Key Features of WineLog
Free, Personal Wine Log
Use your log to keep a record wines you have tried, wine bottles currently in your wine cellar, and those wines that are on your wish list. You can record tasting notes and a one-to-five-star rating.
A new feature is the ability for other users to comment on your Wine Log. This is a great way to recommend a wine to a friend or to dispute tasting notes or other related comments. Plus, your free Wine Log has a unique and permanent website address that you can link to in your email signature or on your personal blog.
Comprehensive Wine Database
We have over 10,000 unique wines in our database. Search for wines you have tried or discover a new wine altogether. Our wine database is searchable by the name, winery, region, type, variety, or user-submitted tag, such as a food pairing, special event name, or key tasting note. If you are unable to locate a wine in our database, you can easily add it through our Add Wine form.
Personalized Wine Recommendations
WineLog suggests wines you may enjoy by analyzing the wines and their respective ratings in your Wine Log. The more wines that you rate in your Wine Log, the more accurate these recommendations will become.
We also make predictions on the keywords to look for in new wines you select. If you highly rate wines that are tagged as “Strawberry,” then we will propose other wines that include this characteristic and advise you to look for the word “Strawberry” in new wines that you select from your local wine merchant.
My WineLog Friends
Connect with other WineLog users and keep track of what they are logging with our new friends feature. Our recommendation system is constantly working to find others users with similar tastes to you, and now you can easily add these users to your friends list and see what they have tasted and how they have rated new wines. You can also see what wines are on your friends’ wish lists and, if you’re feeling generous, pick up a bottle of that wine for your friend as an out-of-the-blue gift.
Cool Wine Tools
We have several useful tools, such as “send to phone” where you can have the wine’ information sent to your cell phone as a text message. WineLog does not currently charge to have a wine’s information sent to your phone, although you will want to check with your wireless carrier for other usage charges that may apply.
WineLog Blog
Stay current on all the latest developments with WineLog and also read interesting articles by our network of WineLog Blog authors. We feature all types of stories, from individual wine reviews, commentary on specific wine producing regions or years, and wine pairings with recipes for everyday occasions.
Bill Loftus (CEO): Bill Loftus is a serial entrepreneur and president of Gestalt. In his role as CEO of WineLog, Bill uses his technology expertise, business savvy and passion for wine to enhance our social networking community's increasingly popular position in the wine space. Loftus is recognized regionally and nationally as a successful technology entrepreneur.
Jason Coleman (Founder & Developer): A true entrepreneur is invigorated by uncertainty, risk and the thrill of new opportunities. Jason exemplifies this definition to a T. In 2004, Jason graduated with a degree in computer science from Haverford College, Haverford, PA. After graduation, Jason began work as an analyst at a leading international consulting firm. In 2006, Jason retired from corporate life to fully devote himself to WineLog and Stranger Studios.
Kim Coleman (Founder & Designer): Kim Coleman graduated from Villanova University, Villanova, PA, in 2006, with a B.S. in Business Administration. While still in college, Kim maintained a lead role in the Stranger Studios team, greatly expanding the company’s service line to include other graphic design services, including logo development, e-newsletters, and various printed media. Kim keeps her eyes on the world, always looking for interesting business opportunities in every situation that life presents.
your site is coming up against eRobertParker.com and WineSpectator's bulletin boards which have a huge following
I really wish that somebody would start a wine blog that focuses on wine travel instead of just the wines. If you did that, you'd have something unique because people are traveling more and more to foreign wine regions in Europe and there really aren't any good sites to consolidate local, on-the-ground info that's in English
personally, I think it's a better opportunity that trying to compete against Parker and WS that have a huge audience already and a large head start
Seems like a good idea. You may want to do a widget to put on other social networking sites or site upon the FaceBook API, since it maybe hard to build a another network. Good revenue from vertical wine market. A mobile component would be good when you are at a restaurant. Expereince in social networking shows groups based on tastes (ex. zin fans) are better to find new wines you like then your friends(friends have different tastes).
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I really wish that somebody would start a wine blog that focuses on wine travel instead of just the wines. If you did that, you'd have something unique because people are traveling more and more to foreign wine regions in Europe and there really aren't any good sites to consolidate local, on-the-ground info that's in English
personally, I think it's a better opportunity that trying to compete against Parker and WS that have a huge audience already and a large head start
nobody is focusing on wine travel