Useful Wine Links

General

 www.jancisrobinson.com - one of the most highly-respected experts in the wine profession. A prolific website and independent source of news, views and opinion on wine [plus a database of around 60,000 tasting notes].

 Tom Cannavan Wine Pages - One of the most comprehensive UK wine websites around.

thewinedoctor.com - Chris Kissack - a medic with a passion for wine - especially French!

Visitlancashire - A useful tourist site for the whole of Lancashire, greate for finding Things to do in Lancashire.  The Lancashire Wine School is a member of the Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board.

   The Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET) is a registered charity offering structure training for the drinks industry.  The Lancashire Wine School is an Approved Programme Provider for the Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET) accredited courses.

Wine Merchants

Majestic Online - top by the case online wine warehouse (now a minimum of 6 bottles if you buy in-store).

The Wine Society - I think one of the best mail-order wine retailers in the UK. Fantastic range, quality, and price. Life membership £40 - bargain!

Turton Wines - A Lancashire based wine merchant that specialises in high-quality and unusual wines.

The Whalley Wine Shop -  A great range of wines, knowledgeable staff and has a 'Wine by The Glass' machine to enable you to try by the glassful before selecting your bottle to take home. 

Countries & Regions

www.viniportugal.co.uk - A website dedicated to helping you to find delicious Portuguese wines.

  an Accredited Bordeaux Educator

 www.discovertheorigin.co.uk - An interesting site that promotes the French Burgundy region and the Portuguese Douro Vally region (including Port) and their food & wine traditions.

www.mymaninchampagne.com - great web site full of information about champagne.

Wine Magazines 

Decanter is one of the best monthly magazines in the UK, full of useful and indepth information on wines, regions, with all the latest news. This link takes you through to their web site.

Training Course Web Sites

Local Training Centres - Local Training Centres is a large web site that lists all uk training centres, training services and training consultants along with ratings and reviews on each.

Other Useful Lancashire Attractions and Companies

Bolton Food and Drink Festival - A great way to spend Late Summer Bank Holiday Weekend in Lancashire.  Watch out for The Lancashire Wine School Free 30-Minute Wine School presentations - yes Free Wine Tasting ! .. and look out for special Lancashire Wine School Wine Tasting Events around Bolton over this weekend.

Canal Boat Cruises - Great cruises along the Leeds Liverpool Canal, including dining cruises and Wine Tasting Cruises with The Lancashire Wine School

Deli Med - A fantastic restaurant and Deli on Winckley Street in Preston offering delicious Tapas , wonderful Mediterranean food, and of course Food and Wine Evenings with The Lancashire Wine School.

Formula Karting - Great Karting fun on Queen's Promenade in Blackpool including Corporate Events.

www.wherecanwego.com -  A great web site for finidng what's on in a particular town or city.

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• Tertre Daugay renamed Chateau Quintus
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• Chicago and Wharton in Bordeaux Cup final
  Chicago Business School and the Wharton Business School at the University of Pennsylvania have been selected as finalists in the Left Bank Bordeaux Cup.
• DRC releases 2009 with promise of 'steady' pricing
  Corney & Barrow has released the 2009 vintage from Domaine de la Romanee-Conti with a promise that future prices will be 'steady and logical'.
• UK to host next International Cool Climate Symposium
  The UK's status as a serious producer of cool-climate sparkling wines has been further cemented by the announcement that the ninth International Cool Climate Symposium will take place in the UK.
• Canada proposes national Icewine regulations to curb fraud
  In an attempt to curb fraud the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is proposing amendments to national regulations governing the production of Icewine.
• Fine wine company disappears leaving clients empty-handed
  Another UK fine wine company has disappeared from the radar leaving orders unfulfilled â€" while its director sets up a similar company under another name.
• Fine dining goes hi-tech as restaurants embrace iPad wine lists
  The UK's fine dining restaurants are rapidly turning their wine lists electronic, with the Vineyard at Stockcross the latest to embrace the iPad.
• Quarterly Review of Wines folds
  The Quarterly Review of Wines has ceased publication after 35 years â€" because, its publisher said, there is no longer any romance in wine.
• Chapoutier pours scorn on natural winemakers
  Renowned Rhone producer Michel Chapoutier has added to the natural wine debate by denouncing natural winemakers as out-of-touch hippies making defective wines.
• Wine Australia axes wine export panel
  Wine Australia has axed its controversial export approval panel with immediate effect, replacing it with a permanent company audit regime.