User:Agne27/Wine Improvement Drive 2011/January

January's Theme New World Wines - North America

Below are some some suggested articles/topic areas that could be worked on during this month's Wine Improvement Drive. The lists are by no means exhaustive and editors are encourage to edit anywhere their personal interests take them.

Main Articles

• Canada wine - Start class
  • British Columbia wine
  • Ontario wine
  • Quebec wine
• American wine - C class
  • California wine
  • Washington wine
  • Oregon wine
  • Michigan wine
  • New York wine
  • Virginia wine
  • Missouri wine
• Mexican wine - C class

Article creation ideas

• History of Canadian wine
• History of Mexican wine
• History of Washington wine
• Thomas Jefferson and wine
  • NB: some basis material and references assembled at User:Murgh/Jefferson's classification of the wines of Bordeaux
• Charles Krug - Prominent California winemaker
• Jacob Beringer - California winemaker
• Phillip Mazzei - Early American winemaking pioneer who worked with Jefferson
• Red links in Ontario_wine#Growing_regions section
• Casa Madero - Mexican winery, possible the very first winery in the Americas
• Lorenzo Garcia - Early Mexican wine pioneer
• Valley of Guadalupe - Major wine producing region in Mexico
• La Laguna (wine) - Oldest wine producing region in Mexico
• Fred Franzia - currently redirects to Bronco Wine Company but notable enough for own article
• Zinfandel Advocates and Producers or ZAP Festival
• Bob Lindquist - California winemaker and one of the original Rhone Rangers
• Several wineries can pass WP:WINERY and would merit an article, including;
  • Tablas Creek - Winery and vineyard that is a notable source of many clones and grape varieties
  • Caymus Vineyards, Pahlmeyer Vineyard, Araujo Estate Wines, Grace Family Vineyard
  • Cayuse Vineyards, Leonetti Cellars, Woodward Canyon, L'Ecole N°41, Andrew Will Winery
  • Adelsheim Vineyard, Argyle Winery, Bergström Wines, Cristom Vineyards, Domaine Serene
• Louis Martini - California wine pioneer
• Georges de Latour - California wine pioneer
• Josh Jensen of Calera Wine Company - pioneering Rhone Ranger and Central California winemaker
• Randall Grahm - currently redirects to Bonny Doon Vineyard but notable enough for his own article
• Henderson Luelling - Oregon wine pioneer
• Dick Erath - Oregon wine pioneer
• Albert J. Winkler - Viticulturalist who came up with the Winkler scale

Stub-killing

• Several AVA articles listed in American Viticultural Area are stubs. Also an opportunity for photo illustrating. For example
  • Monterey AVA, Santa Clara Valley AVA, Santa Lucia Highlands AVA, Santa Ynez Valley AVA
  • Anderson Valley AVA, Howell Mountain AVA, Rutherford AVA, St. Helena AVA, Stags Leap District AVA, Yountville AVA
  • Eola-Amity Hills AVA, Chehalem Mountains AVA, McMinnville AVA, Yamhill-Carlton District AVA
  • Lake Erie AVA, Niagara Escarpment AVA, North Fork of Long Island AVA, Virginia's Eastern Shore AVA
  • Hermann AVA, Leelanau Peninsula AVA, Old Mission Peninsula AVA, Texas Hill Country AVA
• Pleasant Valley Wine Company - one of the first wineries in the US
• Nicholas Longworth (horticulturist) - early American wine pioneer
• Catawba (grape)
• Jim Barrett (winemaker)
• Mike Grgich
• Bo Barrett
• Heidi Barrett
• Several of the hybrid grapes linked on Template:Hybrid grape varieties
• Ephraim Wales Bull - Discovered the Concord grape
• Adhemar de Chaunac - Canadian wine pioneer
• Hermann Jaeger - Missouri grape breeder who worked with T.V. Munson in finding the solution to the phylloxera epidemic
• Konstantin Frank - New York wine pioneer

