American Winery Guide

American Winery Guide
TypeWinery compendium
FormatOnline
Owner(s)Jim Finley, Tim Donahoe
Staff writers25
Founded2007
Headquarters211 North Union Street, Suite 100
Alexandria, VA 22314-2643
Websitewww.americanwineryguide.com

American Winery Guide (AWG) is an online compendium of wineries in the United States.[1][2] Founded by Jim Finley and Tim Donahoe in 2007, American Winery Guide catalogues and maps American wineries by state and viticultural area.[3][4] The guide lists the address, owner, winemaker, founding date, hours of operation, tasting fees, and production statistics for over 7,500 wineries.[5][6] Additionally, American Winery Guide employs correspondents who write articles about wineries in an area.[7][8] In 2013, American Winery Guide partnered with CellarPass and VinoVisit, two winery reservation services, to allow customers to search for wineries on American Winery Guide's website, and then book a wine tasting or winery tour using the reservation companies.[9][10]

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  2. ^ "National Organizations" in Appellation America. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  3. ^ Finley, Jim. "AmericanWineryGuide.com" on Manta. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
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  5. ^ Malloy, Betsy. "Top Napa Valley Wineries and Tasting Rooms" Archived 15 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine on About.com California Travel Guide (12 July 2013). Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  6. ^ American Winery Guide. "Wineries" (commercial website). Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  7. ^ Riley, Tom. "There’s A New Guide In Town" on The Grape Belt (blog) (6 April 2013). Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  8. ^ Fleming, Becki. "Great review on americanwineryguide.com" from Rose Bank Winery (commercial website) (7 November 2012). Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  9. ^ Elliman, Sarah. "CellarPass Announces Link Share Agreement with American Winery Guide" from CellarPass (press release) (11 February 2013). Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  10. ^ "AmericanWineryGuide.com Integrates Two Leading Winery Reservation Systems" in Wine Business (15 April 2013). Retrieved 5 September 2013.