Type of site Blog Created by Alder Yarrow Alexa rank 232,063 (April 2014) | Owner Alder Yarrow Website www.vinography.com Registration Free | |
Vinography is a wine blog dedicated to wine reviews, restaurant reviews, news, and commentary about the world of wine. 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. It receives some of the highest web traffic of any wine blog. The blog has been noted by Food & Wine Magazine and The Wall Street Journal for its popularity and comprehensiveness.
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".