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Hugh Johnson’s iPhone app reviewed

by on 12. Oct, 2010 in Apps

Hugh Johnson is one of the wine worlds cuddly creatures. He may not be seen too much in the media these days, but he still delivers his hugely successful ‘Pocket Guide to Wine’ each and every year. The ever popular paper version of the Pocket Guide now finds itself reformatted for the iPhone and WineOfTheWeek [...]

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iPhone App delivers Veuve Clicquot via GPS. Say What?

by on 19. Jul, 2010 in Apps, Wine Tech

WineOfTheWeek has been slurping on about the lack of innovation in the SmartPhone sector when it comes to wine brands for some time now. Just as we were planning on opening up the iPhone SDK to create our own Frankenwine’s monster, along comes this super concept from Veuve Clicquot. The idea is simple. If you [...]

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5 iPad wine apps reviewed and rated

by on 12. Jul, 2010 in Apps, WOTW News

The iPad has been out in the world for a couple of months now so we thought it time to make an early assessment of the first wave of wine apps to hit the iTunes store. Let’s start be saying that “best” is an extremely relative term when it comes to describe the early contenders. [...]

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The new iPhone demands new Wine Apps. NOW!!

by on 10. Jun, 2010 in Apps, WOTW News

Amid the plethora of articles  reviewing iPhone wine apps (of which Jonathan Ray’s is but the latest), one question has remained unasked. Where are the wine producers? We have apps that allow you to scan barcodes, apps that allow you to search and rate wines and apps that allow you to inventory your cellar. But [...]

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Concho Y Toro do a deal with the (Red) Devil

by on 27. May, 2010 in Apps, WOTW News

There are many things to admire about the Chilean wine company Concho Y Toro. Their Casillero del Diablo (‘Devils Cellar’) range has achieved ubiquity whilst maintaining quality and they market their wines with fun and innovation – they’ve even got an iPhone app for heaven’s sake! Furthermore, when The Wine Society chose Concho Y Toro [...]

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