Wine-Searcher

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Wine-Searcher Ltd.
Type Web Search Engine
Industry Internet
Founded 1999 in London
Founder(s) Martin Brown
Headquarters Auckland, New Zealand
Products Wine
Website www.wine-searcher.com

Wine-Searcher is a web search engine dedicated to wine. The company was founded in London by Martin Brown in 1999. In 2006, the operation was shifted to Auckland in New Zealand. As of December 2013, the site listed more than 43,519 wine merchants/retailers offering 6 million products.[1]

Apart from its core function of being a search engine for wines, Wine-Searcher can be used to search for wine related information such as grape varieties, regions and appellations, and wine news.

Wine-Searcher offers some functionality free of charge, but does not display all search hits to non-paying users. Full functionality requires subscription and payment.

Reviews and feedback

Over the years, Wine-Searcher's contribution to online wine business has been recognised by numerous sources, notable among them are Time,[2] Forbes Magazine,[3] Seattle Times,[4] Jancis Robinson,[5] The Journal Gazette,[6] Pittsburgh Tribune-Review,[7] The Times,[8] "Bloomberg Luxury",[9] Los Angeles Times.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "About wine-searcher". Retrieved 15 December 2013. 
  2. ↑ Kapnick, Sharon (18 January 2007). "How to Choose the Right Wine". Time Inc. Retrieved 15 July 2008. 
  3. ↑ "Website Reviews - Wine-Searcher.com". Forbes.com LLC. Retrieved 15 July 2008. 
  4. ↑ Gregutt, Paul (21 May 2008). "Web site helps consumers find a favorite wine". The Seattle Times Company. Retrieved 15 July 2008. 
  5. ↑ Robinson, Jancis (16 March 2002). "Comparing wine prices online – who's best". Jancis Robinson. Retrieved 15 July 2008. 
  6. ↑ Stockman, Dan; Krista Stockman (6 October 2007). "Spread word on shipping". The Journal Gazette. Retrieved 15 July 2008. 
  7. ↑ DeSimone, Dave (11 April 2007). "Web sites offer entertaining, useful wine information". Tribune-Review Publishing Co. Retrieved 15 July 2008. 
  8. ↑ MacQuitty, Jane (12 January 2008). "Don't believe the hype". London: Times Newspapers Ltd. Retrieved 15 July 2008. 
  9. ↑ Mariani, John (15 September 2013). "Throw a Great Party with Wines Under $15". Bloomberg Luxury. Retrieved 18 December 2013. 
  10. ↑ Comiskey, Patrick (12 August 2010). "Wine-searcher.com levels the wine industry playing field". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 10 December 2010. 

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