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April 18, 2009
In the land of gourmet food tasting it is all about the wine and cheese and that is possibly why there are so many gadgets on the market having to do with wine tasting, opening wine bottles and letting wine breathe so it is at its best when you drink it.
There have been a lot of developments in infrared thermometers in general but one of the latest applications is the Infrared Wine Thermometer. If you do not want to stick a thermometer in your three hundred dollar bottle of wane you can eliminate contact by simply pointing the hand held device at your bottle and it will tell you the temperature of the contents. This retails for about forty bucks.
If you have a large collection of wine bottles you might want to invest in an Intelliscanner. The Intelliscanner allows you to simply record the barcode on a bottle of wine for automatic identification of the bottle. All you have to do is point the device at the bottle and you will be proved with details like the name, varietal, winery, country, type, color, and region. You can then download the information to your PC where the Intelliscanner software to will calculate optimal maturity periods (so you know when the wine is at its most delicious to drink) and track multiple bottles on a custom grid. You can also arrange your wine collection on it so that it is like a virtual replica of your own wine cellar. You will always know what wine is what, what is ready to drink and what wine goes best with what you will be having for dinner tonight.
Similar is the sommelier which is an interactive comuter wine guide for the home wine cellar. This is software that you play on your personal computer that allows you to organize data for any bottle of wine that you buy or collect. This is touch-screen technology that tells you everything you need to know about that wine you are about to drink including the age, its peak and its price. It is also, obviously a helpful device when it comes to giving you information about wine you are about to buy.
Want to carry ten thousand wine ratings and reviews in your pocket. Then the Wine Master is your answer. This looks like a little pocket PC and it contains the reviews, info about food and wine pairings, a glossary of wine speak and info about brands, types of wines, grape varieties, countries, ratings and price. This device is handy to carry to the wine story but also to restaurants where you can find out just how much a bottle of wine has been marked up for your consumption.
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