Wine Blogs

I first published this information in a post (“List of UK Wine Blogs”) in 2008, but it constantly needs updating.

Of course the list could be much more comprehensive, covering a broader range of wine sites. To be honest, that is better left to someone better technically qualified as the list would be long (if you want that, go to AbleGrape.com as I’m sure you’ll find the information you are looking for).

(Note: Information on how sites were selected can be found below)

THIS LIST IS STILL BEING UPDATED: LEAVE ME A NOTE IF YOU HAVE A BLOG TO BE INCLUDED

Individual Bloggers and Wine Lovers
Clueless About Wine :: Charlie
Confessions of a Wino :: Alastair Bathgate :: @tiptoptaps
Cool, Dark & Humid :: Colin Thorne :: @colinthorne
Golly’s Wine Drops
Grapefan’s Wine Adventures :: Colin Smith
Linda’s Wine Blog :: Linda
Madame Vin :: “Madame Vin” :: @madamevin
The Pinotage Club :: Peter May
Quentin Sadler’s Wine Blog :: Quentin Sadler :: @quentinsadler
Simon’s Wine Blog :: Simon Mort :: @simonmort
Spittoon :: Andrew Barrow :: @wine_scribbler
Steel Wine :: Will Willson :: @steelwine
Tales of a Sommelier :: Gary Clark
The Tasting Note :: Peter Wood :: @thetastingnote
White Wine & Red Wine :: Fraser Edwards :: @whiteandred
WineBottle.org.uk
The Wine Conversation :: Robert McIntosh :: @thirstforwine
The Wine Doctor (blog) :: Chris Kissack
Wine London
Wine Maestro :: Brett Jones :: @thewinemaestro
Wine Rambler :: Torsten & Julian :: @winerambler
Wine Rant :: Richard Bray :: @RichardWHBray
The Wine Sleuth :: Denise Medrano :: @thewinesleuth
The Wine Tipster :: Neil Phillips :: @thewinetipster
Wine Travel Guides
Winey Wink :: Wink Lorch :: @winetravel
Woodbine on … :: Louis Anthony Woodbine
Worcester Sauce :: Stuart George

Blogging Journalists
Andrew Jefford :: Andrew Jefford
Anthony Rose Wine :: Anthony Rose :: @antrose33
Decanter :: @decantercom
Heather Dougherty’s Wine Blog :: Heather Doughtery
JancisRobinson.com :: Jancis Robinson :: @jancisrobinson
Jim’s Loire :: Jim Budd
Joanna Simon Wine & Food :: Joanna Simon
The Joseph Report :: Robert Joseph :: @robertjoseph
Rebecca Gibb :: Rebecca Gibb :: @rebeccagibb
Simon Woods :: Simon Woods :: @woodswine
Wine Anorak Blog :: Jamie Goode :: @jamiegoode
The Wine Detective :: Sarah Ahmed :: @sarahwine

Foodies who talk wine too
FoodWineTravel :: Robert Giorgione
Intoxicating Prose :: Douglas Blyde :: @douglas_blyde
ITs Food

Restaurants and Wine Bars
Artisan & Vine :: @artisanandvine
L’Anima :: @zoharwine
Vinoteca :: @vinoteca

Trade: Merchants, Importers, Agents, Retailers
Aldi UK (not updated recently)
ASDA – Aisle Spy
Association of Small Direct Wine Merchants (ASDW)
Barrels and Bottles
Berry Bros. & Rudd :: @winematters
Bibendum :: @bibendumwine
Bordeaux Undiscovered
Exquisite Wine
Italy Abroad
Leon Stolarski
Majestic :: @majesticwine
Surf4Wine
Thirst for Rioja :: @thirstforrioja
Wine for Spice
Wine Wire

Directories, Offers & Aggregators
FeedReel (Directory, including a “latest posts” service)
Love that wine (Social Network)
UKWinesOnline (Offers)

UK Blogs Abroad (Expatriates)
Michael’s Wine Diary :: Michael Edwards
My Vineyard Blog :: Richard Mayson
New Bordeaux :: Jane Anson :: @newbordeaux
Taste Languedoc :: Rosemary George
Wine Life News :: Oliver Styles :: @oliverstyles

Happy Reading!

List Last Updated: 01/02/2010 (but it’s always being updated)

For the purposes of this list, I have chosen to concentrate on those sites that:

  • are written in the UK (whether they are about this market or not, or even written in English!)
  • provide Opinion, Commentary and/or Tasting Notes. I am not including news sites like Harpers.co.uk because of this, but I have included Decanter as they have a separate blog area, and included JancisRobinson.com as it achieves many of the same objectives even if 50% or more is subscriber only

I have also tried a very basic categorisation. These categories are not strict or mutually exclusive, but they do try to separate the blogs by the type of writing you can expect when following them.

I’m sure to have missed a few (yes, bloggers ought to do a better job of research, but I can update this list with your input, so effectively this IS my market research).

Hopefully this list will be useful to some other than just sp*mmers.

  • I like your site. Mine is winepsych.com which has focus on psychology and wine. I have reference section with journal papers etc. which people might find useful. I try to update my blog a couple of times a week.

    cheers

    Miles
  • andrewcunninghamhughes
    Try Louis Anthony Woodbine. He has a rather novel take on describing wines (address below) as he talks about it like a love affair. Good fun, light hearted but with a bit of fact in these wine tasting notes. http:louisanthonywoodbine.blogspot.com
  • thanks for this one! now added
  • also on Twitter: http://twitter.com/winerambler


    Thanks for putting this list together!
  • done - no problem!
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