Article clean up

• Vintners Quality Alliance - reference tag
• Meritage - References
• History of American wine - No references
• Vitis labrusca - No reference
• E & J Gallo Winery - Advert tag
• Buena Vista Winery - References and clean up tag
• Heitz Wine Cellars - Advert and notability tag
• David Bruce Winery - Advert and notability tag
• Franzia - Reference and expert attention tag
• Bonny Doon Vineyard - clean up tag
• Junípero Serra - Citation tag. Article also makes no mention of his work in planting some of the first vineyards in California
• Frank Schoonmaker - Reference tag
• A. W. Baxter - Orphan
• Childress Vineyards - Several tags
• Art of Food & Wine Palm Desert - Several tags
• Connecticut Wine Trail - No citations
• Great Chardonnay Showdown - References
• Henry of Pelham Winery - Several tags
• Jackson-Triggs - No references
• Kathryn Kennedy (wine) - Several tags
• Opus One Winery - Several tags
• Royal Wine Company - References
• Seneca Lake wine trail - References
• Teresa Franzia - Several tags
• Bien Nacido Vineyards - Lead
• Central Coast Wine Services - Lead
• Firestone Vineyard - lead
• Keith Wallace - Several tags
• Manischewitz - Original Research in wine section
• Winkler vine - Several tags
• Bottlenotes - Several tags
• Bridgeview Vineyard and Winery - Advert
• Maryland wine - Wine trail section written like an advert
• Chardonel - Context tag
• Several wineries listed at Articles with topics of unclear notability
• Adelaida Cellars - orphan
• Ann C. Noble - Dead EL references
• Anthony Terlato - Style and advert tone
• Valley View Winery - Multiple issues
• A State of Vine (film) - Orphan
• Benovia Winery - Multiple issues
• BevMo! - Dead EL references
• Black rose (grape) - References
• Black Spanish (grape) - References
• Blue Mountain Vineyard - Orphan
• Bully Hill Vineyards - Multiple issues
• Cape Cod Winery - Multiple issues
• Catawba (grape) - References
• Ceja Vineyards - Multiple issues
• Chateau Morrisette Winery - Multiple issues
• Cold Duck - References
• Colman Andrews - Multiple issues
• Constellation Brands - References
• Doukénie Winery - multiple issues
• Enologix - Neutrality/COI
• Fantesca Estate & Winery - Multiple issues
• Finger Lakes AVA - References
• Gaspereau Vineyards - Multiple issues
• GoBYO.com - Multiple issues
• Grgich Hills Estate - References
• High Valley AVA - References
• History of California wine - References
• Hunt Country Vineyards - References
• Ice wine - References
• Idaho wine - Dead EL reference
• Ingleside Vineyards - Multiple issues
• International Value Wine Awards - Multiple issues
• Karen Ross - Multiple issues
• Kay Gray - References
• KitFox Vineyards - Advert
• Lifford Wine Agency - Multiple issues
• Madeleine Angevine - References
• Manischewitz - OR
• Markko Vineyards - Clean up
• Marshall Dawson Miller - Orphan
• Montaluce - Orphan
• Nebraska wine - Dead EL References
• New Mexico wine - References
• Niagara (grape) - References
• Notaviva Vineyards - Multiple issues
• Novelty Hill Winery - Notability
• Oliver Winery - Orphan
• Pacific Rim Winemakers - Multiple issues
• Prince Edward County Wine - Multiple issues
• Puget Sound AVA - References
• Quixote Winery - Dead EL refs
• Rubired - References
• Santa Cruz Mountains AVA - Wikify
• Santa Maria Valley AVA - References
• Silverado Vineyards Winery - References
• Snake River Valley AVA - Dead EL References
• Spring Mountain District AVA - References
• St. Pepin (grape) - References
• Stony Hill Vineyard - COI and References
• Strewn Winery - Multiple issues
• Suisun Valley AVA - References
• Symphony (grape)- References
• Valley View Winery - Multiple issues
• Willamette Valley Vineyards - Notability
• Williamsburg Winery - Advert
• Winecommune.com - Orphan
• Wyoming wine - References
• Yadkin Valley AVA - References

BLP with sourcing issues

• John Winsell Davies
• Robert M. Parker, Jr.
• Colman Andrews
• Edward Behr (food writer)
• Andrea Robinson (sommelier)

Popular pages below B class in Top 300

• Prohibition in the United States - C class
• Sideways - C class
• Charles Shaw wine - C class
• Brix - Start class
• Muscadine - C class
• Joe Bastianich - Start class
• White Zinfandel - C class
• Judgment of Paris (wine) - C class
• E & J Gallo Winery - Start class
• Caduceus Cellars - Start class
• Concord (grape) - Start class
• Gary Vaynerchuk - C class
• American Viticultural Area - C class
• Robert Mondavi - C class
• American wine - C class
• Robert M. Parker, Jr. - C class
• Napa Valley AVA - Start class
• Franzia - stub
• Bobby Koch - Start class
• Manischewitz - C class
• New World wine - C class
• Cold Duck - C class
• Bronco Wine Company - Start class
• Markham Vineyards - Stub
• Three-tier (alcohol distribution) - Start class