Guides
Guides for using barberry.io. More will land here as the site grows.
Envelope ledger — how the money side works
Event hosts who want to see whether hosting is making or losing money, and anyone auditing the books
The four numbers, why they're separate, and how the append-only transaction log keeps them honest.
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People with contributor access - your own cellar, ratings, notes, and wine additions
What contributor access means, how to use it, and how the pieces fit together.
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Curious visitors and regular readers
What barberry.io is, what's here, and how to find your way around.
Read the guideHow wine origins work
Readers and contributors curious about why a wine appears where it does, and how search by region and appellation behaves
The region vs appellation split, what the breadcrumb is telling you, and the small-print for cross-region wines.
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