Wine collector or social drinker? Here are 5 wine apps to help you get the right grape

Wine is bigger business than ever – and because there is an app for everything – there are now an increasing number of apps out there for wine lovers, serving novices and seasoned aficionados alike.

So, whether you want to keep track of your personal collection, or choose the right accompaniment for that special dinner, there’s an app to help you get the job done. We tried out some of the most popular.

CellarTracker

Perhaps the most comprehensive app out there, CellarTracker – which has an equally comprehensive website to complement it – is renowned for its huge database of wine reviews. The app connects wine consumers with more than eight million tasting notes, for three million-plus wines, by a community in excess of 600,000 users.

Detailed information on grape varieties, wine regions and food pairing comes from an active community of consumers and professional users (including pro reviewers Antonio Galloni and Allen Meadows) that can help you with almost any recommendation.

Vivino: Buy the Right Wine

Not as broad (yet) but tilted more towards users, education and sales, Vivino is the world’s largest online marketplace and community-driven wine app. It’s more fun too, as users scan a photo of their bottle and wait for it to be located in the library. Nearly 50 million reviews, and more than 950 million scanned labels from over 200,000 wineries, by almost 40 million users – and friend tags – make it the Facebook of wine apps. Vivino can also be as personalised (for recommendations), public or private as users choose. If for some reason your wine is not there, the helpful and efficient administrators are quick to add it and send you “Thanks” for your contribution.

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