Tools
AG Wine
Comprehensive and authoritative wine app for iPhone. Also produce customized travel guides.
AVA Map Explorer
Official delineations for existing and proposed AVAs
Able Grapes and Garbled Peas
A search engine for trustworthy wine information by Doug Cook
Aromaster Aroma Wheels and Kits
Aroma Wheels & Kits for Wine, Whisky, Cognac, Tequila, Beer, Sake, Coffee, Tea
Durand corkscrew-extractor
Effective in removing compromised and fragile corks, whole and intact, from older wines
FederDoc App
VQPRD d'Italia, DOC Wines, Subscribe to Magazines for free
Global Wine Database
Cloud-based information management system with APIs that enable wineries to store, control, and share facts about their brand and wines. TradeSite™ presents the information as a turn-key mobile-friendly website and generates downloadable tech sheets. Regionguides™ consolidates information about a wine region, including its wines, wineries, terroir, and planning travel.
Gourmillion
Clear Ice, spears or cubes; curated selection of food, drinks, glasses and equipment.
Grande Passione
Focus on Italian wines with spreadsheet study guides, mindmaps, information about appellations, grapes, and travel
Hanna Instruments
Knowledgebase. Winemaker eBooks and checklists on pH, SO2, TA, DO. Product video tutorials.
Sandre Atlas (waterways in France)
Service d'Administration Nationale des Données et Référentiels sur l'Eau
(National Administration Service for Data and Repositories on Water)
Sensory Wheel for Chocolate
Although apparently based on scientific practices, this sensory wheel is not useful as it ignores the relationships between appearance, aroma, texture and flavor, hence its duplicative nature. It is interesting in the sense of showing how a useful tool can be misused and in its inventory of chocolate sensations.
The Durand Cork Screw
Effective in removing compromised and fragile corks, whole and intact, from older, valued wines
Vineyard Cards
Excellent online wine atlas for Austria - map showing vineyards throughout the entire country
VinoEnology
Winemaking calculators and Industry news and videos
Vinography Aroma Card
Aroma card available in English, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, and Japanese.
Vintessential Laboratories
Austrailian Wine Testing Lab with technical articles (e.g., Flotation for Wine Clarification)
Wine Defects Wheel
English, French, Spanish and Portuguese versions
Wine Education
Stephen Reiss, PhD, CWE. Games: FlashJargon, VinTriv, SimVin Lite
Winemaking Calculators
Winemaking Calculators for Conversions, SO2 Additions, Fermentation, Chaptalization & Water Dilution, Acid Addition, Oak Addition & Fining, Fortification, and Wine Blending & Cost Calculators
Winerytale
Mobile app to scan label and learn about the winery behind the label. Augmented reality is simply used to display labels on live background rather than to provide additional value. Only 1 of 100 wines I had were recognized.