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The Vineyard

The inspiration for great wine begins in the vineyard. Each grape has unique characteristics. The climate, soil, surrounding vegetation and viticultural practices of the grower all influence the wine.

Whites or Reds? Sweet wine? Sparkling wine? Discover more here...

The Winemaker

Winemaking is science, art and passion all at once. Winemakers each have their own unique approach to bringing great wine to the world.

See interviews with winemakers from around the world.

Food and Wine

Nothing inspires great wine choices more than wonderful food. Find fresh inspiration from some of our wine pairing suggestions.

See ideas for wine and food matches.

Sharing Wine Ideas

Experimentation and experience are often the best teachers, and we've got loads of both.

Join us on the Wineboard to get quick answers, find reviews and tasting notes, discover new wines and locate wine bargains.

Wine Around You

Find events, wine festivals, favorite wine bars, and restaurants with great wine lists in your town.

Find fun wine places when you travel.

Shop Online

Find special wines and wine specials for every occasion. Our online store (opening soon) will offer more than 1700 wines for your selection.

Featured Video-of-the-Month

Wines.com TV Video Collection

Explore wine and get fresh inspiration from Wines.com's 200+ short videos covering: Food & Wine Pairing, Wines to Love, Wine Tastings, Wine Regions, Wine Tips, Hello Winemaker! interviews and Upmarket Wines. In this month's featured video (left) Rob Moshein talks about Beaujolais wines, a good summer wine choice.

The WineBoard Forum

Ask An Expert Check out our friendly Wine Board. Ask questions, share tasting notes, search for comments and tips, or just browse postings from over 8,000 fellow wine lovers -- novices and experts alike. All welcome! There is even a special forum where you can promote your upcoming wine event for free. (See Wine Events and Festivals)

Searchable Wine Encyclopedia

Ever wonder about a wine term? This searchable database of wine knowledge is much more than a glossary. It contains complete articles on topics like 'tast scoring systems' or 'Willamette Valley'. From Abboccato to Zymotechnology, you should be able to find it here. And we're adding more all the time.

Latest from the Blog

Randy Caparosa blogs on California Zinfandels "coming of age"

"...Zinfandel has been presented as "the Oakland Raiders of wine… loud, proud, unruly, and unapologetic." Caparosa reports that is rapidly changing.

The truth about sulfite-free wines.

Do you need to worry about sulfites in your wine? Here's the real scoop...

Many Unhappy Returns: The Dark Art of Sending Wine Back At A Restaurant

Ever wonder if it's okay to send a wine back at a restaurant if you don't like it? Answering the question is Joe Roberts, Certified Specialist of Wine and author of the award-winning 1WineDude.com wine blog.