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In a series videos, Roland Velich talks about his Moric estate, the wines he produces, the variety Blaufrankisch and its place in the Burgenland region. Continue reading

In his latest interview, winegrower Roland Velich talks to Austrian journalist Christian Seiler about the most recent international success of his red wines, the background to his discovery of Blaufränkisch as a great grape-variety, the blessings (and the hardships) of stubborn determination, and the reasons why he is reluctant to put his wines in blind tastings. Continue reading

In their article What's Wrong With Wine on the Web, the Wall Street Journal named winemonger.com as one of 4 sites who are doing it right. Continue reading

Come join winemaker Franz-Josef Gritsch of the Gritsch Mauritiushof winery in Austria as he makes a tour up and down California. We've organized lots of events such as winemaker dinners, tastings at bars, all kinds of fun things. Check out the dates, make your reservations and join us for some wine tasting fun with one of Austria's most talented young winemakers. Continue reading

The 5th Annual Menu for Hope has begun! Help raise money for some seriously needy children, and be entered to win some seriously great food and wine related prizes while you do it. Continue reading

We want the finest wines available to humanity. We want them here, and we want them now. That is the first in a series of our favorite wine moments in film, followed by many others. Continue reading

ELECTION 2008. You need to pop the cork off something next Tuesday. So we're offering our two favorite sparklers at 30% off until November 3rd. Yes, we're personally for change, but whatever your political leaning I think we can all agree that the days ahead look brighter than those just past. So here's to the beginning of new times! Continue reading

Alessia Botturi, a certified sommelier from Italy, has been with the Winemonger team for a while now. She manages all of the Southern California territory for wine sales to restaurants and brick-and-mortar retail shops, as well as scouring Italy for the wines we bring in under the "Alessia Botturi Selections" portfolio. Here are her answers to the Winemonger 5 question interview, with lots of wine pairing suggestions for everyday drinking and the upcoming Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. Continue reading

They've been recognized the world over countless times, but now the Feiler-Artinger winery has been named as one of Wine & Spirits Top 100 Wineries in the World this year. Continue reading

Follow your pals here at Winemonger via Twitter! We promise not to inundate you with the usual "this wine is great so buy it now" type of tweets. What we WILL be doing are things like (quick) insider looks at the world of importing and the madness of those arcane wine shipping laws, as well as posting up extremely limited time sales on single wines- think 70% off one of our favorite Gruner Veltliners for one hour only. That kind of thing. Continue reading