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Educational Websites

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To assist Melbourne Wine School WSET students studying for their Award in Wine qualifications, we have compiled a list of some useful websites which are available to all students.

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We hope you find the time to explore their websites!

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We also appreciate there are plenty of websites with information and we will continue to add more as we come across them, or if you think we have missed an important website, let us know.

 

Some pages may require subscriptions to view all content.

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​Great all rounders -

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• Decanter

• Guildsomm

• Jancis Robinson

• James Suckling

• The Drinks Business 

• Tim Atkin

• Wine Anorak

• Wine Folly

• Wine & Spirits Magazine

• Wine Titles

• Wine Enthusiast

• Wine Spectator

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Australia:

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• Wine Australia & Australian Wine Discovered

• Australian Grape and Wine (AGW)

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• Hunter Valley - Hunter Valley Wine Region

• James Halliday - Halliday Wine Companion

• Margaret River - Margaret River Wine Region

• Queensland - Queensland Wine

• South Australia - South Australian Wine Industry Association

• Tasmania - Wine Tasmania 

• Yarra Valley - Wine Yarra Valley

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France:

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• Alsace - Wines of Alsace/Vins Alsace

• Beaujolais - Beaujolais

• Bordeaux - Vins de Bordeaux

• Bordeaux/Médoc - Vins du Médoc

• Bordeaux/Saint-Émilion - Vins de St-Émilion

• Bordeaux/Pomerol - Viticole de Pomerol 

• Bordeaux/Côtes de Bordeaux - Côtes de Bordeaux

• Burgundy - Wines of Burgundy - BVIB

• Chablis - Wines of Chablis

• Champagne - Champagne (CIVC)

• Gaillac - Vins de Gaillac

• Languedoc - Languedoc Wines

• Loire Valley - Loire Valley Wines

• Rhône Valley - Vins de Rhône

• Sauternes - Both Sauternes and Barsac

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Germany & Austria:

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• Germany - Wines of Germany

• Germany - VDP

• Austria - Wines of Austria

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Italy:

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• Wines of Italy aka Federdoc - (Confederazione Nazionale dei Consorzi della Denominazioni dei Vini Italiani)

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• Asti - Consorzio dell’Asti DOCG

• Bardolino - Consorzio Tutela Vino Bardolino

• Barolo, Barbaresco, and Langhe - Consorzio di Tutela Barolo Barbaresco Alba Langhe e Roero

• Brunello di Montalcino - Consorzio del Vino Brunello di Montalcino

• Chianti - Consorzio del Vino Chianti Classico

• Franciacorta - Consorzio per la Tutela del Franciacorta

• Lambrusco - Consorzio Tutela del Lambrusco

• Prosecco - Consorzio Tutela del Vino Prosecco

• Puglia - Wines of Puglia & Primitivo di Manduria 

• Romagna - Consorzio Vini di Romagna

• Soave - Consorzio Tutela Vini Soave

• Valpolicella - Consorzio Tutela Vini Valpolicella

• Venezie - Consorzio delle Venezie DOC
• Vino Nobile di Montepulciano - Consorzio del Vino Nobile di Montepulciano

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New Zealand:

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• Wines of New Zealand

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• Central Otago - Central Otago Winegrowers Association

• Gimblett Gravels - Gimblett Gravels Winegrowing District

• Hawke’s Bay - Hawke’s Bay Winegrowers 

• Marlborough - Marlborough Winegrowers 

• Wairarapa - Wairarapa Wine Country

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​North America

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• Discover California 

• California Association of Winegrape Growers

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• Carneros - Carneros Wine Alliance

• Napa - Napa Valley Vintners

• New York - New York Wines

• Oregon - Oregon Wine

• Santa Barbara - Santa Barbara County Vintners’ Association

• Sonoma - Sonoma County Vintners

• Washington State - Washington State Wine

 

Portugal:

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• Wines of Portugal

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• Alentejo - Wines of Alentejo

• Bairrada - Comissão da Bairrada

• Dão - Vinhos Dão

• Douro - Institute of Wines from Porto and Douro

  • Symington Family Estates

  • Taylor’s

• Madeira - Discover Madeira

• Vinho Verde - Vinho Verde

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South Africa:

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• Wines of South Africa (WOSA)

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• Franschhoek - Franschhoek Wine Valley

• Robertson - Robertson Wine Valley

• Stellenbosch - Stellenbosch Wine Route

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Spain:

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• Wines of Spain

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• Cava - Consejo Regulador

• La Mancha - La Mancha DO

• Montilla Moriles - Montilla-Moriles DO​​​

• Priorat - Priorat DOCa/DOCQ

• Rías Baixas - Rías Baixas Wines

• Ribera del Duero - Ribera del Duero DO

• Rioja - Rioja DOCa

• Rueda - Rueda DO

• Sherry - Vinos de Jerez

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Europe and the rest of the World:

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• Argentina - Wines of Argentina

• Brazil - Wines of Brazil

• Bulgaria - Bulgarian Wine

• Canada - Canadian Vintners Association

• Chile - Wines of Chile

• Croatia - Total Wines of Croatia

  • Croatian Wine Traveller​

• Czech Republic - Wines of Czech Republic

• England & Wales - Wines of Great Britain

• Greece - Wines of Greece

  • ​Yiannis Karakasis MW

• Hungary - Wines of Hungary & Tokaji

• Japan - Wines of Japan

• Lebanon - Lebanon Wines

• Slovakia - Wines of Slovakia

• Turkey - Wines of Turkey 

• Uruguay - National Institute of Viticulture

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