American Winery Guide Explained

American Winery Guide
Type:	Winery compendium
Format:	Online
Foundation:	2007
Owners:	Jim Finley, Tim Donahoe
Staff:	25
Headquarters:	211 North Union Street, Suite 100 Alexandria, VA 22314-2643

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]}

Notes and References

1. Diaz, Jo. "AmericanWineryGuide.com has just launched its 5-year construction project, creating an resource for wine lovers and media" in PR Newswire (2 October 2012). Retrieved 4 September 2013.
2. http://wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-industry-links.aspx "National Organizations"
3. Finley, Jim. "AmericanWineryGuide.com" on Manta. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
4. Diaz, Jo. "American Winery Guide ~ Watching its evolution" on Juicy Tales by Jo Diaz (blog) (19 July 2013). Retrieved 5 September 2013.
5. Malloy, Betsy. "Top Napa Valley Wineries and Tasting Rooms" 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. http://www.winebusiness.com/news/?go=getArticle&dataid=114876 "AmericanWineryGuide.com Integrates Two Leading Winery Reservation Systems"