LI Wine Guide
Corrections policy
We publish practical information that changes — hours, fees, policies, ownership, what a wine tastes like in a new vintage — so we get things wrong sometimes. This is how we handle it.
Our commitment
When we publish something factually wrong, we fix it, and we say that we fixed it. Meaningful corrections are labelled rather than edited away silently, and substantive updates to an article carry a revised date so readers can tell the difference between a lightly refreshed page and a rewritten one.
What counts as a correction
- A factual error: a wrong name, address, varietal, date, price band or attribution.
- A policy statement that is no longer true: reservations now required, dogs no longer permitted, a kitchen closed.
- A closure, ownership change or rebrand we have not caught.
- A mischaracterisation of a wine, property or business that a reasonable operator would dispute.
Differences of opinion about a wine or a tasting room are not corrections, but we will publish an operator's response where the disagreement is substantive and specific.
How to report something
Send the page, the specific statement, and what the correct information is — with a source if you have one — through the contact page. Winery, restaurant and hotel operators can also submit updates directly from their own listing page on this site, which routes the change to the editor for review.
What happens next
Reports are reviewed by the editor. Clear factual errors are corrected as soon as they are verified, typically within a few business days. Claims that need confirmation with a third party take longer, and we will say so rather than leaving the report unanswered. If a correction changes the substance of a recommendation, we update the recommendation too, not just the sentence.
Rolling verification
Beyond reader reports, directory entries carry a last-verified date and are re-checked on a rolling schedule, with automated monthly auditing that flags stale and thin entries for rewriting or removal. The full framework is set out in our editorial standards.
How we label changes
- Correction — a factual error is fixed and the change is noted on the page.
- Update — new information is added or a detail has changed at the business; the revised date reflects it.
- Clarification — the facts were right but the wording could mislead; we rewrite and say so.
- Removal — a business has closed, or an entry cannot be verified to our standard, so it comes down rather than sitting there wrong.
We do not quietly delete errors, and we do not remove critical coverage because a business asked. What we will always do is fix a fact.
Why practical details go stale
The information most likely to be wrong on any regional guide is the information the business controls: hours, tasting fees, reservation requirements, whether the kitchen is open, whether dogs are welcome this season. East End properties change these with the calendar and often without announcement. That is why every listing page here links to the operator's own page for the current details rather than presenting our snapshot as authoritative — and why an operator's correction is more valuable to us than any other kind of report.