Wine Folly

Wine Folly is a website founded in October 2011 in Seattle, Washington, by Madeline Puckette and Justin Hammack. The company has built an educational wine blog that publishes articles, videos, and infographics to help simplify wine and has had two books published.

Wine Folly
TypePrivate
IndustryInternet
FoundedOctober 25, 2011 in Seattle, Washington
HeadquartersSeattle, Washington
Number of employees
2
Websitewinefolly.com

History

The site and its content have been noted in The Huffington Post, Business Insider, Reader's Digest, and The Washington Post.[1][2][3][4]

In 2019, they merged with the Global Wine Database to become Folly Enterprises.[5]

Notable events

In 2014, a book deal based on the blog was reached. The resulting book, Wine Folly: The Essential Guide to Wine by Madeline Puckette and Justin Hamamck was published by Avery.[6] In November 2015, the book hit The New York Times Best Seller list for food and diet books.[7] Wine Folly: Magnum Edition, The Master Guide was published 2018.[8] Wine writer Keith Wallace placed the blog at the top of the list of his "Eleven Wine Blogs to Follow".[9]

References
  1. "How To Pair Wines, A Chart". The Huffington Post. March 8, 2013.
  2. Boesler, Matthew (August 6, 2012). "How To Choose The Right Bottle Of Wine Every Time [Infographic]". Business Insider.
  3. O'Connell, Caitlin (December 21, 2012). "Infographic: Learn More About Wine". Reader's Digest.
  4. McIntyre, Dave (January 8, 2013). "Which wine type are you? – The Washington Post". The Huffington Post.
  5. Mileham, Arabella (May 1, 2019). "Merger promises new 'big data era' for the wine industry". The Drinks Business. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  6. Puckette, Madeline (2015). Wine folly : the essential guide to wine. Justin Hammack. New York. ISBN 978-1-59240-899-3. OCLC 912872905.
  7. "Food and Diet Books – Best Sellers – Nov. 15, 2015 – The New York Times". New York Times. November 11, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  8. Puckette, Madeline (2018). Wine folly : the master guide. Justin Hammack (Improved and expanded ed.). New York. ISBN 978-0-525-53389-4. OCLC 1050832380.
  9. Wallace, Keith S. "The Top 11 Wine Blogs – Our Favorite Wine Blogs From Around The World". Retrieved January 9, 2020.
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