Posts tagged iPhone
Cru Bourgeois goes techno
Published 21 January 2013
When thinking of Bordeaux chateaux, you probably imagine pretty towered buildings and men in bow ties; I doubt that adding codes to bottles so that consumers are taken to a bespoke site with information on the vineyard (details of varieties grown, planting density, yield, etc), history of the chateau, food pairing su [...]
Naked Wines app hits all the right bu...
Published 28 April 2012
If you download an app to your iPhone then spend over £70 within 5 minutes, I think you’ve got to admit that the app has succeeded. Maybe I’d have spent the money anyway, but the app certainly made it happen.
Naked Wines’ new app completes their proposition in my eyes. I’ve been a fan of the company, their team, their [...]
Wine Demon needs your help – an...
Published 6 November 2011
It’s a cold Winter’s night in 1997, and a 23-year old boy is walking to his first date with the future Mrs Bigpinots. He’s only on a small salary from his first job, but he’s decided to splash out and book at table at l’Escargot in London’s Soho district. He’s wearing a suit, he’s polished his shoes, but it’s pretty [...]
The best wine tasting apps available ...
Published 22 August 2011
For over a year I have been searching for an iPhone app that will allow me to record wine tasting notes. Originally, I also wanted to track the contents of my cellar alongside my tasting notes, but I’ve since dealt with this requirement by building a stand-alone database. So, I’ve revisited the apps store with only ta [...]