ABSTRACT
Even though communications about grapes and wines may seem mundane, they are a measure of the strength of consumer interest in wines and the importance of the wine industry, both in America and elsewhere; they are another dimension of viticulture and wine, separate from cultural landscapes but worthy of consideration as an additional dimension of the geography of viticulture. Consumer-oriented magazines and other periodicals that deal with wine are both numerous and disparate; they run the gamut from classy, even flashy, national publications to newsletters published by either individuals or wineries. Two major national wine periodicals are Wine Spectator and Wine Enthusiast. Regional wine publications originate in scattered locales, especially in and around wine country; some are published annually, others quarterly or even monthly. The marriage of food and wine, perhaps as old as winegrowing itself, finds its way into the publication world in a significant way.
