellars, Adelaide. 22-26 Vardon Avenue, SA 5000. 08 8232 5300,
wine@eastendcellars.com.au, www.eastendcellars.com.au.
Eurocentric
Wines, Sydney. A new wave importer of Burgundy (and Champagne,
Chablis, rising German stars...). www.eurocentricwine.com.au.
Telephone (for owner Neville Yates) 0405232349.
USA.
Oregon Pinot
Noir Club. The name says it all! or nearly - this is an online
retailer. OPNC.
Pinot-specialist
Regions and their promotional bodies.
Australia.
Adelaide
Hills, Adelaide Hills Wine Region Inc., www.adelaidehillswine.com.au.
Mornington
Peninsula, The Mornington Peninsula Vignerons Association:
www.mpva.com.au. Organisers of the
superb Mornington
Peninsula International Pinot Noir Celebration - www.pinot-noir.com.au .
Yarra Valley
Winegrowers Association, www.yarravalleywine.com
Tasmania, Wine Industry
Tasmania, www.tasmanianwineroute.com.au
New
Zealand.
Canterbury,
Canterbury Winegrowers Inc., www.canterburywine.co.nz.
Marlborough,
Marlborough Winegrowers Association Inc., www.wine-marlborough.co.nz
Central Otago,
Central Otago Winegrowers Association Inc., www.cowa.org.nz
France.
Burgundy, the
BIVB http://www.vins-bourgogne.fr/
USA.
Oregon, Oregon
Winegrowers Association http://www.oregonwine.org/
Sonoma, Sonoma
County VIntners, http://www.sonomawine.com
Germany.
Austria.
Italy.
General
wine journals.
Fine Wine
Magazine, www.finewinemagazine.com. Mainly a
subscription magazine but with some good free online content, such
as news and book reviews. Frequent articles on Pinot
culture.
Decanter. www.decanter.com. Well known UK
magazine that publishes much excellent journalism, news, and scoops
for free on the net.
Wine
Business, www.winebusiness.com. The world's
first and best major news round-up website.
Winetitles, www.winebiz.com.au. Subscribe to
"Daily Wine News" via this website to receive an excellent, free,
daily journal. International outlook with a focus on Australia and
New Zealand.
Vitisphere(French). www.vitisphere.com. An excellent news
journal that focuses on French and European news. Extensive wine
industry jobs listing.
eRobert
Parker. Particularly useful for the complimentary vintage guide
it offers http://www.erobertparker.com/info/VintageChart.pdf.
Fine Wine Journal. You may want to
polish your shoes before logging on to this website which calls
itself home to the international "seriously expensive" wine auction
category. Some very good information and news here
nonetheless.
Winemaking
Victoria
Tech.Perhaps the best online
database of free oenology articles and guidance? www.vtwines.info
A French
winegrowing guide to the thorniest question of them all: when
should you pick your grapes? http://www.vignevin-sudouest.com/publications/fiches-pratiques/maturite-raisins-rouges.php
For amazing
factual information on harvest maturity in Bordeaux since 1970,
check this out. Weather data, wine and grape analysis (sugar, acid,
phenolics, colour, etc) by some of France's leading oenologists. An
awesome free resource.
http://www.oenologie.u-bordeaux2.fr/bordeaux_raisin/index.html
http://www.geocities.com/lumeisenman/contents.html Click on this link
for an online duplication of a book on useful oenology basics. Like
Bryce Rankine's "How to make Good Wine".
For some
online tools to help you make correct additions of water, sugar,
etc, click on this link www.vinoenology.com/calculators/chaptalization-and-water-dilution
Pinot
Noir Blogs.
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