![]() ![]() TM: Are there actual mapmakers at Folly at if so, what does a workday look like for that crew? MP: Depending on the country and location, it’s about one to three years. TM: Given the constant updates, do wine country maps have an average lifespan in terms of relevancy? So, we’ve created an iterative map system so that I can fix mistakes and also add new regions when they become adopted. Thus, I’m very protective of the information. It can take me weeks to create and edit a map. Of course, it gets a lot harder with wine regions. We are lucky the United States supports this endeavor. For example, if you want to plot all the roads of Spain, what Spanish government body has the information and how do you communicate with them to get it? I wish more countries were as organized as the USGS (United States Geological Survey). MP: Being accurate and getting good information is the biggest challenge. TM: What’s the biggest challenge of documenting such an ever-changing industry? I wish all the American AVAs were this easy to work with! For example, the Van Duzer Corridor AVA in Oregon has clear defining features (namely wind) and a shapefile (the name for GIS area coordinates) to define it. That being said, I’ve been very impressed with how new AVAs are doing a much better job using factual information (soils, aspect, elevation, climate, location) to define new wine areas. I do not think wine maps have increased because of American AVAs. Maps were a way to get a lay of the land and give context to things. For me personally, I was a computer gamer and avid fantasy/sci-fi reader. MP: I suspect the interest in wine maps is because of people’s reliance on and comfort with tools like Google Maps, navigation systems, iOS, etc. TM: Has wine country mapmaking and cartography grown with the rise of American AVAs and sub-appellations? The current plan is to role all of this geographic information into my partner business, Global Wine Database. The project started in 2013 when I made wine maps for the Wine Folly blog. I started with the most popular wine regions and slowly built up a collection of hundreds of shapefiles and data over time. Madeline Puckette: Currently, we have an ongoing project creating and updating wine maps of the world. The Manual: What types of mapmaking projects is Wine Folly currently involved in? We chatted by email with sommelier, cofounder of Wine Folly, and mapmaker Madeline Puckette about the intersection of cartography and wine: It takes months to create the maps and, because the regions change so often with new appellations and boundaries sprouting up, they become irrelevant fast, too. Today, it’s a big part of what the brand does. What started as visuals for the site’s blog in 2013 has turned into a full-grown business. Sample detail of a map with the 4" aluminum frame.Wine Folly has been at the center of the mapmaking side of the wine boom. Thumbnail of a map with the 4" aluminum frame. Sample detail of a map with the 3/4" aluminum frame.Ĥ" brushed aluminum frame. Thumbnail of a map with the 3/4" aluminum frame. 3/4" brushed aluminum frame, available on either pin-board mount or magnetic mount. Samples of the plaque mounts and framed mounts.Īn enlarged view of the plaqlue-style mountingģ/4" brushed aluminum frame. Please contact us for pricing for mounted maps. Magnetic Mounting features mounting the map on a thin magnetic metal sheet. The map is then finished with a beautiful 3" wide wood frame which is crafted from 100% reclaimed wood fiber and available in Black, Mahogany, and Gold finishes. This mounting process will allow the use of push pins to mark your favorite destinations. The pin-board version features the same mounting process which permanently bonds the laminated map to a 3/8" Low Density Fiber board. Color choices are Black, Mahogany, and Gold. The edges are then beveled and sealed with a decorative edge color. The Plaque-mounted version features a cutting edge mounting process which permanently bonds the laminated map to a 3/8" MDF board. We offer maps in three mounted formats "plaque" mounted on wood, mounted on soft wood or foam core for use with map pins, or mounted on a magnetic metal sheet. ![]() World Wine Maps & World Varietal Charts - click here.Washington Wine Map - click here International Region Maps. ![]()
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