All Creatures Great and Wine
The "we think it may even be all or mostly non-commercial" links:

The Internet Guide to Wine (U.S.)

The Internet Guide to Wine (United Kingdom mirror site)

The Usenet FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) for rec.food.drink & alt.food.wine, etc. A pretty complete and unstuffy (!) beginning guide to wine, answering most of the common questions had by beginners. Complete with index and table of contents.

Wines, Beers and Spirits of the net

From Dean Tudor, one of the most complete lists of its kind on the 'net.

West Coast Wine Discussion Group

A really savvy and friendly group of people talking mostly about--need we say it?--West Coast Wines. Lots of Tasting notes!

UC Davis Dept. of Viticulture & Enology

A hugely complete university site, featuring things like wine and health, home winemaking, yeast studies, books, the famous "aroma wheel," brandy science, research, regulations, links and much, much more.

All About Wine - Hugh Johnson

Wine expert Hugh Johnson's page. Good information!

CSIRO Grapevine Server

The CSIRO Grapevine Server (CGS) is a developmental research site focused on grapevine research cultivar identification. Its role is to provide information to the world-wide viticulture research community.

Orange County Wine Society

A "non-profit educational corporation whose purpose is to promote the knowledge and understanding of wine." Emphasis on the judging of wines by competition.

Grape Nutz

A nice set of pages that include a lot of tasting notes, some wine information and interesting trip notes (with background information) on forays into various California wine areas.

Rhône Rangers

The Rhône Rangers is a non-profit, educational organization, formed to educate the public about American-grown Rhône wine grapes and the wines produced from those grapes.

Santa Barbara County Fair Wine Competition

In the time-honored tradition of County fairs, Santa Barbara has joined other county's with their own wine competition. Get information here.

Wineries

The Wine Boobs' Reviews: Wine tasting notes that attempt to capture some of the fun of actually drinking wine.
SteveO's California Wine Tour Guide: Guide to wine tasting throughout California. Good links list.
Whine Whine Whine!: Personnal page. Info on wine he has tasted and some links.
Yahoo - Entertainment:Drinks and Drinking:Alcoholic Drinks:Wine: Yahoo actually doesn't have the largest list of wine related links, but there are many here.
Robin Garr's wine lovers' page: Commercial Links within. Lots of info. Robin Garr, a wine writer based in Louisville and system operator of the CompuServe Wine Forum, posts consumer-oriented notes (No industry connections, no freebies) on the wines he tastes. His Bargain Wine Page features wines of good quality for less than $10, with links to his pages on higher-end wines and his Quick Online Wine Tutorial.
Wine Net News: The purpose of this newsletter is to compile current wine reviews from wine drinkers on the internet.
David Broudy's Wine Links: Large set of links with comments.
The "World-Wine-Web": Reviews of group tastings from some astrophysicists at Harvard. Database of their tastings.

And just because WE like them:

The Casmalia Hitching Post: "Santa Maria Style BBQ" serving up the best steaks, ribs, chicken, fries and more in a down-home atmosphere. It may be a bit off the beaten path, but we beat a path to its door, often. Just because the wine list is administered by the Los Olivos Wine & Spirits Emporium is NOT why this link is here. We just plain like the food.!
Chef Ricks Ultimately Fine Foods: One of our favorite caterers, Chef Ricks is ultimately a fine food restaurant as well. Located in Santa Maria, it's a must do if you're passing through down or anywhere close enough for dinner!
Dave Folks: Dave, a digital artist and photographer, is head of the Instructional Development Photographic Services Department at the University of California, Santa Barbara. His web pages have some fascinating artwork as well as links to the University community.
Kona Joe Coffee: Home of the world's first trellised coffee plantation. Their goal is to farm , process, and roast the finest pure Kona coffee. They grow the Kona coffee like wine grapes, on a trellis!
Chris Palme: A realtor in the Santa Barbara area we really like.
Steve Hoegerman's French Festival: Steve, the guy who did the logo artwork of our Emporium that you see all over this website in various forms also is involved with "The Largest French Celebration in Western U.S.A." Check out the information on the festival and other French and France related acvities.
Electoral-Vote Counts: Follow the 2004 election in the way it counts, by electoral votes. Updated daily.

The Direct Shipping Controversy:

You may have heard that it is illegal, even a felony, to ship wine to some states. This trend appears to be growing. If you would like more information on the situation and tips on what you can do about it, we suggest you take a look at:

Family Winemakers of California (an association of California table wine producers). Promoting the rights and interests of all members to freely produce, market and sell their products.
The Wine Law Site (a division of The Wine Institute). The public policy advocacy association of California wineries. Created to bring together the resources of some 450 wineries and affiliated businesses to support legislative and regulatory advocacy, international market development, media relations, scientific research, and education programs that benefit the entire California wine industry.
Free The Grapes! A consortium of wine industry organizations and wineries which "supports augmenting, not replacing, the 3-tier system with the controls and regulations necessary to respect local laws, avoid underage access, and to provide provisions to make tax payments."

All Creatures Great and Wine

Wineries

And some of the rest

And just because WE like them:

The Direct Shipping Controversy:

You may have heard that it is illegal, even a felony, to ship wine to some states. This trend appears to be growing. If you would like more information on the situation and tips on what you can do about it, we suggest you take a look at: