'''American Winery Guide''' is a online [[compendium]] of [[winery|wineries]] in the [[United States]].<ref> [http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/americanwineryguidecom-has-just-launched-its-5-year-construction-project-creating-an-indispensible-resource-for-wine-lovers-and-media-172322881.html "AmericanWineryGuide.com has just launched its 5-year construction project, creating an indispensible resource for wine lovers and media"] on ''[[PR Newswire]]'' (2 October 2012). Retrieved 4 September 2013.</ref><ref>[http://wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-industry-links.aspx "National Organizations"] in ''Appellation America.'' Retrieved 5 September 2013.</ref> Founded by Jim Finley in 2007, American Winery Guide [[catalogue]]s over 7,500 American wineries by state and [[American Viticultural Area|viticultural area]].<ref>Finley, Jim. [http://www.manta.com/c/mmcyxy1/americanwineryguide-com "AmericanWineryGuide.com"] on ''[[Manta (web site)|Manta]].'' Retrieved 4 September 2013.</ref><ref>American Winery Guide. [http://www.americanwineryguide.com/wineries/ "Wineries"] (commercial website). Retrieved 4 September 2013.</ref> The guide lists the address, owner, winemaker, founding date, and production statistics for each winery.<ref>Diaz, Jo. [http://www.wine-blog.org/index.php/2013/07/19/american-winery-guide-watching-its-evolution/ "American Winery Guide ~ Watching its evolution"] on ''Juicy Tales by Jo Diaz'' (blog) (19 July 2013). Retrieved 5 September 2013.</ref><ref>Riley, Tom. [http://thegrapebelt.com/2013/04/06/theres-a-new-guide-in-town/ "There’s A New Guide In Town"] on ''The Grape Belt'' (blog) (6 April 2013). Retrieved 5 September 2013.</ref> Additionally, American Winery Guide employs [[correspondent]]s who write articles about wineries in an area.