Vinography main page as of October 22, 2007 |
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| URL | www.vinography.com |
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| Type of site | Blog |
| Registration | Free |
| Owner | Alder Yarrow |
| Created by | Alder Yarrow |
| Launched | January 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 for its popularity and comprehensiveness.[4]
The blog's author and founder, Alder Yarrow, a graduate of Stanford University, runs an interactive design and strategy consulting firm in San Francisco and also serves on the Editorial Advisory Board of Sommelier Journal and as a nominating member for the Vintners Hall of Fame.
The name is a portmanteau of vino, the Latin root meaning "wine", and the Greek word graphein, meaning "write".