WINE LOVERS REJOICE: YOU HAVE APPS!
The world of mobile apps has entered every fabric of our daily lives and for wine lovers, this brings an entire new realm of appreciation. From the neophyte to the experienced, the new apps bring an array of features, allowing each person to select the one that is the most appropriate for them.
Like wine itself, apps are very personal and can accommodate a multitude of needs. These are just some of the apps that are listed as the better ones, although we can anticipate that there will be more.
Hello Vino (Android, iOS) A free app that is more akin to a wine assistant. The purpose of this app is to help the enthusiast select your wine purchases as well as offering information on the best wine for the best food types. Users become a kind of ‘club’ taking pictures of the wine they have bought and adding their own notes. The app includes a very detailed wine guide so that you can read on both wines as well as the variety of grapes. One of the features that is considered ‘premium’ is the ability to scan the wine labels and preview ratings, tasting notes and food pairings.
Drync (Android, iOS) A free app that lets you take pictures of a specific wine label and then bring up price, availability, descriptions, tasting notes and ratings. Users have the option of adding their own notes, tracking their favorites and even placing online orders via the app. One of the key note areas is the availability of finding new wines based on recommendations of either the app engine or your friends.
Vivino (Android, iOS) A free app that is another wine ‘companion’ but with a bit more sophistication. Their platform has the ability to recognize the photo of a wine label and bring up a plethora of information about that specific wine, including: tasting notes, ratings, reviews, etc. The cool aspect of this app is that if their engine doesn’t recognize the wine their own personal team of experts can step in to manually offer info. They have a full database that users can browse to get recommendations, wine reviews and locations to buy wines nearby.
