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Thumbs up wine

So, like many trendy twenty-somethings, I have been known to sample a range of wines and cheeses on a regular basis. I often find myself cruising down the aisle at Harris Teeter looking for the perfect bottle of wine to complement my evening, or the ideal block of cheese to snack on before my dinner. The problem is that the wide variety of wine and cheese on the market make it tough for me to keep track of what I like.

Me: “Hey, we had that one with the blue label a few months ago!”

Her: “Do you remember if we liked it?”

Me: “… no.”

(30 minutes later, after buying and sampling the wine)

Me: “Oh yeah, that one tasted like feet.”

How about a mobile application that combines the functions of recommendations with personal reviews?

Lets make an application that will help me track the wine/cheese/ANYTHING I’ve tried, my own personal review of that delicacy, and maybe make some recommendations for my next purchase. That way I can try a new wine when I’m feeling adventurous but pick up an old favorite I’d almost forgotten about when I’m having company over.

Lets add some more features besides just reviews and recommendations. Maybe the application will tweet about my purchase for me so I can spread the love and the review. How about I take a picture of the bar code on my wine and the application loads the facts for me into my personal review database. You could even link in a little mini-social network through the applications website.

Me: “Hey, you hated that foot wine too?”
Online friend: “Yeah I did. We took it back and got a nice Chateau de Medford instead. 10x better! You can only find it at Trader Joe’s”
Me: “Nice, that’s my last name! I’ll pick up a bottle of it next time I’m out”

If I actually had started (and finished) taking those Web Application Development courses I’ve been talking about for the last year, maybe I’d write the application myself.

Zack