Europe is a country with a wide variety of wines and high quality, with more than 70 designations of origin, and some of them are usually present every year among the best in the world, according to some portals. Although it is a widely consumed drink, it can sometimes be difficult to know what to take correctly.
However, the mobile phone can be an exceptional tool in this sense, because, just as there are applications to know if a ham is good, there are applications dedicated to wine that can help you decide, or Check the quality of the bottle that comes in the Christmas basket.
At EL ESPAÑOL – El Androide Libre we have tested some of these applications and we are going to explain to you how the one that offers the best results works: Vivino. It’s available on Google Play completely free – although there is a premium version – and It has a large community which means there is a lot of information and reviews.
Photo to recognize the wine
It is an ideal application, both for those who already love the world of wine and for those who are just starting to become one. Without a doubt, one of its great characteristics is the possibility of recognize a wide variety of wines simply by taking a photo of the label. This can be very useful, for example, before buying a bottle at the supermarket. Just tap the camera icon on the main screen and point to the front label.
This recognition will take us directly to the product sheet, where you can see relevant information about it. This section is generally very complete, and first of all includes a rating given by the rest of the users of the platform, so you can see if it is above or below average. The details offered on each wine include some such as the type of grape used or its placement in different classifications.
It presents information about the origin of the wine and its year of harvest, as well as its taste characteristics. Understand several categories such as acidity, bitterness or lightness of the wine, and the black bars indicate whether it is closer to one extreme than the other. It is also possible to do other things with each token, such as adding to the wish list, to the personal cellar, adding a private note, a location or even the price it costs.
If there is another notable point in the cards, apart from the comments of other users – something very useful to read before buying a bottle – it is that similar recommendations are included for each wine consulted, and even pairings ideal to combine correctly. flavor in each case. It is even possible to access a section in which they are taught the rest of the wines available in the same sought-after cellarin case you want to inquire about his work.
A large social component
The opinions of other users can be very useful to enlighten us before making this or that decision, and This application can boast of having a large community of wine lovers who offer their opinions and recommendations to other users. Although Vivino is also capable of making personalized recommendations, which can be found in the “For you” section, and are based on the tastes indicated by each person.
It has a system that allows you to follow other users to be aware of their latest publications, in case there is someone whose opinion we particularly value. There is a shopping section from which you can add any wine to the basket to order it at home, so you won’t even need to leave the app to stop being guided by one of its recommendations.
Just as the application allows you to know if a wine is good or bad, it is also possible use it as a personal catalog of wines that have been tried over time, so that in the future it is enough to consult the application to know our impressions of a wine that we have tried in the past.
Its search section is very well done, and allows you to search for wines according to their type, the type of grape with which they were created, by designation of origin and even according to their country of origin or their agreement. This allows quick and easy access to the bottles that interest everyone the most, without wasting time on the rest.
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