Visit BusinessWeek.com for an interesting article on wine web sites, including Bottletalk.  There is also a slideshow walking you through seven different wine web sites, explaining how they work and who is behind them.

As recommended by The Times, here is a list of 100 winter wines to enjoy all for under £5.  So if your feeling a bit chilly and need something warming inside check out the list for a bargain thriller, and be sure to let us know what you think on Bottletalk.

As recommended by Jane MacQuitty of The Times, here is an extensive list of summer wines to enjoy all for under £20, or you can try the less than £5 list, under £8 list or under £12 list.  So much choice!

I love these lists for giving you a goal to achieve over the summer months … so better get started … somewhere in the middle I think with 2006 Divinus de Château Bonnet, Sauvignon Blanc, Bordeaux, André Lurton, France, Sainsbury’s, £9.99.

Had a very pleasant surprise the other day. I was flicking through the latest Time Out London paying particular attention to their Food and Drink section when I noticed a nice little write up on Bottletalk.

“This smart new online forum for wine lovers allows anyone to rate and comment upon bottles they like or dislike. A centralised tagging and rating system aims to create a rolling up-to-the-minute database that can be browsed by score or keyword. Thus a search by ‘blackcurrant’ yields a list of bottles that have put quaffers in mind of that aroma and taste. It’s a nice idea, but will only work if enough people contribute to give the average scores any credibility. It’s open to abuse from people with vested interests. But scepticism aside, this is a slick, visually appealing website.”

Thanks! It is fantastic being recommended by such a well established London magazine and even better finding out by just browsing through the magazine over breakfast. We have had great write-ups online - UK TechCrunch and Spittoon to name a few - but reading something in print has a certain added excitement about it!