The USA Wine Guide
Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy explains how The USA Wine Guide uses cookies and similar technologies, and how you can control them. We use cookies to run the site and understand how it is used, and we do not sell any information collected through them. Last updated September 7, 2026.
What Cookies Are
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How We Use Cookies
We use cookies to keep the site working, remember your cookie choices, and measure traffic so we can improve our guides. We do not use cookies to build advertising profiles or to track you across other websites.
Essential Cookies
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Analytics Cookies
We use Google Analytics to understand which pages are useful and how visitors find us. These cookies collect information such as pages viewed and approximate location in a way that does not identify you personally. You can decline them in the consent banner.
Functional Cookies
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We Do Not Sell Cookie Data
We do not sell, rent, or trade any information collected through cookies, and we do not share it for third-party advertising. Analytics data is used only by us, to improve the site.
Managing Your Cookie Choices
When you first visit, a consent banner lets you accept or decline non-essential cookies, and you can change your choice at any time using the cookie settings link. You can also block or delete cookies in your browser settings, though some parts of the site may not work as well if you do.
Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies are set by the trusted services we use, such as Google Analytics, and those providers process the data under their own privacy policies. We do not control cookies set by the external winery websites you visit through our links.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy as our practices or the law change. When we do, we will revise the date shown above.
More Information
For more about how we handle personal information, please see our Privacy Policy. If you have any questions about our use of cookies, contact us through our Contact page.