Forever hoping that Justin Bieber never opens up a winery so that I won't have to deal with Bieber-related wine articles
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Who am I? Well I am a wiki-oenophile who works mostly on wine articles as part of the Wine Project. My goal is to help improve the quality of Wikipedia's wine articles to where they become a worthwhile resource for wine beginners and enthusiast alike. It also wouldn't hurt to get the Project mentioned in Wine Spectator either.
As of January 1st, 2014, I have created 841 non-redirect articles nearly all wine related. If you add redirects that number jumps to 11,963. (Hey, wine grapes have a lot of synonyms :P) Some of my personal favorites among the articles I've created include:
- History of French wine
- History of Champagne
- History of Chianti
- Ripeness in viticulture
- Irrigation in viticulture
- Yeast in winemaking
- Aging of wine
- Pressing (wine)
- Sugars in wine
- Acids in wine
- Phenolic content in wine
- Health effects of wine
- Yeast assimilable nitrogen
- Annual growth cycle of grapevines
- Vine training
- Propagation of grapevines
- Aroma of wine
- History of Sherry
- Ancient Rome and wine
- Ancient Greece and wine
- History of Portuguese wine
- History of South African wine
- Tuscan wine
- Loire Valley (wine)
- Provence wine
- Old World wine
- History of the wine press
- Phoenicians and wine
- List of celebrities who own wineries and vineyards
Articles that I didn't originally create but have either completely rewrote or substantially edited include:
- Malolactic fermentation
- Chardonnay
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Merlot
- Nebbiolo
- Sangiovese
- Grenache
- Sauvignon blanc
- Barbera
- Malbec
- Chenin blanc
- Mourvèdre
- Terroir
- Wine and food matching
- Champagne
- Barolo
- Barbaresco
- Brunello di Montalcino
- Chianti
- Chablis wine
- Sauternes (wine)
- Sancerre (wine)
- Spanish wine
- Sparkling wine
- Champagne (wine region)
- History of Bordeaux wine
- Beaujolais (wine)
- Muscadet
- Madeira wine
- Côte-Rôtie AOC
- Oak (wine)
- Washington wine
- California wine
- South African wine
- Côte Chalonnaise
- Piemonte (wine)
- Rioja (wine)
- Argentine wine
- Chilean wine
- Valpolicella
- Vin Santo
- Los Carneros AVA
- Alexander Valley AVA
- Russian River Valley AVA
- Barossa Valley (wine)
- Hunter Valley wine
- Wine fraud
- Pomerol AOC
Notes from people smarter than me
- "Nothing is ever lost by courtesy. It is the cheapest of the pleasures costs nothing and conveys much. It pleases him who gives and him who receives, and thus, like mercy, it is twice blessed." - Erastus Wiman
- "Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves." - Carl Jung
- "Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever." - Aristophanes
- "Here's to the corkscrew - a useful key to unlock the storehouse of wit, the treasury of laughter, the front door of fellowship, and the gate of pleasant folly." - Percy French
Wine Newsletter Quick Links
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Wine/Newsletter
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Wine/Newsletter/Tip Room
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Wine/Newsletter/Sub-projects
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Wine/Newsletter/Wine Improvement Drive
- Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Wine/Newsletter/Wine Improvement Drive
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Wine/Newsletter/Wiki-Winos
- Article Traffic tool
- stub counter
- User:West.andrew.g/Popular pages
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Wine/Popular pages
Other wine links
Other Interests
- Baseball
- Politics (Though I do try to avoid some of the bickering and contentious stuff on Wiki)
- History in general
- European Royal Families
- Christian Apologetics & Theology (In particular Lutheran History)
Possible annoying behaviors
- I'm a horrible typist and will make silly typos often. I try to catch what I can but I'm certain to miss a few.
- I'm not as up to snuff on wiki code to make things look as crisp and nice as they can. Feel free to clean up anything I do.
- I'm becoming more and more a stickler for sources. While I'll try not to dive off the cliff into overkill, I will poke my nose into a few things to request some source citations.
Thinking inside the box
This user supports the ban on smoking in public places. |
This user finds copyright paranoia disruptive. |
This user hates trivia sections in articles. |
This user is not an -ist. They prefer to use common sense. |