fine wine facts

This is where to look for the answers to all those FAQs, my personal wine vocabulary, my personal food and wine (and wine and food) matching suggestions and detailed profiles of major grape varieties. See also the basics in for beginners.

wine facts
       wine courses
       recent wine books
       finding older wine books
       software for tasting notes and wine cellars
       how to taste young wine
       where to store wine with professionals

vintage guide
        2007 southern hemisphere

wine words
       common wine aromas

wine and food matching
       food then wine
       wine then food

purple grapes
       cabernet sauvignon
       merlot
       pinot noir
       syrah/shiraz
       grenache
       tempranillo
       sangiovese
       nebbiolo
       barbera
       sousão
       malbec
       carignan
       gamay
       cabernet franc
       zinfandel

green grapes
       chardonnay
       sauvignon blanc
       riesling
       pinot gris/pinot grigio
       chenin blanc
       pinot blanc/pinot bianco
       gewurztraminer
       viognier
       muscat
       semillon
       gruner veltliner