Wine Folly is a

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founded in October 2011 by Madeline Puckette and developer Justin Hammack. The website was found and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington. The website is an educational

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that publishes articles,

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s, courses, and

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to help simplify wine and educate readers. The website was also made into two books. The first one is called ''Wine Folly Paperback'', published on September 22, 2015 as an illustrated version which has been called 'The best introductory book on wine to come along in years' by the

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. The second one, ''Wine Folly: Magnum Edition,'' was a hardback version published on September 25, 2018 as the expanded wine guide from the creators of Wine Folly, packed with new information for devotees and newbies alike. This book was also awarded the

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History

Madeline Puckette studied graphic design at

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. At age 27, she began working at a wine tasting room in

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, and took the

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' certification exam. Using content from the blog, Puckette and Hammack wrote a reference guide, ''Wine Folly: The Essential Guide to Wine,'' published by Avery in 2015. In November 2015, the book was included in ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list for food and diet books. In 2017, Puckette embarked on a book tour for ''Wine Folly: The Essential Guide to Wine'' making stops at several wineries in Washington. ''The Washington Post'' characterized the book as "the best introductory book on wine to come along in years". In 2018, the release of, ''Wine Folly: Magnum Edition, The Master Guide'' was prepared and issued for sale to the public.

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Keith Wallace recommended that readers include the blog in their list of "Eleven Wine Blogs to Follow." In 2019, Wine Folly united with the Global Wine Database, forming the entity known as Folly Enterprises. In 2022, Wine Folly partnered with Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance and created a Paso Robles Region guide.

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