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This is my personal selection of wine and food magazines, websites, blogs, critics, experts, organisations and everyone else whose opinion matters to me. Plus tried-and-tested hotels and restaurants

Last updated — May 2010

Magazines

The World of Fine Wine, UK
www.finewinemag.com

Meininger’s Wine Business International, Germany, published in English
www.wine-busines-international.com

Wine Spectator, USA
www.winespectator.com

Decanter, UK
www.decanter.com

Gastronom, Russia, published in Russian
www.gastronom.ru

Cigar Clan, Russia, published in Russian
www.cigarclan.ru

Drinks+, Ukraine, published in Russian
www.drinks.com.ua

International organisations, experts and critics

WineCreator, a group of leading international wine writers and critics
www.winecreator.net

Grand Jury Europeen, an independent tasting group headed by Francois Mauss
www.grandjuryeuropeen.com

Robert Parker, American critic
www.erobertparker.com

Jancis Robinson, British critic
www.jancisrobinson.com

Michel Bettane and Thierry Dessauve, French critics, published in French
www.bettanedesseauve.com

Blogs

Entaste, an international team of sommeliers and tasters
http://blog.entaste.com

Franco Ziliani, Italy, published in Italian
http://vinoalvino.org

John Radford, UK
www.johnradford.com/blog/blogger.html

Stuart George, UK
http://worcestersauce.wordpress.com

Steve Heimoff, USA
www.steveheimoff.com

Alfonso Cevola, USA
On the Wine Trail in Italy

Internet search engines for wine

www.ablegrape.com

www.wine-searcher.com

Restaurants

Stüa di Michil, Corvara, Italy
www.hotel-laperla.it

Flor, Barbarstro, Spain
www.restauranteflor.com

Hotels

La Perla, Süd Tirol, Italy
www.hotel-laperla.it

Borgo San Felice, Tuscany, Italy
www.borgosanfelice.it

Cervo Hotel, Sardinia, Italy
www.starwoodhotels.com/sheraton/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=64

Villa d’Este, Como, Italy
www.villadeste.it

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