Vinography

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Vinography
Type of site
Blog
Owner Alder Yarrow
Created byAlder Yarrow
URL www.vinography.com
RegistrationFree
LaunchedJanuary 15th 2004

Vinography is a wine blog dedicated to wine reviews, restaurant reviews, news, and commentary about the world of wine. [1] It was started by Alder Yarrow in January 2004, and has been described by The Independent as an interesting source of wine related info from the San Francisco Bay area. [2] It receives some of the highest web traffic of any wine blog. [3] The blog has been noted by Food & Wine Magazine and The Wall Street Journal for its popularity and comprehensiveness. [4] [5]

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The blog's author and founder, Alder Yarrow, is a graduate of Stanford University and founded an interactive design and strategy consulting firm in San Francisco.

The name is a portmanteau of vino, the Latin root meaning "wine", and the Greek word graphein, meaning "write".

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References

  1. Santa Barbara Independent, The Web's Gift To Wine Lovers: The Best Wine Blogs in Cyberspace, 08/16/07
  2. The Independent, My Round: A Final Toast to the World's Best Wine Blogs, 08/29/06
  3. Fast Company Magazine, The Best Blogs: Off the Vine, Now Online, May 2006
  4. Food & Wine Magazine, Seven Best Wine Blogs, October 2005
  5. "The Wall Street Journal", Five Wine Blogs I Really Click With, March 29, 2013