A wine library
Encyclopedia.
Forty-nine regions, seventy-two varietals, forty-eight appellations, a 150-term glossary, a vintage chart, and a food-pairing manual - the reference shelf for the way Boulder Wine Merchant works.
This is the long-form companion to the cellar. Six sections, several hundred entries, written by the Boulder Wine Merchant team in the voice of working sommeliers. Use it to read about a region before you commit to a case, look up a term you saw on a label, settle a debate about pairing, or simply geek out on what makes Aglianico different from Sangiovese or why the slate of the Mosel produces a different Riesling than the limestone of Alsace.
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| Section | Entries | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Regions | 49 | Long-form guides to forty-nine wine regions across France, Italy, Germany, Austria, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Hungary, and the New World. Land, classification, producers, vintages. |
| Varietals | 72 | Seventy-two grape varieties - the noble internationals, the great indigenous Mediterranean and Central European grapes, and the New World specialties. |
| Appellations | 48 | Forty-eight named villages, crus, and specific places - Burgundy Grand Crus, Bordeaux Left Bank and Right Bank, Northern Rhône hills, Champagne Grand Cru villages, Italian DOCGs, and beyond. |
| Glossary | 150+ terms | Plain-language definitions of 150+ wine terms you will see on labels, in lists, and in conversation about wine. Viticulture, winemaking, regional designation systems, sommelier vocabulary. |
| Vintage chart | ||
| Food pairing | Five principles, the classic matches by grape and by food, the famously difficult pairings - what actually works in practice. |
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Regions (49)Geology, history, classification, and the producers we know.Varietals (72)Character, terroir, tasting profile, history.Appellations (48)Villages, crus, and named places.GlossaryPlain-language definitions.Vintage MapPick a region, then a year, to read what that region's official wine body reported about the season.Food pairingPrinciples, pairings by wine and by food.