Recommended Wine Shops
These are shops that we have personally been to and love their wine selections. They all carry great options with variety and price range to fit your budget.
Blanc & Rouge
Snohomish, WA
Calvino's Wine Bar
Toledo, OH
The Wine Merchant
Findlay, OH
Mancy's Bottle Shop
Toledo, OH
Flight house of Findlay,OH
Champagne Ave
Woodinville,
WA
Recommended Books
Here is our recommended wine book list from our personal collection.
wine folly
Author: Madeline Puckette
The Oxford Companion to wine
Author: Jancis Robinson
The Wine Bible
Author: Karen MacNeil
Wine for normal people
Author: Elizabeth Schneider
Wine simple
Author: Aldo Sohm
wine lover's companion
Authors: Ron Herbst and Sharon Tyler Herbst
the new Sotheby's wine encyclopedia
Author: Tom Stevenson
The Science of Wine
author: Jamie Goode
What to Drink With What you eat
authors: Andrew Dornenburg & Karen Page
Recommended Wine Educators
Here is a list of great people that we have learned from through their various resources; whether it is watching their show, reading their book, listening to their podcast or signing up for one of their online classes, we highly recommend these people and resources to help further your wine education no matter what level you are at.
Madeline Puckette
Madeline wrote the book "Wine Folly" and she provides online classes you can sign up for through her website along with other fun educational resources. Fun side note: visit her website and watch her welcome video. You may see some familiar faces.
Napa Valley Wine Academy
Napa Valley Wine Academy is a great resource for online classes for every level of wine education.
Elizabeth Schneider
Elizabeth has a long history in the wine industry and she wrote the book "Wine for Normal People". She hosts a great podcast and offers online classes through her website as well.
Guildsomm
Guildsomm is a great online resource if you are studying for a sommelier test or a WSET level test. It can also be a great resource for staff education if you manage/own a restaurant with a wine program. It does require a membership to use. They also have a podcast you can listen to.
Vince Anter
Vince has a great wine show he hosts on YouTube called
"V is for Vino". He travels to different regions and also has a wine lab to break down wine science.
Court of Master Sommeliers Americas
Getting more serious about wine and/or thinking of making it a career? Take the online Introductory Sommelier course. This will be a very detailed course with a challenging test at the end for certification.