Wine apps have come a long way in a short time. At first there were just electronic wine journals, which helped you keep track of what you had drunk, and or hoped to drink in the future.

But the apps have matured to a include an assembly of features that help you discover new wines and to find them in local stores, as well as to track the bottles you’ve had and those you covet.

If you are looking for information on a particular wine, the $4.99 Drync Wine Pro app may be your best bet. It claims to search about 10 databases including WineZap, Wine Searcher, and Snooth (which has its own app). Drync was the only search that turned up Lafite Rothschild; odd, considering it may be the world’s most famous Bordeaux. Despite the great data, searches are by keywords, which are fine for people who know what they are looking for, but not as good for discovering new wines. Read more...